1986 West Dorset District Council election

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1986 West Dorset District Council election
←  1984 8 May 1986 (1986-05-08) 1987  →
19 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 before28176
Seats won1034
Seats after29129
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1Decrease2.svg 5Increase2.svg3
Popular vote3,9784,0285,027
Percentage24.4%24.7%30.9%
 Fourth partyFifth party
 
IndC
Lab
Party Ind. Conservative Labour
Seats before31
Seats won11
Seats after32
Seat changeSteady2.svgIncrease2.svg 1
Popular vote4402,806
Percentage2.8%17.2%
Council control before election

Independent

Council control after election

Independent

The 1986 West Dorset District Council election was held on Thursday 8 May 1986 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 1986 election saw the Independent councillors maintain their majority control on the Council.

Ward results

Beaminster

Beaminster [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent E. Smalley 474 36.4 N/A
Independent R. Bugler *42832.8N/A
Alliance J. Hardman40130.8N/A
Majority463.5N/A
Turnout 46.6N/A
Registered electors 2,794
Independent gain from Independent

Bothenhampton

Bothenhampton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Ind. Conservative D. Cracknell * 440 56.1 N/A
Alliance I. Kent34443.9N/A
Majority9612.2N/A
Turnout 52.2N/A
Registered electors 1,502
Ind. Conservative hold

Bradford Abbas

Bradford Abbas [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent E. Garrett * 500 84.9 N/A
Labour B. Berry8915.1N/A
Majority41169.8N/A
Turnout 43.9N/A
Registered electors 1,342
Independent hold

Bridport North

Bridport North [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. Wilkinson 542 39.2 +6.2
Conservative D. Stebbings *49836.1–10.2
Alliance C. Harris34124.7+4.0
Majority443.2N/A
Turnout 43.1–6.0
Registered electors 3,204
Labour gain from Conservative

Cerne Valley

Cerne Valley [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent R. Stenhouse 508 91.2 N/A
Labour J. Pope498.8N/A
Majority45982.4N/A
Turnout 51.8N/A
Registered electors 1,075
Independent gain from Independent

Chickerell

Chickerell [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Alliance J. Biggs 299 31.7 N/A
Conservative P. Brown26528.1–21.4
Independent E. Edwards-Stuart *24125.6N/A
Labour J. Dickenson13714.5N/A
Majority343.6N/A
Turnout 31.6+2.0
Registered electors 2,980
Alliance gain from Conservative

Dorchester East

Dorchester East [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Alliance D. Smith 466 50.2 +11.4
Conservative C. Lucas *32635.1+2.2
Labour L. Adams13714.7+6.6
Majority14015.1N/A
Turnout 40.9+9.3
Registered electors 2,269
Alliance gain from Conservative Swing

Dorchester North

Dorchester North [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative L. Lock 441 46.9 +15.3
Alliance A. Gross31833.8+17.2
Labour J. Hertslet18119.3+10.4
Majority12313.1N/A
Turnout 41.6–28.4
Registered electors 2,258
Conservative hold Swing

Dorchester South

Dorchester South [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Alliance D. Maggs * 875 48.6 +13.3
Conservative R. Burrage75141.7–11.6
Labour T. Warren1739.6–1.8
Majority1246.9N/A
Turnout 47.9–4.7
Registered electors 3,759
Alliance hold Swing

Dorchester West

Dorchester West [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Alliance David Trevor Jones 688 40.5 +13.9
Conservative G. Duke *52030.6–5.0
Labour D. Watson49128.9–9.0
Majority1689.9N/A
Turnout 62.5+14.6
Registered electors 2,718
Alliance gain from Conservative

Holnest

Holnest [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent M. Cockburn * 377 89.8 N/A
Labour K. Jehan4310.2N/A
Majority33479.6N/A
Turnout 35.9N/A
Registered electors 1,169
Independent hold

Lyme Regis

Lyme Regis [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent D. Applebee * unopposed N/AN/A
Registered electors 3,005
Independent hold

Netherbury

Netherbury [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Peake * 451 74.9 +12.6
Labour T. Weld15125.1N/A
Majority30049.8+25.1
Turnout 45.1–4.0
Registered electors 1,335
Conservative hold Swing

Owermoigne

Owermoigne [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent R. Symes * unopposed N/AN/A
Registered electors 2,235
Independent hold

Queen Thorne

Queen Thorne [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent J. Brewer * 447 82.5 N/A
Labour A. Birks-Hay9517.5N/A
Majority17565.0N/A
Turnout 47.6N/A
Registered electors 1,139
Independent hold

Sherborne East

Sherborne East [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent E. Dyke * 566 44.6 N/A
Alliance A. Graham44435.0N/A
Labour G. Faddy25820.3N/A
Majority1229.6N/A
Turnout 48.1N/A
Registered electors 2,634
Independent hold

Sherborne West

Sherborne West [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative S. Waddington * 776 43.7 +5.1
Alliance L. Lewis57432.3–1.3
Labour G. Danes42523.9–3.8
Majority20211.4+6.4
Turnout 46.7+0.8
Registered electors 3,798
Conservative hold Swing

Winterborne St Martin

Winterborne St Martin [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent S. Slade * unopposed N/AN/A
Registered electors 1,771
Independent hold

Yetminster

Yetminster [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent J. Meaden 437 58.3 N/A
Alliance S. King27737.0N/A
Labour W. Dean354.7N/A
Majority16021.3N/A
Turnout 62.2N/A
Registered electors 1,204
Independent gain from Conservative

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 "West Dorset District Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). The Elections Centre (Plymouth University). Retrieved 23 April 2020.
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