1987 West Dorset District Council election

1987 West Dorset District Council election
All 55 seats to West Dorset District Council ; 28 seats needed for a majority
Council control before election; Independent ;	Council control after election; No overall control;

Last updated May 27, 2024

The 1987 West Dorset District Council election was held on Thursday 7 May 1987 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. The entire council was up for election as West Dorset returned to whole councils elections, after previously having been elected in thirds.

Ward results

Beaminster

Beaminster (2 seats)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	A. Hudson *	959	–	*N/A*
	Alliance	N. Brough	668	41.1	+4.7
	Independent	R. Blake	601	–	N/A
Turnout				58.2	–11.6
Registered electors			2,794
	Independent hold		Swing
	Alliance gain from Independent		Swing

Bothenhampton

Bothenhampton^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Cracknell *	610	68.8	*N/A*
	Alliance	I. Kent	276	31.2	–12.7
Majority			334	37.6	N/A
Turnout				56.2	+4.0
Registered electors			1,577
	Conservative gain from Ind. Conservative		Swing

Bradford Abbas

Bradford Abbas^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	E. Garrett *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			1,412
	Independent hold

Bradpole

Bradpole^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ind. Conservative	R. Coatsworth *	449	75.6	*N/A*
	Labour	K. Dixon	145	24.4	N/A
Majority			304	51.2	N/A
Turnout				37.3	N/A
Registered electors			1,591
	Ind. Conservative hold		Swing

Bridport North

Bridport North (3 seats)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Cash	811	39.9	+0.7
	Alliance	A. Tiltman *	644	31.7	+7.0
	Labour	L. Dibdin	611	–
	Conservative	D. Stebbings	576	28.4	–7.7
	Conservative	S. Baker *	551	–
	Labour	R. Wilkinson *	527	–
	Conservative	G. Strawson	465	–
	Alliance	R. Draper	307	–
	Alliance	P. Lathey	259	–
Turnout				61.3	+18.2
Registered electors			3,312
	Labour hold		Swing
	Alliance hold		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Bridport South

Bridport South (2 seats)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	A. Bell *	624	39.1	*N/A*
	Independent	C. Samways *	530	33.2	–27.2
	Conservative	D. Bushrod	441	27.6	–12.0
	Alliance	B. Wheeler	403	–
Turnout				62.1	+25.1
Registered electors			2,567
	Alliance hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

Broadmayne

Broadmayne^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J. Gregory	332	53.1	*N/A*
	Conservative	A. Abbott	163	26.1	–20.1
	Independent	A. Thacker	130	20.8	N/A
Majority			167	27.0	N/A
Turnout				50.0	—2.7
Registered electors			1,249
	Independent gain from Alliance		Swing

Broadwindsor

Broadwindsor^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	J. Hardman	258	50.8	*N/A*
	Independent	C. Coate *	250	49.2	N/A
Majority			8	1.6	N/A
Turnout				46.6	N/A
Registered electors			1,091
	Alliance gain from Independent

Burton Bradstock

Burton Bradstock^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	R. Bailey *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			1,128
	Independent hold

Caundle Vale

Caundle Vale^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	N. White *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			1,099
	Independent hold

Cerne Valley

Cerne Valley^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	R. Stenhouse *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			1,094
	Independent hold

Charminster

Charminster^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Woodhouse *	383	56.7	–6.3
	Alliance	G. Halliwell	160	23.7	–7.1
	Independent	E. Hanford	133	19.7	N/A
Majority			223	33.0	+0.8
Turnout				52.6	+7.4
Registered electors			1,391
	Conservative hold		Swing

Charmouth

Charmouth^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J. Cockerill *	512	73.6	*N/A*
	Alliance	N. Powell	184	26.4	N/A
Majority			328	47.2	N/A
Turnout				50.0	N/A
Registered electors			1,391
	Independent hold

Chesil Bank

Chesil Bank^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	M. Pengelly *	638	85.4	*N/A*
	Green	J. Laver	109	14.6	N/A
Majority			529	70.8	N/A
Turnout				58.9	N/A
Registered electors			1,269
	Independent hold

Chickerell

Chickerell (2 seats)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Brown	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
	Conservative	E. Davies *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			3,049
	Conservative hold
	Conservative gain from Alliance

Dorchester East

Dorchester East (2 seats)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	Enid Stella Jones *	889	55.4	+5.2
	Alliance	D. Smith *	544	–
	Conservative	C. Grassby	445	27.7	–7.4
	Green	B. Smith	160	10.0	N/A
	Labour	N. Osborne	112	7.0	–7.7
Turnout				70.8	+29.9
Registered electors			2,269
	Alliance hold		Swing
	Alliance hold		Swing

Dorchester North

Dorchester North (2 seats)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	L. Phillips *	743	37.4	*N/A*
	Conservative	L. Lock *	630	31.7	–15.2
	Alliance	M. McLellan	412	20.8	–13.0
	Labour	J. Hertslet	200	10.1	–9.2
Turnout				87.9	+46.3
Registered electors			2,258
	Independent hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Dorchester South

Dorchester South (3 seats)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	H. Dowell	1,025	41.9	–6.7
	Conservative	P. Seaton *	977	39.9	–1.8
	Alliance	D. Maggs *	973	–
	Alliance	M. Rennie	905	–
	Conservative	M. Dowell	840	–
	Conservative	R. Burrage	820	–
	Green	J. McMillan	272	11.1	N/A
	Labour	F. Pope	170	7.0	–2.6
	Labour	S. Coombes	142	–
Turnout				63.4	+15.5
Registered electors			3,861
	Alliance hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing

Dorchester West

Dorchester West (3 seats)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Antell *	762	36.5	+7.6
	Alliance	David Trevor Jones *	714	34.2	+6.3
	Alliance	D. Bowring	647	–
	Alliance	E. Boothman	640	–
	Conservative	G. Powell *	610	29.2	–1.4
	Conservative	D. Barry	408	–
	Labour	J. Watson	407	–
	Conservative	L. Wild	387	–
	Labour	T. Warren	311	–
Turnout				62.6	+0.1
Registered electors			3,330
	Labour hold		Swing
	Alliance hold		Swing
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing

Frome Valley

Frome Valley^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	M. Penfold	465	75.9	*N/A*
	Independent	C. Pook	148	24.1	N/A
Majority			317	51.8	N/A
Turnout				55.5	+2.3
Registered electors			1,104
	Independent gain from Independent		Swing

Halstock

Halstock^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	T. Frost *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			1,190
	Independent hold

Holnest

Holnest^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	G. House	407	63.4	*N/A*
	Alliance	G. Morris	235	36.6	N/A
Majority			172	26.8	N/A
Turnout				53.6	+17.7
Registered electors			1,198
	Independent gain from Independent		Swing

Loders

Loders^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	P. Bates	400	67.8	*N/A*
	Conservative	D. Fry *	190	32.2	N/A
Majority			210	35.6	N/A
Turnout				55.0	N/A
Registered electors			1,072
	Independent gain from Independent		Swing

Lyme Regis

Lyme Regis (3 seats)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	D. Applebee *	846	–	*N/A*
	Conservative	J. Nuttall *	818	49.2	*N/A*
	Independent	O. Lovell	555	–	*N/A*
	Independent	M. White	520	–	N/A
	Independent	S. Poupard	334	–	N/A
Turnout				54.1	N/A
Registered electors			3,075
	Independent hold
	Conservative hold
	Independent gain from Independent

Maiden Newton

Maiden Newton^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	H. Haward *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			1,158
	Independent hold

Netherbury

Netherbury^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Peake *	490	78.0	+3.1
	Labour	T. Weld	138	22.0	–3.1
Majority			352	56.0	+6.2
Turnout				47.0	+1.9
Registered electors			1,335
	Conservative hold		Swing

Owermoigne

Owermoigne (2 seats)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	J. Shuttleworth	666	56.1	*N/A*
	Alliance	G. Cant	557	–
	Independent	R. Symes *	522	43.9	N/A
Turnout				53.2	N/A
Registered electors			2,235
	Alliance hold
	Alliance gain from Independent

Piddle Valley

Piddle Valley^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ind. Conservative	A. Read *	480	79.5	*N/A*
	Labour	B. Bowen	124	20.5	N/A
Majority			356	59.0	N/A
Turnout				46.2	N/A
Registered electors			1,306
	Ind. Conservative hold

Puddletown

Puddletown^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Harries	305	46.6	*N/A*
	Independent	A. Banfield	265	40.3	N/A
	Labour	J. Pearson	87	13.2	–14.4
Majority			40	6.3	N/A
Turnout				59.1	+4.4
Registered electors			1,111
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Queen Thorne

Queen Thorne^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J. Brewer *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			1,185
	Independent hold

Sherborne East

Sherborne East (2 seats)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	E. Dyke *	674	35.4	–9.2
	Conservative	J. Williams	540	28.2	*N/A*
	Alliance	S. King	476	24.9	–10.1
	Alliance	J. Hill	409	–
	Labour	A. Birks-Hay	224	11.7	–8.6
Turnout				72.7	+24.6
Registered electors			2,634
	Independent hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Sherborne West

Sherborne West (3 seats)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	E. King *	951	–	*N/A*
	Conservative	S. Waddington *	929	29.0	–14.7
	Alliance	D. Baggs	793	24.8	–7.5
	Independent	K. Luxmoore	702	–	N/A
	Labour	A. Mitchell	527	16.5	–7.4
	Labour	G. Danes	352	–
Turnout				89.7	+43.0
Registered electors			3,566
	Independent hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing

Symondsbury

Symondsbury^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Summers *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			1,401
	Conservative hold

Thorncombe

Thorncombe^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Terrett	316	48.6	*N/A*
	Independent	P. Atyeo *	152	23.4	N/A
	Alliance	A. Greenless	129	19.8	N/A
	Independent	T. Richards	53	8.2	N/A
Majority			164	25.2	N/A
Turnout				61.1	N/A
Registered electors			1,063
	Conservative gain from Independent

Tolpuddle

Tolpuddle^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	M. Kraft *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			802
	Independent hold

Whitchurch Canonicorum

Whitchurch Canonicorum^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Gibson *	451	62.8	*N/A*
	Alliance	H. Fielder	267	37.2	N/A
Majority			184	25.6	N/A
Turnout				59.7	N/A
Registered electors			1,202
	Conservative hold

Winterborne St Martin

Winterborne St Martin^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	S. Slade *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			1,771
	Independent hold

Yetminster

Yetminster^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J. Meaden *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			1,252
	Independent hold

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v t e Council elections in Dorset
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council	2019 2023
Dorset Council	2019 2024
Dorset County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 Abolished
Bournemouth Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1996 1998 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 Abolished
Christchurch Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 Abolished
East Dorset District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 Abolished
North Dorset District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 Abolished
Poole Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1996 1998 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 Abolished
Purbeck District Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 Abolished
West Dorset District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1984 1986 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 Abolished
Weymouth and Portland Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 Abolished
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