| Election Name: | 1981 Wiltshire County Council election |
| Country: | England |
| Type: | Local government |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 1977 Wiltshire County Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1977 |
| Next Election: | 1985 Wiltshire County Council election |
| Next Year: | 1985 |
| Seats For Election: | All 74 seats of Wiltshire County Council |
| Majority Seats: | 6 |
| Election Date: | 7 May 1981 |
| Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Seats1: | 40 |
| Party2: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Seats2: | 20 |
| Party3: | Liberal Party (UK) |
| Seats3: | 12 |
| Party4: | Independent (politician) |
| Seats4: | 4 |
| Party | |
| Before Election: | Conservative |
| After Election: | Conservative |
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.[1]
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