| Election Name: | 1997 Wiltshire County Council election |
| Country: | Wiltshire |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1993 Wiltshire County Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1993 |
| Seats For Election: | All 47 seats to Wiltshire County Council |
| Majority Seats: | 24 |
| Next Election: | 2001 Wiltshire County Council election |
| Next Year: | 2001 |
| Image1: | Con |
| Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Last Election1: | 18 seats, 36% |
| Seats1: | 22 |
| Seat Change1: | 4 |
| Popular Vote1: | 107,867 |
| Percentage1: | 43.4% |
| Swing1: | 7.4% |
| Party2: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Last Election2: | 33 seats, 37.5% |
| Seats2: | 20 |
| Seat Change2: | 13 |
| Popular Vote2: | 87,367 |
| Percentage2: | 35.2% |
| Swing2: | 2.3% |
| Image3: | Lab |
| Last Election3: | 17 seats, 22.5% |
| Party3: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Seats3: | 4 |
| Seat Change3: | 13 |
| Popular Vote3: | 45,365 |
| Percentage3: | 18.3% |
| Swing3: | 4.2% |
| Image4: | Ind |
| Last Election4: | 0 seats, 1.9% |
| Party4: | Independent (politician) |
| Seats4: | 1 |
| Seat Change4: | 1 |
| Popular Vote4: | 3,978 |
| Percentage4: | 1.6% |
| Swing4: | 0.3% |
| Council control | |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| Before Election: | Liberal Democrats |
| After Election: | No overall control |
Elections to Wiltshire County Council were held on 1 May 1997. The whole council was up for election and the result was no overall control, with the Conservatives as the largest party.
As with other county elections in England, these local elections in Wiltshire took place on the same day as the 1997 United Kingdom general election.
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