2019 Dorset Council election

The 2019 Dorset Council election was held on Thursday 2 May 2019 to elect councillors to the new Dorset Council in England. It took place on the same day as other district council elections in the United Kingdom.[1]

2019 Dorset Council election
2 May 2019 (2019-05-02)
All 82 seats to Dorset Council
42 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Con
LD
Grn
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Green
Seats won 43 29 4
Popular vote 74,342 54,551 13,887
Percentage 39.3% 28.8% 7.3%
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Ind
Lab
Party Independent Labour
Seats won 4 2
Popular vote 13,116 22,423
Percentage 6.9% 11.9%
Map showing the results of the 2019 Dorset Council elections. Blue showing Conservative, Red showing Labour, Yellow showing Liberal Democrats, Green showing Greens and Grey showing Independents. Striped wards have mixed representation.
Elected Council control after election

Conservative

These were the first elections to the new unitary council, which has come into effect on 1 April 2019. The new unitary authority was created to administer most of the area formerly administered by Dorset County Council, which was previously subdivided into the districts of Weymouth and Portland, West Dorset, North Dorset, Purbeck, and East Dorset. The previous elections in for Dorset County Council took place in 2017, and for the former district councils in 2015 and 2016. Future elections will take place 2024 and 2029 and then every 4 years.[2]

The 2019 election saw the Conservatives take a majority of seats on the Council.

Council composition

Prior to the election the composition of the shadow authority was:

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120 31 11 8 2
Con LD Lab I G

After the election the composition of the council was:

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43 29 4 4 2
Con LD G I Lab

Election results
Dorset Council election, 2019
Party Candidates Votes
Stood Elected Gained Unseated Net % of total % No. Net %
  Conservative 82 43 – – – 52.4% 39.3% 74,342 N/A
  Liberal Democrats 68 29 – – – 35.4% 28.8% 54,551 N/A
  Green 23 4 – – – 4.9% 7.3% 13,887 N/A
  Independent 28 4 – – – 4.9% 6.9% 13,116 N/A
  Labour 64 2 – – – 2.4% 11.9% 22,423 N/A
  UKIP 30 0 – – – 0% 5.7% 10,776 N/A

Ward results

Beacon
Beacon
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Jane Somper 1,020 64.4
Liberal Democrats Alexandra Gale 423 26.7
Labour Samuel Charles Skey 142 9.0
Majority 597 37.7
Turnout 42.60
Conservative win (new seat)

Beaminster
Beaminster
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Rebecca Knox 678 47.9
Liberal Democrats Chris Turner 532 37.6
Green Robert Sean Casey 141 10.0
Labour Stephen Everington 63 4.5
Majority 146 10.3
Turnout 42.10
Conservative win (new seat)

Blackmore Vale
Blackmore Vale
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Pauline Hannah Batstone 912 61.8
UKIP Bill Woodhouse 224 15.2
Liberal Democrats Ian De Carteret Edlin 215 14.6
Labour Kevin Thomas James Shillington 124 8.4
Majority 688 45.3
Turnout 40.70
Conservative win (new seat)

Bastone was later elected the first chairman of the council

Blandford
Blandford (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Byron Robert Quayle 1,573 54.2
Conservative Noc Lacey-Clarke 1,495 51.5
Liberal Democrats Hugo Anthony Mieville 774 26.7
Liberal Democrats John Edward Thomas Tanner 761 26.2
Labour Pat Osborne 509 17.5
Labour Doro Russell 362 12.5
Majority 721 min 24.8
Turnout 2903 35.80
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Bridport
Bridport (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats Sarah Williams 1,891
Green Kelvin Charles Clayton 1,606
Liberal Democrats Dave Bolwell 1,489
Conservative Derek Raymond Bussell 1,172
Conservative Ronald William Coatsworth 1,138
Conservative Una Mary Christopher 1,040
Liberal Democrats Iain Douglas Young 893
Labour Nick Boothroyd 773
Labour Mark Gage 734
UKIP Heath Barrett 643
Labour Bill Mellish 630
Majority
Turnout 37.37
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Green win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Chalk Valleys
Chalk Valleys
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Jill Haynes 810 50.4
Green Carol Rosemary Byrom 447 27.8
Liberal Democrats Michael John Sandy 351 21.8
Majority 363 22.6
Turnout 42.30
Conservative win (new seat)

Charminster St Mary's
Charminster St Mary's
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats David Taylor 846 53.5
Conservative Tim Yarker 472 29.8
Independent Richard David Denton-White 176 11.1
Labour Michael John Maher 88 5.6
Majority
Turnout 42.20
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Chesil Bank
Chesil Bank
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Mark Brandon Roberts 595 39.2
Green Vaughan Jones 503 33.1
Liberal Democrats Sally Anne Holland 316 20.8
Labour Richard Howard Nicholls 105 6.9
Majority
Turnout 47.10
Conservative win (new seat)

Chickerell
Chickerell (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Jean Dunseith 766
Independent John Howard Worth 564
Conservative Mike Byatt 542
Green Graham Lambert 376
Liberal Democrats Holly Bessant 339
Liberal Democrats James Alexander Lane Canning 283
Labour Valerie Ann Ashenden 275
Majority
Turnout 30.56
Conservative win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Colehill and Wimborne Minster East
Colehill and Wimborne Minster East (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats Janet Dover 1,616
Liberal Democrats Maria Angela Roe 1,073
Conservative KD Johnson 968
Conservative David Geoffrey Lawson Packer 771
Green Derek Baker 477
UKIP Nick Wellstead 319
Labour David Francis Moore 145
Majority
Turnout 41.26
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Corfe Mullen
Corfe Mullen (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats Mike Barron 1,388
Conservative Paul Ronald Harrison 1,292
Liberal Democrats Duncan Anthony Sowry-House 1,138
Conservative Sarah Jayne Burns 1,093
Green Tracie Stevens 374
Labour David Peden 222
Majority
Turnout 37.07
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Cranborne and Alderholt
Cranborne and Alderholt
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats David Lawrence Tooke 689 46.7
Conservative Steve Butler 671 45.5
Labour Peter Thomas Parsons 116 7.9
Majority
Turnout 37.90
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Cranborne Chase
Cranborne Chase
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Piers Brown 778 65.6
Labour Dennis Wardleworth 208 17.5
UKIP Stephen Mark Kelly 200 16.9
Majority
Turnout 36.70
Conservative win (new seat)

Crossways
Crossways
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats Nick Ireland 746 62.3
Conservative Barry Michael Quinn 360 30.1
Labour Mollie Joy Collins 91 7.6
Majority
Turnout 40.70
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Ireland was later elected leader for the Liberal Democrat group.

Dorchester East
Dorchester East (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats Molly Rennie 1,755
Liberal Democrats Stella Jones 1,739
Conservative Anthony James Kirkpatrick Austin 559
Conservative Andrew William Charles Christopher 487
Labour Claudia Sorin 448
Labour Barry Thompson 369
Majority
Turnout 41.70
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Dorchester Poundbury
Dorchester Poundbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats Richard Biggs 457 35.9
Conservative Peter Jonathon Stein 415 32.6
Independent William Gibbons 273 21.4
Green Tim Oram 73 5.7
Labour Sinead McCarney 55 4.3
Majority
Turnout 46.20
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Dorchester West
Dorchester West (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats Andy Canning 1,221
Independent Les Fry 1,064
Liberal Democrats Janet Elizabeth Hewitt 973
Conservative Gerald Duke 512
Green Len Herbert 434
Conservative Ian Francois Bernard Gosling 336
Labour Jules Daulby 289
Labour Tracee Lorraine Cossey 264
Majority
Turnout 39.51
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Fry was later elected leader of the all for Dorset independent group.

Eggardon
Eggardon
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Anthony Paul Robin Alford 735 48.1
Green Anne Elizabeth Clements 362 23.7
Liberal Democrats Robin Potter 271 17.7
Labour Lucy Campbell 161 10.5
Majority
Turnout 37.50
Conservative win (new seat)

Ferndown North
Ferndown North (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Cathy Lugg 1,312
Conservative Mike Parkes 1,221
Liberal Democrats Matthew Coussell 578
Liberal Democrats Peter Durant 545
UKIP Alan Albert Miller 521
UKIP Jade Cadman 492
Majority
Turnout 33.40
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Ferndown South
Ferndown South (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Julie Lorraine Robinson 765
Conservative Rod Adkins 689
UKIP Geoff Laidlaw 536
UKIP Lawrence Wilson 487
Liberal Democrats Philip Carl Bamborough 474
Independent Paul Hanson Graham 371
Labour Suzanne M Roffe 264
Majority
Turnout 29.83
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)


Gillingham
Gillingham (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Belinda Ridout 1,799
Conservative Valerie Rose Pothecary 1,682
Conservative David Walsh 1,626
Liberal Democrats Barry Von Clemens 1,245
Liberal Democrats Mike Gould 958
Independent Mark Jonathan White 853
Liberal Democrats John William Butcher 765
UKIP Nick Edmunds 582
UKIP Peter Caulfield 533
UKIP Jane Unwin 497
Labour Fiona Jane Cullen 433
Labour Philip Peter Wilson 415
Labour Paul Taylor 322
Majority
Turnout 34.19
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Hill Forts and Upper Tarrants
Hill Forts and Upper Tarrants
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Sherry Jespersen 854 60.5
Liberal Democrats Joe Hickish 336 23.8
Labour Alan Cross 221 15.7
Majority
Turnout 40.00
Conservative win (new seat)

Littlemoor and Preston
Littlemoor and Preston (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Tony Ferrari 1,078
Conservative Louie James O`Leary 988
Independent Michael McCallister Wilkinson 741
Labour Mark Richard Tewkesbury 719
Liberal Democrats Gillian Pearson 629
Labour Ann Weaving 527
Green John Victor Tomblin 505
Independent David Skinner 347
Majority
Turnout 40.15
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

O'Leary was the youngest elected councillor aged 20. Cllr Ferrari became the cabinet member for finance and assets.

Lyme and Charmouth
Lyme and Charmouth
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Daryl Whane Turner 756 40.1
Independent Cheryl Lesley Reynolds 571 30.3
Green Rob Smith 317 16.8
Labour Rikey Austin 239 12.7
Majority
Turnout 44.90
Conservative win (new seat)

Lytchett Matravers and Upton
Lytchett Matravers and Upton (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Bill Pipe 1,472
Liberal Democrats Andrew James Starr 1,441
Liberal Democrats Alex Brenton 1,339
Conservative Robin Guy Sequeira 1,312
Conservative Ralph Turvill Watts 1,235
Liberal Democrats John Brian Taylor 1,092
Green Natalie Carswell 702
Labour Frank Duncan Milsom 314
Majority
Turnout 35.00
Conservative win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Marshwood Vale
Marshwood Vale
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Simon John Christopher 752 39.0
Independent Jacqui Sewell 595 30.9
Green Simon Fairlie 308 16.0
Liberal Democrats Eddie Gerrard 187 9.7
Labour Phyllida Culpin 85 4.4
Majority
Turnout 50.30
Conservative win (new seat)

Melcombe Regis
Melcombe Regis
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Green Jon Orrell 691 62.8
Conservative James William Farquharson 220 20.0
Labour Tia Roos 190 17.3
Majority
Turnout 33.00
Green win (new seat)

Portland
Portland (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Rob Hughes 1,052
Labour Paul Ralph Kimber 910
Independent Susan Cocking 894
Labour Giovanna Elizabeth Lewis 847
Conservative Katharine Muriel Garcia 732
Green Sara Ann Harpley 697
Conservative Su Illsley 680
Labour Ray Nowak 675
Conservative Chris Wakefield 571
Independent Tim Munro 447
Majority
Turnout 30.49
Independent win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Kimber was later elected leader of the labour and co-op group.

Puddletown and Lower Winterborne
Puddletown and Lower Winterborne
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Emma Jayne Parker 789 48.5
Liberal Democrats Helen Francis 388 23.9
Independent Kevin Nicholas Maitland-Gleed 257 15.8
Labour Emma Elizabeth Bratley 192 11.8
Majority 401 24.6
Turnout 38.40
Conservative win (new seat)

Radipole
Radipole (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats Peter Lawrence Fraser Barrow 1,346
Liberal Democrats David Michael Gray 1,234
Conservative Peter Dickenson 709
Conservative John Twidale Ellis 671
Labour Mark Duxbury 541
Labour Grafton Alphonso Straker 62
Majority
Turnout 36.48
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Rodwell and Wyke
Rodwell and Wyke (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Green Clare Sutton 2,033
Labour Kate Wheller 1,403
Green Brian Heatley 1,258
Green Darragh Edwin Croxson 1,062
Labour Becky Suzanne Blake 965
Conservative Richard Douglas Nickinson 911
Independent Luke Michael Wakeling 908
Conservative Joanna Mary Dickenson 862
Conservative Michael James Bevan 835
Labour Lucy Hamilton 830
Majority
Turnout 37.68
Green win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Green win (new seat)

Sutton was elected as leader of the green group on the council.

Shaftesbury Town
Shaftesbury Town (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats Derek Leslie Beer 1,177
Liberal Democrats Tim Cook 682
Conservative Julian Pritchard 480
Conservative Alexander Edward Chase 381
Independent Andrew Reginald Hollingshead 360
Independent Peter David Yeo 273
UKIP Lester Geoffrey Taylor 250
UKIP Steve Unwin 233
Labour Melanie Costas 213
Independent Lester Mark Dibben 147
Labour William Kenealy 145
Majority
Turnout 35.21
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Sherborne East
Sherborne East
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats Jon Andrews 842 49.6
Conservative Jill Warburton 615 36.2
UKIP Alan Gordon Taylor 122 7.2
Green Ken Huggins 120 7.1
Majority
Turnout 44.50
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Sherborne Rural
Sherborne Rural
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats Robin Andrew Shane Legg 902 53.4
Conservative Peter Robert Shorland 583 34.5
UKIP Leon Jennings 204 12.1
Majority
Turnout 42.70
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Sherborne West
Sherborne West
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats Matt Hall 759 53.6
Conservative Rebecca Burns 538 38.0
Green Pam Rosling 119 8.4
Majority
Turnout 42.40
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

South East Purbeck
South East Purbeck
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Cherry Louise Brooks 499 30.7
Independent Nigel Dragon 451 27.7
Liberal Democrats Mandy Platts 284 17.5
Labour George Holden 191 11.7
UKIP John Barnes 117 7.2
Independent Matt Etherington 84 5.2
Majority
Turnout 46.80
Conservative win (new seat)

St Leonards and St Ives
St Leonards and St Ives (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Barry Peter Goringe 1,406
Conservative Ray Bryan 1,363
UKIP Robin Frances Grey 604
Liberal Democrats Ulrike Lucas 590
UKIP Allan Stephen Tallett 482
Labour Steve Hards 286
Majority
Turnout 40.70
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Stalbridge and Marnhull
Stalbridge and Marnhull
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Graham Carr-Jones 837 47.6
Liberal Democrats Ros Eveleigh 541 30.8
UKIP Rory Herbert 246 14.0
Labour Pippa Shillington 135 7.7
Majority
Turnout 42.30
Conservative win (new seat)

Stour and Allen Vale
Stour and Allen Vale
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Robin David Cook 606 43.5
Liberal Democrats Joanna Jane Bury 328 23.5
Independent Francis Edward Raven-Vause 201 14.4
UKIP Michael Simmons 165 11.8
Labour Stephen Gerry 94 6.7
Majority
Turnout 35.80
Conservative win (new seat)

Sturminster Newton
Sturminster Newton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Carole Yvonne Jones 442 32.5
Independent Michael Roake 399 29.3
Liberal Democrats David Fox 360 26.4
UKIP Sam Edmunds 102 7.5
Labour Craig Andrew White 59 4.3
Majority
Turnout 38.70
Conservative win (new seat)

Swanage
Swanage (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Gary Maurice Suttle 1,546
Conservative William Stanley Trite 1,457
Labour Debby Monkhouse 780
Independent Philip Michael Eades 677
Labour Chris Bradey 614
Liberal Democrats Gill Calvin Thomas 592
Liberal Democrats Cliff Sutton 469
Independent Jason Paul Haiselden 351
Majority
Turnout 42.38
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Upwey and Broadwey
Upwey and Broadwey
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats Howard Richard Leg 555 41.1
Conservative Kevin Brookes 543 40.3
Labour Debra Kohana 251 18.6
Majority
Turnout 37.00
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Verwood
Verwood (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Simon Gibson 2,235
Conservative Toni Bartley Coombs 2,083
Conservative Spencer Grant Flower 1,946
Green Bridie Salmon 736
Liberal Democrats Ginette Marie Holdroyd 565
Green Peter Jonathan Lucas 546
UKIP John Baxter 499
UKIP Peter Grant 480
Labour James Andrew McKenzie 306
Labour Maryanne Pike 228
Labour Sandra Joy Turner 227
Majority
Turnout 33.60
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Flower was later elected as the first leader of the council.

Wareham
Wareham (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats Beryl Rita Ezzard 1,837
Liberal Democrats Ryan David Holloway 1,308
Conservative Mark Unsworth 965
Conservative Mike Wiggins 942
UKIP Keith Allen Simpson 431
Labour Cherry Ann Bartlett 365
Labour Alice Jane Blachford Rogers 219
Majority
Turnout 41.16
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

West Moors and Three Legged Cross
West Moors and Three Legged Cross (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative David William Shortell 1,412
Conservative Michael Roy Dyer 1,323
UKIP David Richard Marshall 596
Liberal Democrats Marlies Koutstaal 541
UKIP Mark Wadeson 447
Liberal Democrats Lars Wilmar 432
Majority
Turnout 33.35
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

West Parley
West Parley
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Andrew Charles Parry 611 62.5
UKIP Ann Josephine Miller 201 20.6
Liberal Democrats Jocelyn Grace Lortie 165 16.9
Majority
Turnout 32.10
Conservative win (new seat)

West Purbeck
West Purbeck (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Laura Jane Miller 1,142
Conservative Peter Kendrick Wharf 1,064
Independent Malcolm Leonard Shakesby 848
Liberal Democrats David H Bhattacharjee 556
Liberal Democrats David Sinclair Burden 375
Labour Jon Davey 307
Labour Nick Chaffey 288
Majority
Turnout 36.59
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Wharf was later appointed deputy leader of the council

Westham
Westham (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats Ryan Dean Hope 895
Liberal Democrats Gill Taylor 836
Labour Sara Louise Greenhalf 471
Labour David Joseph Greenhalf 441
Conservative Clare Louise Williams 366
Conservative Tom Tannassee 345
Majority
Turnout 29.61
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Wimborne Minster
Wimborne Minster (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats Shane Kevin Bartlett 1,296
Liberal Democrats David Morgan 1,155
Conservative Derek Bidkar Frank Burt 514
Conservative Colin Robin William Beck 509
Labour Stewart William Bullen 192
Labour Ashley Wynne Rowlands 182
Majority
Turnout 36.42
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Winterborne and Broadmayne
Winterborne and Broadmayne
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats Roland Tarr 799 56.6
Conservative Robert Philip Freeman 412 29.2
UKIP Graham Richard Brant 201 14.2
Majority
Turnout 41.20
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Winterborne North
Winterborne North
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Andrew Kerby 557 39.9
Liberal Democrats Barrie Cooper 363 26.0
UKIP Christine Adey 162 11.6
Independent James Bernard Mayo 105 7.5
Labour Haydn Roger White 102 7.3
Independent John Stayt 88 6.3
Independent Jason Williamson 19 1.4
Majority
Turnout 41.90
Conservative win (new seat)

Yetminster
Yetminster
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Mary Penfold 910 52.9
Liberal Democrats Tim Fearon 611 35.5
UKIP Philip Lee Broomfield 200 11.6
Majority
Turnout 43.40
Conservative win (new seat)

References
  1. "Dorset Council Election Results 2019 - All results". Dorset Council. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  2. "Election Timetable in England" (PDF). gov.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
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