1993 Dorset County Council election

1993 Dorset County Council election

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All 77 seats to Dorset County Council 38 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	32.24%
First party Second party   Party Liberal Democrats Conservative Seats won 38 29 Seat change 16 15 Popular vote 79,448 70,676 Percentage 41.5% 36.9%   Third party Fourth party   Party Labour Independent Seats won 6 4 Seat change 5 Popular vote 28,347 11,267 Percentage 14.8% 5.9%
Council control before election Conservative Council control after election Liberal Democrats

The 1993 Dorset County Council election was held on 6 May 1993, on the same day as other county council elections.

A legal challenge to the result was lodged for the Lytchett division of North Dorset. ^[1] Conservative candidate Commander Harry Selby-Bennett won 1,315 votes while Liberal Democrat candidate, Peter Gainsford had 1,314 votes. ^[2] The result was void by the High Court. ^[3] In September 1993, the council was taken by the Liberal Democrats following local council by-election wins. ^[4]

Results summary

Results [5]
Party	Seats	Change	Votes	Votes %
Liberal Democrats	38	17	79,448	41.5
Conservative Party	29	12	70,676	36.9
Labour Party	6		28,347	14.8
Independents	4	5	11,267	5.9
Green	0		1,760	0.9
Votes			190,692
			514,270

Ward results

Alderney

Alderney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	E. Hogg	1,150	58.9
	Labour	H. White	803	41.1
Majority			347	17.8
Turnout			1,953	30.5
Registered electors			6,401
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Beaminster

Beaminster

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	F. Streets	1,785	50.9
	Conservative	J. Peake*	1,725	49.1
Majority			60	1.7
Turnout			3,510	51.7
Registered electors			6,795
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	10%

Blackmore Vale

Blackmore Vale

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	G. Rose	1,898	62.1
	Conservative	D. Adami	1,063	34.8
	Labour	Ms N. Hayes	97	3.2
Majority			835	27.3
Turnout			2,961	46.8
Registered electors			6,528
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	15%

Blandford

Blandford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	B. Cooper	1,801	62.5
	Conservative	Ms. J. Rousseau	811	28.1
	Labour	M. Owen	269	9.3
Majority			990	34.4
Turnout			2,612	41.3
Registered electors			6,978
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	20%

Boscombe East

Boscombe East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	W. Brandwood	942	53.0
	Conservative	W. Carey*	635	35.7
	Labour	A. Crew	200	11.3
Majority			307	17.3
Turnout			1,577	30.0
Registered electors			5,917
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	15%

Boscombe West

Boscombe West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Wotton*	680	45.2
	Liberal Democrats	A. Eggerding	605	40.2
	Labour	M. Davis	220	14.6
Majority			75	5.0
Turnout			1,285	22.9
Registered electors			6,587
	Conservative hold

Bournemouth Central

Bournemouth Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Robbins	827	47.7
	Independent	Ms. L. Rhodes*	605	34.9
	Labour	Ms. S. Reynolds	300	17.3
Majority			222	12.8
Turnout			1,732	29.4
Registered electors			5,892
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing	10%

References

1. "RECOUNT AGREED FOR DORSET COUNTY WARD AFTER MAY DISPUTE". Local Government Chronicle (LGC). 1993-06-30. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
2. "RECOUNT AGREED FOR DORSET COUNTY WARD AFTER MAY DISPUTE". Local Government Chronicle (LGC). 1993-06-30. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
3. "DORSET BALLOT VOID, HIGH COURT RULES". Local Government Chronicle (LGC). 1993-07-20. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
4. "DORSET SEES HUGE LIB DEMS SWING". Local Government Chronicle (LGC). 1993-09-24. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
5. "Results from the county council elections". The Independent. 6 May 1993. Retrieved 4 May 2024.

External links

• Results

See also

• Dorset County Council elections