1981 Wiltshire County Council election
# 1981 Wiltshire County Council election

Elections to Wiltshire County Council were held on Thursday, 7 May 1981, following boundary changes to the county's electoral divisions. The whole council of seventy-four members was up for election and the result was that the Conservatives retained their control, winning forty seats. Labour ended with twenty county councillors, the Liberals twelve, and Independents two, including one Ratepayer.

## Election result

Result of Wiltshire County Council election, 1981 :

| Party | Seats | Seats % |
| - | - | - |
| Conservative | 40 | 54.1 % |
| Liberal | 20 | 27.0 % |
| Labour | 12 | 16.2 % |
| Independent | 2 | 2.7 % |
