Editing Wiltshire (section)

===Councils===
{{Main|Wiltshire Council|Wiltshire Council elections|Swindon Borough Council|Swindon Borough Council elections}}
[[File:Arms of Wiltshire County Council.svg|thumb|196x196px|The coat of arms of Wiltshire County Council]]
The ceremonial county of Wiltshire consists of two unitary authority areas, Wiltshire and Swindon, governed respectively by [[Wiltshire Council]] and [[Swindon Borough Council]]. As a result of elections held in 2021, Wiltshire Council comprises 61 [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservatives]], 27 [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]], seven [[Independent (politician)|Independents]] and three [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] members. Swindon Borough Council has 34 Conservative councillors and 23 Labour members.

Until the [[2009 structural changes to local government in England|2009 structural changes to local government]], Wiltshire (apart from Swindon) was a two-level county, divided into four local government districts – [[Kennet District|Kennet]], [[North Wiltshire]], [[Salisbury District|Salisbury]] and [[West Wiltshire]] – which existed alongside [[Wiltshire County Council]], covering the same area and carrying out more strategic tasks, such as education and county roads. However, on 1 April 2009 these five local authorities were merged into a single [[Unitary authorities of England|unitary authority]] called Wiltshire Council. With the abolition of the District of Salisbury, a new [[Salisbury City Council]] was created at the same time to carry out several citywide functions and to hold the city's charter.