West Dorset District Council elections
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West Dorset District Council is elected every four years by the first past the post system of election. The council currently consists of 44 councillors, representing 24 electoral divisions. The Conservative Party is currently the largest party on the council, having gained overall control in the 2003 local elections. The council meets at South Walks House in Dorchester, having moved to the new council headquarters in 2014.
Political control
Since 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[1]
| Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|
| style="background-color: Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" | | Independent | 1973 – 1987 |
| style="background-color: Template:No overall control/meta/color" | | No overall control | 1987 – 2003 |
| style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Conservative | 2003 – present |
Council elections
- West Dorset District Council election, 1973
- West Dorset District Council election, 1976
- West Dorset District Council election, 1979
- West Dorset District Council election, 1983 (New ward boundaries)[2]
- West Dorset District Council election, 1984
- West Dorset District Council election, 1986
- West Dorset District Council election, 1987
- West Dorset District Council election, 1991 (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[3]
- West Dorset District Council election, 1995
- West Dorset District Council election, 1999
| Year | Conservative | Liberal Democrats | Independent | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; width: 3px;" | | style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color; width: 3px;" | | style="background-color: Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; width: 3px;" | | ||
| 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] |
| style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; width: 3px;" | | style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color; width: 3px;" | | style="background-color: Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; width: 3px;" | |
District result maps
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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 recent by-elections;[9] full by-election results can be found by clicking on the by-election name.
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" || By-election | Date | Incumbent party | Winning party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thornecombe by-election | 17 April 1997
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Conservative
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Conservative | ||
| Bridport South by-election (2 seats) | 1 May 1997
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Labour
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Labour | ||
| Independent
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Conservative | ||||
| Yetminster by-election | 1 May 1997
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Liberal Democrats
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Conservative | ||
| Chickerell by-election | 10 July 1997
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Conservative
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Liberal Democrats | ||
| Cam Vale by-election | 2 May 2013
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Conservative
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Conservative | ||
| Piddle Valley by-election | 13 April 2017
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Conservative
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Conservative | ||
| Lyme Regis & Charmouth by-election | 14 September 2017
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Conservative
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Independent | ||
References
- ^ a b "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.
