shire ▁County ▁Council ▁were ▁held ▁on ▁ 5 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁alongside ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁UK ▁General ▁E lection ▁and ▁other ▁local ▁elections ▁in ▁England ▁and ▁Northern ▁Ireland . ▁The ▁entire ▁council ▁was ▁up ▁for ▁election , ▁with ▁each ▁successful ▁candidate ▁serving ▁a ▁four - year ▁term ▁of ▁office , ▁exp iring ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁The ▁Conserv ative ▁Party ▁remained ▁in ▁overall ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁council , ▁winning ▁ 4 4 ▁out ▁of ▁ 5 7 ▁seats . ▁ 1 1 ▁of ▁the ▁remaining ▁seats ▁were ▁won ▁by ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Democr ats , ▁whilst ▁the ▁remaining ▁ 2 ▁were ▁won ▁by ▁Labour . ▁ ▁Result ▁▁ <0x09> ▁The ▁overall ▁turn out ▁was ▁ 6 5 . 4 % ▁with ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 2 9 5 , 9 0 5 ▁valid ▁votes ▁cast . ▁A ▁total ▁of ▁ 2 , 3 9 7 ▁ball ots ▁were ▁rejected . ▁ ▁Council ▁Com position ▁Following ▁the ▁last ▁election ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁the ▁composition ▁of ▁the ▁council ▁was : ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁election , ▁the ▁composition ▁of ▁the ▁council ▁was : ▁ ▁Ward ▁Results ▁ ▁All ▁results ▁by ▁w ard ▁are ▁listed ▁below . ▁The ▁turn out ▁numbers ▁recorded ▁is ▁the ▁valid ▁vot er ▁turn out , ▁not ▁the ▁total ▁number ▁of ▁ball ots ▁cast ▁including ▁those ▁that ▁were ▁spo iled . ▁ ▁Ab bey ▁ ▁Ald er bourne ▁ ▁Am ers ham ▁ ▁A ston ▁Cl inton ▁ ▁A yles