Conservative Candidate Wins!
Trowbridge Central Ward by-election candidate, David Halik, became the first Conservative to represent this ward in a nail-biting contest. He takes his seat with the Conservative Group on both the District and Town councils.
The result was as follows: Result in 2007
Halik, David (Cons) 452 (56.3%) LibDem 525 (40%)
Knight, John (lD) 366 (44.7%) Conservative 448 (34%)
Majority 86 Independent 344 (26%)
Turnout 818 (18%) LD maj 77 - Turnout 29%-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The South West Wiltshire Conservative AssociationSouth West Wilts Conservative Association has been created from the West Wilts and the Salisbury associations following the Parliamentary boundary changes.
From Trowbridge in the north to the Donheads in the south and Barford St Martin (west of Wilton) in the East, this strong Association, with its strong team, looks forward to the political challenges ahead.
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