Wiltshire Council

Wiltshire Council
Wiltshire Council
	The coat of arms of the council
	The logo of the council
Type
Type	Unitary authority
History
Founded	1 April 1889
Leadership
Chairman	Bridget Wayman, ; Conservative ; since 21 May 2024
Leader	Richard Clewer, ; Conservative ; since 18 May 2021
Chief Executive	Terence Herbert ; since 1 July 2020
Structure
Seats	98 councillors
Political groups	Administration (60) Conservative (60) Other parties (37) Liberal Democrats (29) Independent (6) Labour (3)
Length of term	4 years
Elections
Voting system	First past the post
Last election	6 May 2021
Next election	1 May 2025
Meeting place
	County Hall, Bythesea Road, Trowbridge, BA14 8JN
Website
	www.wiltshire.gov.uk

Wiltshire Council, known between 1889 and 2009 as Wiltshire County Council, is the local authority which governs the non-metropolitan county of Wiltshire in South West England. Since 2009 it has been a unitary authority, having taken over district-level functions when the county's districts were abolished. The non-metropolitan county of Wiltshire is smaller than the ceremonial county of the same name, the latter additionally including Swindon. Wiltshire Council has been controlled by the Conservative Party since 2000, and has its headquarters at County Hall in Trowbridge.

^ "Council minutes, 21 May 2024". Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
^ "Cash strapped county unitary names new chief". Local Government Chronicle. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
^ McLaughlin, Matthew (29 June 2020). "Wiltshire Council appoints chief executive officer". Wiltshire Times. Retrieved 31 January 2024.