1977 Dorset County Council election

Elections to Dorset County Council were held on Thursday, 5 May 1977. The whole council of 91 members was up for election and the result was that the Conservatives comfortably retained their control, winning seventy-nine seats, a gain of 19, of which nine were from Labour and seven from the Liberals. Labour, the Liberals, and the Independents ended with only four county councillors each.[1]

1977 Dorset County Council election
5 May 1977
 
Party Conservative Independent Labour
The County of Dorset within England
Council control before election

Conservative

 Council control after election

Conservative

Results
Result of Dorset County Council election, 1977[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 79 19 0 + 19 86.8
  Independent 4 0 3 – 3 4.4
  Labour 4 0 9 – 9 4.4
  Liberal 4 0 7 – 7 4.4

Election result by division

Bournemouth (25 seats)
Bournemouth (Boscombe East)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative M Green 1,187 85.0
Labour E Hourihane 210 15.0
Turnout 1,397 29.6
Conservative hold Swing
Bournemouth (Boscombe West)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative R Wotton 1,390 68.3
Ind. Conservative H Mears 483 23.7
Labour I Evison 162 8.0
Turnout 2,035 31.5
Conservative hold Swing
Bournemouth (Central)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative J Williams 1,214 77.2
Liberal J Stone 227 14.4
Labour J Reidy 131 8.3
Turnout 1,572 27.4
Conservative hold Swing
Bournemouth (East Cliff)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative J Curtis 1,575 87.7
Labour N Howard 220 12.3
Turnout 1,795 30.1
Conservative hold Swing
Bournemouth (Kings Park) (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative E Hollies-Smith 1,748
Conservative D Jenkinson 1,616
Liberal R Beale 498
Liberal B Leake 405
Labour N Copage 311
Turnout 38.2
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Independent Liberal Swing
Bournemouth (Kinson North) (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative L Cade 1,852
Conservative L Cox 1,609
Residents R Haskell 1,467
Labour R Bennett 1,129
Labour L Bennett 1,124
Liberal D Cobb 619
Turnout 42.4
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Bournemouth (Kinson South) (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative K Baily 2,188
Conservative G Graham 1,878
Labour G Spicer 1,551
Labour P Brushett 1,377
Turnout 35.7
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Bournemouth (Moordown North) (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent R Whittaker 2,539
Conservative S McQueen 2,122
Labour A Tankard 656
Turnout 46.2
Independent gain from Labour Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Bournemouth (Moordown South)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative W Sayers 753 46.9
Liberal P Bamborough 643 40.0
Labour N Pankhurst 211 13.1
Turnout 1,607 36.9
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing
Bournemouth (Queens Park) (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative P Hogarth 2,032
Conservative G Knops 1,438
Residents C Dyer 1,270
Residents G Griffiths 683
Labour H Cutler 405
Turnout 33.3
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Bournemouth (Redhill Park) (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Ind. Conservative P Whitelegg 2,031
Conservative G Masters 1,762
Conservative B Wallace-Smith 704
Labour W Bishop 240
Labour V Williams 212
Turnout 38.9
Ind. Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Bournemouth (Southbourne) (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative E Day 1,971
Conservative B Beckett 1,954
Ind. Conservative E Ruston 1,778
Labour D Dykes 390
Turnout 35.3
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Bournemouth (West Cliff) (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative R Judd 1,656
Conservative S Dunscombe 1,633
Residents H Nettleton-Walker 256
Labour A Shead 250
Turnout 30.2
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Bournemouth (West Southbourne)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative D Scott 1,415 63.7
Liberal D Eyre 637 28.7
Labour W Gaskin 170 7.7
Turnout 2,222 36.8
Conservative hold Swing
Bournemouth (Westbourne) (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative B Bicknell 3,093
Conservative L Pardy 2,891
Labour R Woodley 274
Turnout 37.3
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Bournemouth (Winton)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative P Haley 1,180 57.2
Labour B Grower 882 42.8
Turnout 2,062 40.7
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

Christchurch (6 seats)
Christchurch No. 1 (Central)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative J Richardson 1,041 61.3
Labour T Staniforth 656 38.7
Turnout 1,697 41.7
Conservative hold Swing
Christchurch No. 2 (Highcliffe East)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative J Beattie unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Christchurch No. 3 (Highcliffe West)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative M Williams unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Christchurch No. 4 (Mudeford)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative W Freestone unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Christchurch No. 5
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative D Fox 1,850 83.3
Labour H Blake 372 16.7
Turnout 2,222 30.7
Conservative hold Swing
Christchurch No. 6
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative A Green 1,553 56.3
Labour R Holloway 799 29.0
Liberal B Toms 405 14.7
Turnout 2,757 44.6
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

East Dorset (9 seats)
Ringwood and Fordingbridge
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative J Slater unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Wimborne and Cranborne No. 1
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative P Hargreaves 1,192 55.7
Residents J Williams 665 31.1
Liberal P Smith 283 13.2
Turnout 2,140 36.2
Conservative hold Swing
Wimborne and Cranborne No. 2
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative W Iremonger 2,773 74.5
Liberal M Herridge 949 25.5
Turnout 3,722 38.4
Conservative hold Swing
Wimborne and Cranborne No. 3
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative A Morgan 1,065 52.2
Residents G Hibbs 828 40.1
Liberal F Goater 149 7.3
Turnout 2,042 42.2
Conservative hold Swing
Wimborne and Cranborne No. 4
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative J Guarella 1,489 68.6
Liberal F Beal 682 31.4
Turnout 2,171 35.4
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Wimborne and Cranborne No. 5
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal J Bingham unopposed
Liberal hold Swing
Wimborne and Cranborne No. 6
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative M Wicken unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Wimborne and Cranborne No. 7
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative W Wells 1,236 63.5
Liberal D Bussey 710 36.5
Turnout 1,946 47.4
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing
Wimborne Minster
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative W Tapper unopposed
Conservative hold Swing

North Dorset (7 seats)
Blandford
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative D Trench 1,298 81.2
Labour P Cheater 300 18.8
Turnout 1,598 33.3
Conservative hold Swing
Blandford Rural No. 1
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative C Mitchell unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Blandford Rural No. 2
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative D Jones unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Shaftesbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative D Newman 1,892 60.2
Liberal K Waights 1,252 39.8
Turnout 3,144 52.6
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing
Shaftesbury Rural
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative N Scott 2,197 73.1
Liberal V Cane 809 26.9
Turnout 3,006 49.0
Conservative hold Swing
Sturminster Rural No. 1
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative J Rose unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Sturminster Rural No. 2
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative R Rose unopposed
Conservative hold Swing

Poole (17 seats)
Poole No. 1
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal E Weeks 1,034 39.0
Conservative J Gardner 983 37.0
Labour H Rosser 637 24.0
Turnout 2,654 36.2
Liberal hold Swing
Poole No. 2 (East)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative I Duncan 1,620 59.4
Liberal R Feltham 642 23.6
Labour M Knight 464 17.0
Turnout 2,726 42.0
Conservative hold Swing
Poole No. 2 (West)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative E Webster 1,454 66.2
Labour G Partington 376 17.1
Liberal B Clements 366 16.7
Turnout 2,196 41.1
Conservative hold Swing
Poole No. 3 (North)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative J Bradley 711 51.3
Independent Socialist M Pauley 332 24.0
Labour D Coleman 191 13.8
Liberal J Allen 152 11.0
Turnout 1,386 35.3
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Poole No. 3 (South)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative K McIntyre 925 68.6
Labour R Ledwith 297 22.0
Liberal J Brown 126 9.3
Turnout 1,348 40.6
Conservative hold Swing
Poole No. 4 (North)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative A Watts 1,145 63.1
Liberal W Rigler 670 36.9
Turnout 1,815 46.1
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing
Poole No. 4 (South)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative V Braham 1,199 70.0
Residents D Ward 418 24.4
Liberal P Rowland 95 5.5
Turnout 1,712 36.1
Conservative hold Swing
Poole No. 5 (North)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative J Peters 960 69.6
Liberal M Churchill 419 30.4
Turnout 1,379 36.3
Conservative hold Swing
Poole No. 5 (South)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative B McIntyre 1,690 91.6
Liberal A Giles 154 8.4
Turnout 1,844 51.9
Conservative hold Swing
Poole No. 6
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative J Bisgood 2,511 96.3
Liberal F Kara 96 3.7
Turnout 2,607 43.1
Conservative hold Swing
Poole No. 7
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative F Rowe 1,684 63.8
Liberal G Goode 957 36.2
Turnout 2,641 38.9
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing
Poole No. 8 (North)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal R Buyers 641 57.0
Labour J Payne 483 43.0
Turnout 1,124 31.2
Liberal gain from Labour Swing
Poole No. 8 (South)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal H Ballam unopposed
Liberal hold Swing
Poole No. 9 (North)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour S Hodge 385 37.5
Independent J Dyke 374 36.4
Liberal S Beauchamp 269 26.2
Turnout 1,028 25.4
Labour hold Swing
Poole No. 9 (South)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour D Gooding 546 61.1
Liberal C Vincent 348 38.9
Turnout 894 24.6
Labour hold Swing
Poole No. 10 (North)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative E Adams 2,849 79.1
Liberal D James 754 20.9
Turnout 3,603 48.8
Conservative hold Swing
Poole No. 10 (South)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative R Hann 1,490 73.3
Liberal A Foster 542 26.7
Turnout 2,032 34.3
Conservative hold Swing

Purbeck (6 seats)
Swanage
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative R Montague-Jones unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Wareham
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative C Hodge unopposed
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Wareham and Purbeck No. 1
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative K Ferguson unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Wareham and Purbeck No. 2
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative D Franklin 1,620 78.6
Labour S Shinn 440 21.4
Turnout 2,060 44.8
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Wareham and Purbeck No. 3
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative C Perkins 1,340 78.3
Liberal M Dawson 372 21.7
Turnout 1,712 38.1
Conservative hold Swing
Wareham and Purbeck No. 4
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative M Bond 1,688 69.6
Labour W Bartlett 738 30.4
Turnout 2,426 46.2
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

West Dorset (12 seats)
Beaminster Rural No. 1
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative G Best unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Beaminster Rural No. 2
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative R Earle 1,393 67.1
Independent K Macksey 682 32.9
Turnout 2,075 43.7
Conservative hold Swing
Bridport
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative J Stickland 1,057 57.7
Independent J Booker 776 42.3
Turnout 1,833 36.0
Conservative hold Swing
Bridport Rural
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative J Mallinson 2,383 87.7
Labour J McKenzie 333 12.3
Turnout 2,716 46.0
Conservative hold Swing
Dorchester No. 1 (West)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative C Lucas 1,200 54.6
Liberal R Brissenden 526 23.9
Labour R Wakely 473 21.5
Turnout 2,199 41.9
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Dorchester No. 2
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative P Seaton 1,476 63.5
Liberal D Smith 593 23.5
Labour G Standfield 254 10.9
Turnout 2,323 44.8
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing
Dorchester Rural No. 1
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative H Bond unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Dorchester Rural No. 2
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Lord Digby 1,641 75.4
Labour P Gregory 536 24.6
Turnout 2,177 49.5
Conservative hold Swing
Dorchester Rural No. 3
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative P Meaden unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Lyme Regis
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative J Nuttall unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Sherborne
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative G Buchanan 1,620 48.5
Liberal P Winch 1,051 31.4
Labour E Noake 671 20.1
Turnout 3,342 59.0
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing
Sherborne Rural
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative H Chapman unopposed
Conservative hold Swing

Weymouth and Portland (9 seats)
Portland (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent J Morris 1,401
Conservative E Wright 1,287
Residents J Neimer 1,075
Conservative W Perry 696
Labour F Morris 470
Labour J Bishop 404
Turnout 36.7
Independent hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Weymouth No. 1
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative R Russell 1,172 70.6
Labour C Cousins 488 29.4
Turnout 1,660 40.9
Conservative hold Swing
Weymouth No. 2
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative L Hill 1,069 74.2
Labour P Rendall 372 25.8
Turnout 1,441 33.1
Conservative hold Swing
Weymouth No. 3
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative A Biles 1,721 80.5
Labour R Clayton 417 19.5
Turnout 2,138 40.2
Conservative hold Swing
Weymouth No. 4
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative J O'Brien 1,879 85.9
Labour V McCarthy 309 14.1
Turnout 2,188 37.3
Conservative hold Swing
Weymouth No. 5
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour P Jevons unopposed
Labour hold Swing
Weymouth No. 6
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative A Griffin 1,145 57.7
Labour M Jewkes 839 42.3
Turnout 1,984 46.1
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Weymouth No. 7
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour R Gainey unopposed
Labour hold Swing
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References
  1. 'Conservatives triumph in Greater London and metropolitan counties' in The Times of London, issue 59997 dated 7 May 1977, p. 3
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