2009 Dorset County Council election

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2009 Dorset County Council election
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 20054 June 2009 2013  

All 45 seats of Dorset County Council
23 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Independent
Last election24 seats, 44.3%16 seats, 39.7%1 seat, 2.0%
Seats before24161
Seats won28161
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 4Steady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote76,35755,7331,479
Percentage48.8%35.6%1.0%

Dorset UK local election 2009 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2009 Dorset council election.

Council control before election

Conservative

Council control after election

Conservative

Elections to Dorset County Council took place on 4 June 2009. [1] The vote was delayed from 7 May, in order to coincide with elections to the European Parliament. A key issue in the election was an Audit Commission report on social care which reported a decline in standards since 2006, however the Conservative party responded that their administration was the best performing county council in England. [2] There were fears however that voter turnout would be a record low. [3]

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Election result summary

Dorset County Council election, 2009
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 2862Increase2.svg462.2248.7676,357
  Liberal Democrats 1633Steady2.svg35.5635.5955,733
  Independent 100Steady2.svg2.220.941,479
  UKIP 000Steady2.svg07.3511,505
  Labour 004Decrease2.svg406.009,399
  Green 000Steady2.svg00.951,488
 Citizen's Action Party000Steady2.svg00.49781
  BNP 000Steady2.svg00.1150

Election result by division

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Beaminster
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Rebecca Knox 1,713 51.53
Liberal Democrats Peter Ivan Jones1,26438.03
Green Neil Antony Judd2808.42
Labour Thomas Anderson672.02
Turnout 49.37
Conservative hold
Blackmore Vale
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats David Charles Thomas Fox 1,719 45.79
Conservative Deborah Anne Croney1,47339.24
UKIP Alan Stewart Kewley48312.87
Labour Dennis Wardleworth792.10
Turnout 47.46
Liberal Democrats hold
Blandford
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Barrie George Cooper 1,633 57.06
Conservative Steve Adamson1,08537.91
Labour Haydn Roger White1445.03
Turnout 38.61
Liberal Democrats hold
Bride Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Ronald William Coatsworth 1,730 54.40
Liberal Democrats Ros Kayes98430.94
Independent Leon Sea3109.75
Labour Anna May Alice Birley1564.91
Turnout 47.17
Conservative hold
Bridport
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Karl Gareth Wallace 1,205 42.79
Conservative Sandra Ann Brown1,09638.92
Green Julian Stephen Langton Jones33611.93
Labour Richard Howard Nicholls1766.36
Turnout 37.36
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Broadwey
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Andy Cooke 1,381 43.37
Liberal Democrats Christine James67221.11
Labour Mike Byatt63319.88
Green Brian Anthony Heatley49815.64
Turnout 38.04
Conservative gain from Labour
Burton Grange
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative David Charles Jones 1,102 43.54
Liberal Democrats Betty-Ann Fox-Hodges67626.71
UKIP Simon Peter Boyd45317.90
BNP Barry John Sinclair Bennett1505.93
Labour Vera Elizabeth Hill1505.93
Turnout 36.66
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
Chickerell and Chesil Bank
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Ian Charles Gardner 1,178 46.99
Liberal Democrats Brendan Webster1,07442.84
Labour Steve Bick25510.17
Turnout 39.12
Conservative hold
Christchurch Central
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Peter Roger Alexander Hall 1,438 40.84
Conservative Ray Nottage1,34538.20
UKIP Rollo Reid60417.15
Labour Michael Edward Woods1343.81
Turnout 44.59
Liberal Democrats hold
Colehill and Stapehill
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Janet Dover 1,486 41.81
Conservative David Packer1,42940.21
UKIP John Richard Myers53915.17
Labour Kay Susanne Wilcox1002.81
Turnout 46.81
Liberal Democrats hold
Commons
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative David John Fox 1,514 45.40
UKIP Ric Johnson98129.42
Liberal Democrats John Blunden64419.31
Labour Robert William Ian Deeks1965.88
Turnout 40.2
Conservative hold
Corfe Mullen
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Susan Jefferies 1,453 42.66
Conservative Brian Lane1,39941.07
UKIP Josephine Marie Evans55416.27
Turnout 42.32
Liberal Democrats hold
Cranborne Chase
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Timothy John Palmer 2,178 71.62
Liberal Democrats David Lawrence Tooke86328.38
Turnout 44.32
Conservative hold
Dorchester (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Richard Martin Biggs 3,085 26.66
Liberal Democrats David Trevor Jones 3,068 26.52
Conservative Mary Penfold2,19218.95
Conservative Jonathan Halewood2,05317.74
Labour Co-op Vicki Black6235.38
Labour Co-op Andy Hutchings5494.75
Turnout 43.1
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Edgdon Heath
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Alex Brenton 1,373 46.96
Conservative Malcolm Leonard Shakesby1,36946.82
Labour David Llewellyn Kelsey Stokes1826.22
Turnout 43.72
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Ferndown (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative John Leslie Wilson 3,575 28.24
Conservative Derek Bidkar Frank Burt 3,460 27.33
UKIP David Leigh Baxter1,78014.06
UKIP John Lees Baxter1,69113.36
Liberal Democrats Margaret Martin9137.21
Liberal Democrats Phillip Graeme Cuckstone8736.90
Labour Christopher Hampton3682.91
Turnout 42.76
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Gillingham
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats David Milsted 1,606 49.04
Conservative Nick Mason1,52846.66
Labour Terry Joyes1414.31
Turnout 42.88
Liberal Democrats hold
Hambledon
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Angus Campbell 2,437 65.97
Liberal Democrats Graeme Henry Hole1,09829.72
Labour Keith Yarwood1594.30
Turnout 45.3
Conservative hold
Highcliffe and Walkford
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Colin Peter Jamieson 1,833 51.66
UKIP Philip Glover88725
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Christopher Stephen Foster61517.33
Labour Rob Maskell2136
Turnout 46.27
Conservative hold
Linden Lea
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative David Crowhurst 1,945 58.13
Liberal Democrats Tim Harries1,13533.92
Labour Daniel Peter Alec Hassell2667.95
Turnout 43.33
Conservative hold
Lodmoor
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Brian Ellis 1,792 49.10
Conservative Ian Bruce 1,61644.27
Labour Maureen Audrey Drake2426.63
Turnout 49.86
Liberal Democrats hold
Lytchett
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Frederick Henry Drane 1,873 51.15
Conservative Bill Pipe1,64344.87
Labour James Sebastian Selby Bennett1463.99
Turnout 41.45
Liberal Democrats hold
Marshwood Vale
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Geoffrey John Brierley 1,749 56.75
Liberal Democrats Christopher John Savory1,15237.38
Labour Carole Ann Murless1815.87
Turnout 41.62
Conservative hold
Minster
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Robin David Cook 1,594 50.43
Liberal Democrats Marilyn Blanche Osner1,56749.57
Turnout 41.65
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
Mudeford and Highcliffe
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Alan John Charles Griffiths 2,356 60.15
UKIP Brian Hogger64216.39
Liberal Democrats John Campbell48712.43
Labour Carol Ann Wilcox2546.48
Independent Lindsay Margaret Turner1784.54
Turnout 51.57
Conservative hold
Portland Harbour
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Tim Munro 795 32.74
Labour Anne Kenwood58424.05
Liberal Democrats Trefor Morgan55522.86
Citizen's Action PartyRichard Denton-White49420.35
Turnout 34.32
Conservative gain from Labour
Portland Tophill
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Les Ames 991 44.56
Conservative Ian Munro-Price63728.64
Labour Sandy West30913.89
Citizen's Action PartyDon Roach28712.90
Turnout 33.94
Independent hold
Purbeck Hills
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Michael William John Lovell 1,605 59.75
Liberal Democrats Beryl Rita Ezzard89833.43
Labour Leigh Van de Zande1836.81
Turnout 47.92
Conservative hold
Rodwell
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Nigel Reed 1,126 41.53
Liberal Democrats John Birtwistle1,01937.59
Labour Kate Wheller56620.88
Turnout 39.14
Conservative gain from Labour
Shaftesbury
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Mervyn Jeffrey 1,319 53.60
Conservative Jane Katherine Gould1,06143.11
Labour Christine Pamela Moss813.29
Turnout 45.79
Liberal Democrats hold
Sherborne
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Robert Andrew Gould 1,639 52.65
Liberal Democrats Jan Palmer94230.26
Green Susan Greene37412.01
Labour Graham John Parish1585.08
Turnout 44.32
Conservative hold
Sherborne Rural
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Michael James Bevan 2,080 51.19
Liberal Democrats Robin Andrew Shane Legg1,87146.05
Labour Kate Parish1122.76
Turnout 52.2
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
St Leonards and St Ives
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Peter William Richardson 1,879 63.69
UKIP Allan Stephen Tallett62721.25
Liberal Democrats Nick Smith44415.05
Turnout 49.65
Conservative hold
Stour Vale
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Andrew Ronald Cattaway 1,905 59.05
Liberal Democrats Ian Stewart1,22237.88
Labour David John Harvey993.07
Turnout 45.95
Conservative hold
Swanage
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative William Stanley Trite 1,507 40.95
Liberal Democrats Peter B Clark1,15531.39
UKIP Mike Hobson65217.72
Labour Max Stanford3669.95
Turnout 45.29
Conservative hold
Three Valleys
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Jill Haynes 2,154 57.92
Liberal Democrats Andrew James Canning1,30235.01
Labour Harry Burden2637.07
Turnout 45.91
Conservative hold
Verwood and Three Legged Cross (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Toni Bartley Coombs 2,939 32.39
Conservative Spencer Grant Flower 2,814 31.01
Liberal Democrats Alan Stuart Dorey1,55517.13
Liberal Democrats Heidi Maria James1,50616.60
Labour Mike Ellis2612.88
Turnout 41.78
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Wareham
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats David Anthony Budd 1,535 48.35
Conservative Jane Thomas1,17236.91
UKIP Keith Allen Simpson37711.87
Labour Rosemary Smith912.87
Turnout 47.23
Liberal Democrats hold
West Moors and Holt
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Peter James Michael Finney 1,623 45.68
Liberal Democrats Peter Holden1,26835.69
UKIP Dave Butt66218.63
Turnout 47.46
Conservative hold
Westham
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats David Harris 1,336 52.87
Conservative Ian James75729.96
Labour Mike Owen43417.17
Turnout 36.06
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour
Weymouth Town
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Howard Legg 1,244 51.55
Conservative Peter Michael Farrell86936.01
Labour Colin Huckle30012.43
Turnout 31.14
Liberal Democrats hold
Winterborne
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Hilary Ann Cox 1,822 53.84
Liberal Democrats Graham Douglas Burton81424.05
UKIP Bob Pilkington57316.93
Labour Kim Fendley1755.17
Turnout 44.33
Conservative hold

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