1984 West Dorset District Council election

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1984 West Dorset District Council election
←  1983 3 May 1984 (1984-05-03) 1986  →
18 of 55 seats (one third) to West Dorset District Council
28 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Ind
Con
All
Party Independent Conservative Alliance
Seats before30156
Seats won970
Seats after28176
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 2Increase2.svg 2Steady2.svg
Popular vote2,4844,8122,311
Percentage21.8%42.2%20.3%
 Fourth partyFifth party
 
IndC
Lab
Party Ind. Conservative Labour
Seats before31
Seats won11
Seats after31
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular voteN/A1,793
PercentageN/A15.7%
Council control before election

Independent

Council control after election

Independent

The 1984 West Dorset District Council election was held on Thursday 3 May 1984 to elect councillors to West Dorset District Council in England. It took place on the same day as other district council elections in the United Kingdom. One third of seats were up for election.

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The 1984 election saw the Independent councillors lose seats but maintain their majority control on the Council.

Ward results

Beaminster

Beaminster [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent A. Hudson * unopposed N/AN/A
Registered electors 2,794
Independent hold

Bridport North

Bridport North [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative S. Baker 703 46.3 +13.7
Labour D. Cash *50233.0+2.9
Alliance R. Draper31520.7–16.6
Majority20113.3N/A
Turnout 49.1–18.4
Registered electors 3,096
Conservative gain from Labour

Bridport South

Bridport South [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent C. Samways * 551 60.4 N/A
Conservative D. England36139.6N/A
Majority19020.8N/A
Turnout 37.0N/A
Registered electors 2,465
Independent hold

Burton Bradstock

Burton Bradstock [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent R. Bailey * unopposed N/AN/A
Registered electors 1,137
Independent hold

Caundle Vale

Caundle Vale [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent N. White * unopposed N/AN/A
Registered electors 1,048
Independent hold

Charminster

Charminster [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative B. Woodhouse 385 63.0 +23.6
Alliance G. Halliwell18830.8+12.5
Independent L. Cobold386.2N/A
Majority19232.2N/A
Turnout 45.2–3.8
Registered electors 1,352
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Charmouth

Charmouth [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent J. Cockerill * unopposed N/AN/A
Registered electors 1,284
Independent hold

Chesil Bank

Chesil Bank [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent M. Pengelly * unopposed N/AN/A
Registered electors 1,269
Independent hold

Chickerell

Chickerell [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative E. Davies 427 49.5 –14.4
Independent F. Shereston27632.0N/A
Independent P. Brown15918.4N/A
Majority15117.5N/A
Turnout 29.6–5.0
Registered electors 2,912
Conservative gain from Independent

Dorchester South

Dorchester South [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Hebb * 863 53.3 –2.7
Alliance D. Kingston57235.3–8.7
Labour T. Warren18511.4N/A
Majority29118.0N/A
Turnout 52.6–8.3
Registered electors 3,657
Conservative hold Swing

Dorchester West

Dorchester West [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Antell 593 37.9 +18.9
Conservative F. Alderman *55735.6–11.2
Alliance T. Harries41626.6–7.6
Majority362.3N/A
Turnout 47.9–27.6
Registered electors 3,269
Labour gain from Conservative

Frome Valley

Frome Valley [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent B. Bryant * 370 65.1 N/A
Alliance G. Simpson19834.9N/A
Majority17230.2N/A
Turnout 53.2N/A
Registered electors 1,068
Independent hold

Lyme Regis

Lyme Regis [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Nuttall * 801 73.6 +34.4
Independent V. Homyer28826.4N/A
Majority51347.2N/A
Turnout 37.1–9.6
Registered electors 2,935
Conservative hold Swing

Maiden Newton

Maiden Newton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent H. Haward * 575 71.7 +4.7
Independent N. Patmore22728.3N/A
Majority34843.4+9.4
Turnout 78.2+4.8
Registered electors 1,026
Independent hold

Piddle Valley

Piddle Valley [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Ind. Conservative A. Read * unopposed N/AN/A
Registered electors 1,218
Ind. Conservative hold

Sherborne West

Sherborne West [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative P. Jenkins * 715 38.6 +6.2
Alliance L. Siegle62233.6+3.8
Labour A. Mitchell51327.7N/A
Majority935.0N/A
Turnout 45.9–14.8
Registered electors 4,031
Conservative hold Swing

Thorncombe

Thorncombe [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent P. Atyeo * unopposed N/AN/A
Registered electors 1,038
Independent hold

Whitchurch Canonicorum

Whitchurch Canonicorum [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative C. Gibson* unopposed N/AN/A
Registered electors 1,157
Conservative hold

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 "West Dorset District Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). The Elections Centre (Plymouth University). Retrieved 23 April 2020.
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