For fourteen years, successive Conservative/Lib-Dem and Conservative governments cut the funding of local government to the bone. This significantly reduced the ability of local authorities to provide much-needed local services and respond to crises such as the Coronavirus pandemic.
Nevertheless, Labour-run councils up and down the country have shown that by innovating they have been able to maintain and improve the services they provide to local communities.
We now have a national government which is intent on rebuilding our public services. There is a great opportunity for Wiltshire Council to work in partnership with national government on this programme of renewal.
Wiltshire Labour recognises that resources are scarce. In this manifesto, we have set out a programme that is ambitious about tackling the problems that people face, but also pragmatic with a strong emphasis on rebuilding our local economy and working in partnership with local businesses and the voluntary sector.

At the heart of our Manifesto for Wiltshire are five missions:
CREATING A DYNAMIC LOCAL ECONOMY – We aim to create a dynamic local economy providing good, secure jobs and enabling businesses to thrive.
MEETING LOCAL HOUSING NEEDS – We will use Wiltshire Council’s powers to tackle Wiltshire’s housing crisis once and for all.
DELIVERING THE GREEN TRANSITION – We will take on the climate emergency by moving Wiltshire towards carbon neutrality and reducing the costs of energy for local people.
REBUILDING LOCAL SERVICES – We will renew our essential public services – social care, public transport, highways, arts and leisure – essential to the quality of life of our residents.
PROVIDING OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE – We will provide the best possible start for young people in Wiltshire to build successful lives

At the Wiltshire Council elections on Thursday 1^st May 2025, the residents of Wiltshire have a choice – more of the same, or a council intent on delivering change and renewal.