West Dorset District Council elections
West Dorset District Council in Dorset, England existed from 1973 to 2019. The council was abolished and subsumed into Dorset Council in 2019.
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South Walks House in Dorchester, headquarters of West Dorset District Council
Political control
Since 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[1]
Party | Tenure | |
---|---|---|
Independent | 1973–1987 | |
No overall control | 1987–2003 | |
Conservative | 2003–2019 |
Council elections
- 1973 West Dorset District Council election
- 1976 West Dorset District Council election
- 1979 West Dorset District Council election
- 1983 West Dorset District Council election (New ward boundaries)[2]
- 1984 West Dorset District Council election
- 1986 West Dorset District Council election
- 1987 West Dorset District Council election
- 1991 West Dorset District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[3]
- 1995 West Dorset District Council election
- 1999 West Dorset District Council election
Year | Conservative | Liberal Democrats | Independent | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
2003[4] | 25 | 12 | 11 | (New ward boundaries)[5] |
2007[6] | 26 | 16 | 6 | |
2011[1] | 32 | 11 | 5 | |
2015[7] | 30 | 12 | 0 | (New ward boundaries)[8] |
District result maps
- 2003 results map
- 2007 results map
- 2011 results map
- 2015 results map
By-election results
By-elections occur when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of by-elections from 1997 to 2019;[9] full by-election results can be found by clicking on the by-election name.
By-election | Date | Incumbent party | Winning party | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thorncombe by-election | 17 April 1997 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
Bridport South by-election (2 seats) | 1 May 1997 | Labour | Labour | ||
Independent | Conservative | ||||
Yetminster by-election | 1 May 1997 | Liberal Democrats | Conservative | ||
Chickerell by-election | 10 July 1997 | Conservative | Liberal Democrats | ||
Cam Vale by-election | 2 May 2013 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
Piddle Valley by-election | 13 April 2017 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
Lyme Regis & Charmouth by-election | 14 September 2017 | Conservative | Independent |
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References
- "England council elections". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- The District of West Dorset (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980
- legislation.gov.uk - The Dorset and Somerset (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
- "West Dorset". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- legislation.gov.uk - The District of West Dorset (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- "West Dorset". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- "Results of the election to West Dorset District Council 2015". dorsetforyou.com. West Dorset District Council. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- legislation.gov.uk - The West Dorset (Electoral Changes) Order 2015. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
- "Local Authority Byelection Results". Retrieved 8 May 2016.
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