Wiltshire

Wiltshire (abbreviated Wilts) is a large southern English county. Considered as a ceremonial county, it is landlocked and borders the counties of Hampshire, Dorset, Somerset, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire, and contains the unitary authority of Swindon. The county town is Trowbridge, situated in the west of the county at {{coor dms|51|19|11|N|2|12|32|W|}}. The county covers 84,612,062 acres (3476 km²)

Politics

As of 2005, 28 Conservatives, 16 Liberal Democrats, three Labour Party and two independent councillors sit on Wiltshire County Council. Conservatives hold most of the more rural areas while Labour have the large towns of Salisbury and Devizes. Westbury and Warminster elected independent councillors.

Related Topics:
Conservatives - Liberal Democrats - Labour Party - Salisbury - Devizes - Westbury - Warminster

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At the parliamentary level Wiltshire is represented entirely by Conservative MPs, except for the built up area around Swindon which is represented by Labour. Since 1992 Devizes has been represented by the front bencher Michael Ancram.

Related Topics:
Parliamentary - Swindon - 1992 - Devizes - Michael Ancram

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