Lib Dems largest party on Salisbury City Council

Friday, 2 May 2025 19:34

The Liberal Democrats are the largest party on Salisbury City Council but have fallen short of having an overall majority.

The results come after yesterday's local elections, where the Liberal Democrats also became the largest party at Wiltshire Council, but again don't have an overall majority.

They have won 10 of the 24 seats, with Labour the next largest with six.

How many seats does each party has on Salisbury City Council?

Liberal Democrats - 10

Labour - 6

Conservative - 4

Independents - 3

Reform UK - 1

It is yet to be seen if we will get another 'rainbow' coalition in charge at Salisbury City Council. Before yesterday's election, it was made up of Liberal Democrats, Labour, and Annie Riddle, an Independent Councillor.

The councillors elected are as follows:

Bemerton Heath:

Caroline Corbin (Labour)

Richard Johnson (Liberal Democrats)

Ed Rimmer (Reform UK)

Fisherton and Bemerton:

Jenny Bolwell (Labour)

Jeremy Nettle (Conservative)

Ricky Rogers (Labour)

Harnham East:

Mac Brown (Liberal Democrats)

Sven Hocking (Conservative)

Ted Last (Liberal Democrats)

Harnham West:

Brian Dalton (Liberal Democrats)

Annie Riddle (Independent)

Andrew Suddards (Conservative)

Milford:

Alan Bayliss (Liberal Democrats)

Phil Beaven (Liberal Democrats)

Patricia Podger (Labour)

St Edmund's:

Samuel Foster (Liberal Democrats)

Bob Gann (Labour)

Paul Sample (Liberal Democrats)

St Francis & Stratford

Atiqul Hoque (Independent)

Sharon Rideout (Labour)

John Wells (Independent)

St Paul's:

Sam Charleston (Liberal Democrats)

Victoria Charleston (Liberal Democrats)

Chris Taylor (Conservative)

Full results from each ward:

Milford:

Candidate	Description	Votes
Allman, Andy	Local Conservatives	393
Bayliss, Alan Halliday	Liberal Democrats	809	Elected
Beaven, Phil	Liberal Democrats	712	Elected
King, Jo	Local Conservatives	387
Lever, Simon Edgar	Reform UK	366
Podger, Patricia Ann	Labour Party	454	Elected

Bemerton Heath:

Candidate	Description	Votes
Adey, Kez	Independent	100
Corbin, Caroline Susan	Labour Party	262	Elected
Corbin, Tom	Labour Party	238
Hagger, John	Liberal Democrats	213
Johnson, Richard Andrew	Liberal Democrats	298	Elected
Rimmer, Ed	Reform UK	310	Elected
Treslove, Tim	Labour Party	137

Fisherton & Bemerton Village:

Candidate	Description	Votes
Bolwell, Jenny	Labour Party	500	Elected
English, Wendy	Liberal Democrats	462
Harvey, James	Reform UK	434
Nettle, Jeremy	Local Conservatives	519	Elected
Rogers, Ricky	Labour Party	585	Elected

Harnham East:

Candidate	Description	Votes
Brown, Mac	Liberal Democrats	644	Elected
Cowley, Mandy	Reform UK	345
Goddard, Anita	Labour Party	323
Hocking, Sven	Local Conservatives	684	Elected
Last, Ted	Liberal Democrats	506	Elected
Tomes, Ian Robert	Labour Party	469

Harnham West:

Candidate	Description	Votes
Dalton, Brian Edward	Liberal Democrats	880	Elected
Howard, Frances Mary Patricia	Reform UK	313
Humphreys, Aaron Ian James	Liberal Democrats	466
Riddle, Annie	Independent	733	Elected
Suddards, Andrew Jonathan Quentin	Local Conservatives	467	Elected
Tunney, Gillian Mary	Labour Party	257

St Edmunds:

Candidate	Description	Votes
Foster, Samuel	Liberal Democrats	747	Elected
Gann, Bob	Labour Party	488	Elected
McEwan, James	Reform UK	336
Sample, Paul William Leslie	Liberal Democrats	1,030	Elected

St Francis & Stratford:

Candidate	Description	Votes
Hoque, Atiqul	Independent	858	Elected
Jackson, Robin Healey	Liberal Democrats	675
Rideout, Sharon Norah	Labour Party	740	Elected
Wells, John Arthur	Independent	1,132	Elected

St Pauls:

Candidate	Description	Votes
Abbott, John Patrick	Liberal Democrats	401
Bellringer, Lindsey Elizabeth	Labour Party	286
Charleston, Samuel Adam George	Liberal Democrats	524	Elected
Charleston, Victoria Susan	Liberal Democrats	492	Elected
Pender, Larry Francis	Reform UK	283
Taylor, Chris	Local Conservatives	593	Elected