2019 Dorset Council election

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2019 Dorset Council election
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2 May 2019 (2019-05-02) 2024  →
All 82 seats to Dorset Council
42 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
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Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Green
Seats won43294
Popular vote43,65635,01211,021
Percentage36.3%29.1%9.2%
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Party Independent Labour
Seats won42
Popular vote10,46613,077
Percentage8.7%10.9%
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Map showing the results of the 2019 Dorset Council elections.
Leader before election

Spencer Flower
Conservative

Leader after election

Spencer Flower
Conservative

The 2019 Dorset Council election was held on Thursday 2 May 2019 to elect councillors to the new Dorset Council in England. It took place on the same day as other district council elections in the United Kingdom. [1]

Contents

These were the first elections to the new unitary council, which has come into effect on 1 April 2019. The new unitary authority was created to administer most of the area formerly administered by Dorset County Council, which was previously subdivided into the districts of Weymouth and Portland, West Dorset, North Dorset, Purbeck, and East Dorset. The previous elections in for Dorset County Council took place in 2017, and for the former district councils in 2015 and 2016. Future elections will take place in 2024 and 2029, and then every 4 years. [2]

The 2019 election saw the Conservatives take a majority of seats on the Council.

Council composition

Prior to the election the composition of the shadow authority was:

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After the election the composition of the council was:

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Summary

Election result

2019 Dorset Council election
PartyCandidatesSeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 8243N/AN/AN/A52.436.343,656N/A
  Liberal Democrats 6829N/AN/AN/A35.429.135,012N/A
  Green 234N/AN/AN/A4.99.211,021N/A
  Independent 284N/AN/AN/A4.98.710,466N/A
  Labour 642N/AN/AN/A2.410.913,077N/A
  UKIP 300N/AN/AN/A0.05.97,125N/A

Ward results

Beacon

Beacon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jane Somper 1,020 64.4
Liberal Democrats Alexandra Gale42326.7
Labour Samuel Charles Skey1429.0
Majority59737.7
Turnout 42.60
Conservative win (new seat)

Beaminster

Beaminster
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Rebecca Knox 678 47.9
Liberal Democrats Chris Turner53237.6
Green Robert Sean Casey14110.0
Labour Stephen Everington634.5
Majority14610.3
Turnout 42.10
Conservative win (new seat)

Blackmore Vale

Blackmore Vale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Pauline Hannah Batstone 912 61.8
UKIP Bill Woodhouse22415.2
Liberal Democrats Ian De Carteret Edlin21514.6
Labour Kevin Thomas James Shillington1248.4
Majority68845.3
Turnout 40.70
Conservative win (new seat)

Pauline Batstone was subsequently elected the first chair of the council.

Blandford

Blandford (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Byron Robert Quayle 1,573 55.0
Conservative Noc Lacey-Clarke 1,495 52.2
Liberal Democrats Hugo Anthony Mieville77427.0
Liberal Democrats John Edward Thomas Tanner76126.6
Labour Pat Osborne50917.8
Labour Doro Russell36212.6
Majority72125.2
Turnout 2,86235.80
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Bridport

Bridport (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sarah Williams 1,891 42.3
Green Kelvin Charles Clayton 1,606 35.9
Liberal Democrats Dave Bolwell 1,489 33.3
Conservative Derek Raymond Bussell1,17226.2
Conservative Ronald William Coatsworth1,13825.4
Conservative Una Mary Christopher1,04023.3
Liberal Democrats Iain Douglas Young89320.0
Labour Nick Boothroyd77317.3
Labour Mark Gage73416.4
UKIP Heath Barrett64314.4
Labour Bill Mellish63014.1
Majority
Turnout 4,47337.37
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Green win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Chalk Valleys

Chalk Valleys
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jill Haynes 810 50.4
Green Carol Rosemary Byrom44727.8
Liberal Democrats Michael John Sandy35121.8
Majority36322.6
Turnout 42.30
Conservative win (new seat)

Charminster St Mary's

Charminster St Mary's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Taylor 846 53.5
Conservative Tim Yarker47229.8
Independent Richard David Denton-White17611.1
Labour Michael John Maher885.6
Majority
Turnout 42.20
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Chesil Bank

Chesil Bank
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mark Brandon Roberts 595 39.2
Green Vaughan Jones50333.1
Liberal Democrats Sally Anne Holland31620.8
Labour Richard Howard Nicholls1056.9
Majority
Turnout 47.10
Conservative win (new seat)

Chickerell

Chickerell (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jean Dunseith 766 42.3
Independent John Howard Worth 564 31.1
Conservative Mike Byatt54229.9
Green Graham Lambert37620.7
Liberal Democrats Holly Bessant33918.7
Liberal Democrats James Alexander Lane Canning28315.6
Labour Valerie Ann Ashenden27515.2
Majority
Turnout 1,81330.56
Conservative win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Colehill and Wimborne Minster East

Colehill and Wimborne Minster East (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Janet Dover 1,616 57.4
Liberal Democrats Maria Angela Roe 1,073 38.1
Conservative KD Johnson96834.4
Conservative David Geoffrey Lawson Packer77127.4
Green Derek Baker47717.0
UKIP Nick Wellstead31911.3
Labour David Francis Moore1455.2
Majority
Turnout 2,81441.26
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Corfe Mullen

Corfe Mullen (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Mike Barron 1,388 47.7
Conservative Paul Ronald Harrison 1,292 44.4
Liberal Democrats Duncan Anthony Sowry-House1,13839.1
Conservative Sarah Jayne Burns1,09337.6
Green Tracie Stevens37412.9
Labour David Peden2227.6
Majority
Turnout 2,90937.07
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Cranborne and Alderholt

Cranborne and Alderholt
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Lawrence Tooke 689 46.7
Conservative Steve Butler67145.5
Labour Peter Thomas Parsons1167.9
Majority
Turnout 37.90
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Cranborne Chase

Cranborne Chase
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Piers Brown 778 65.6
Labour Dennis Wardleworth20817.5
UKIP Stephen Mark Kelly20016.9
Majority
Turnout 36.70
Conservative win (new seat)

Crossways

Crossways
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Nick Ireland 746 62.3
Conservative Barry Michael Quinn36030.1
Labour Mollie Joy Collins917.6
Majority
Turnout 40.70
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Ireland was later elected leader for the Liberal Democrat group.

Dorchester East

Dorchester East (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Molly Rennie 1,755 64.2
Liberal Democrats Stella Jones 1,739 63.6
Conservative Anthony James Kirkpatrick Austin55920.5
Conservative Andrew William Charles Christopher48717.8
Labour Claudia Sorin44816.4
Labour Barry Thompson36913.5
Majority
Turnout 2,73341.70
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Dorchester Poundbury

Dorchester Poundbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Richard Biggs 457 35.9
Conservative Peter Jonathon Stein41532.6
Independent William Gibbons27321.4
Green Tim Oram735.7
Labour Sinead McCarney554.3
Majority
Turnout 46.20
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Dorchester West

Dorchester West (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Andy Canning 1,221 44.7
Independent Les Fry 1,064 38.9
Liberal Democrats Janet Elizabeth Hewitt97335.6
Conservative Gerald Duke51218.7
Green Len Herbert43415.9
Conservative Ian Francois Bernard Gosling33612.3
Labour Jules Daulby28910.6
Labour Tracee Lorraine Cossey2649.7
Majority
Turnout 2,73339.51
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Fry was later elected leader of the all for Dorset independent group.

Eggardon

Eggardon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anthony Paul Robin Alford 735 48.1
Green Anne Elizabeth Clements36223.7
Liberal Democrats Robin Potter27117.7
Labour Lucy Campbell16110.5
Majority
Turnout 37.50
Conservative win (new seat)

Ferndown North

Ferndown North (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Cathy Lugg 1,312 54.1
Conservative Mike Parkes 1,221 50.3
Liberal Democrats Matthew Coussell57823.8
Liberal Democrats Peter Durant54522.5
UKIP Alan Albert Miller52121.5
UKIP Jade Cadman49220.3
Majority
Turnout 2,42633.40
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Ferndown South

Ferndown South (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Julie Lorraine Robinson 765 38.9
Conservative Rod Adkins 689 35.0
UKIP Geoff Laidlaw53627.3
UKIP Lawrence Wilson48724.8
Liberal Democrats Philip Carl Bamborough47424.1
Independent Paul Hanson Graham37118.9
Labour Suzanne M Roffe26413.4
Majority
Turnout 1,96629.83
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Gillingham

Gillingham (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Belinda Ridout 1,799 43.4
Conservative Valerie Rose Pothecary 1,682 40.6
Conservative David Walsh 1,626 39.2
Liberal Democrats Barry Von Clemens1,24530.0
Liberal Democrats Mike Gould95823.1
Independent Mark Jonathan White85320.6
Liberal Democrats John William Butcher76518.5
UKIP Nick Edmunds58214.0
UKIP Peter Caulfield53312.9
UKIP Jane Unwin49712.0
Labour Fiona Jane Cullen43310.4
Labour Philip Peter Wilson41510.0
Labour Paul Taylor3227.8
Majority
Turnout 4,14534.19
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Hill Forts and Upper Tarrants

Hill Forts and Upper Tarrants
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sherry Jespersen 854 60.5
Liberal Democrats Joe Hickish33623.8
Labour Alan Cross22115.7
Majority
Turnout 40.00
Conservative win (new seat)

Littlemoor and Preston

Littlemoor and Preston (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tony Ferrari 1,078 35.3
Conservative Louie James O`Leary 988 32.4
Independent Michael McCallister Wilkinson74124.3
Labour Mark Richard Tewkesbury71923.6
Liberal Democrats Gillian Pearson62920.6
Labour Ann Weaving52717.3
Green John Victor Tomblin50516.6
Independent David Skinner34711.4
Majority
Turnout 3,05040.15
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

O'Leary was the youngest elected councillor aged 20. Cllr Ferrari became the cabinet member for finance and assets.

Lyme and Charmouth

Lyme and Charmouth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Daryl Whane Turner 756 40.1
Independent Cheryl Lesley Reynolds57130.3
Green Rob Smith31716.8
Labour Rikey Austin23912.7
Majority
Turnout 44.90
Conservative win (new seat)

Lytchett Matravers and Upton

Lytchett Matravers and Upton (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bill Pipe 1,472 45.4
Liberal Democrats Andrew James Starr 1,441 44.4
Liberal Democrats Alex Brenton 1,339 41.3
Conservative Robin Guy Sequeira1,31240.4
Conservative Ralph Turvill Watts1,23538.1
Liberal Democrats John Brian Taylor1,09233.7
Green Natalie Carswell70221.6
Labour Frank Duncan Milsom3149.7
Majority
Turnout 3,24435.00
Conservative win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Marshwood Vale

Marshwood Vale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Simon John Christopher 752 39.0
Independent Jacqui Sewell59530.9
Green Simon Fairlie30816.0
Liberal Democrats Eddie Gerrard1879.7
Labour Phyllida Culpin854.4
Majority
Turnout 50.30
Conservative win (new seat)

Melcombe Regis

Melcombe Regis
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Jon Orrell 691 62.8
Conservative James William Farquharson22020.0
Labour Tia Roos19017.3
Majority
Turnout 33.00
Green win (new seat)

Portland

Portland (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Rob Hughes 1,052 37.3
Labour Paul Ralph Kimber 910 32.2
Independent Susan Cocking 894 31.7
Labour Giovanna Elizabeth Lewis84730.0
Conservative Katharine Muriel Garcia73225.9
Green Sara Ann Harpley69724.7
Conservative Su Illsley68024.1
Labour Ray Nowak67523.9
Conservative Chris Wakefield57120.2
Independent Tim Munro44715.8
Majority
Turnout 2,82430.49
Independent win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Kimber was later elected leader of the labour and co-op group.

Puddletown and Lower Winterborne

Puddletown and Lower Winterborne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Emma Jayne Parker 789 48.5
Liberal Democrats Helen Francis38823.9
Independent Kevin Nicholas Maitland-Gleed25715.8
Labour Emma Elizabeth Bratley19211.8
Majority40124.6
Turnout 38.40
Conservative win (new seat)

Radipole

Radipole (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Peter Lawrence Fraser Barrow 1,346 51.3
Liberal Democrats David Michael Gray 1,234 47.0
Conservative Peter Dickenson70927.0
Conservative John Twidale Ellis67125.6
Labour Mark Duxbury54120.6
Labour Grafton Alphonso Straker622.4
Majority
Turnout 2,62436.48
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Rodwell and Wyke

Rodwell and Wyke (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Clare Sutton 2,033 49.4
Labour Kate Wheller 1,403 34.1
Green Brian Heatley 1,258 30.6
Green Darragh Edwin Croxson1,06225.8
Labour Becky Suzanne Blake96523.5
Conservative Richard Douglas Nickinson91122.2
Independent Luke Michael Wakeling90822.1
Conservative Joanna Mary Dickenson86221.0
Conservative Michael James Bevan83520.3
Labour Lucy Hamilton83020.2
Majority
Turnout 4,11237.68
Green win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Green win (new seat)

Sutton was elected as leader of the green group on the council.

Shaftesbury Town

Shaftesbury Town (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Derek Leslie Beer 1,177 50.6
Liberal Democrats Tim Cook 682 29.3
Conservative Julian Pritchard48020.6
Conservative Alexander Edward Chase38116.4
Independent Andrew Reginald Hollingshead36015.5
Independent Peter David Yeo27311.7
UKIP Lester Geoffrey Taylor25010.7
UKIP Steve Unwin23310.0
Labour Melanie Costas2139.2
Independent Lester Mark Dibben1476.3
Labour William Kenealy1456.2
Majority
Turnout 2,32635.21
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Sherborne East

Sherborne East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jon Andrews 842 49.6
Conservative Jill Warburton61536.2
UKIP Alan Gordon Taylor1227.2
Green Ken Huggins1207.1
Majority
Turnout 44.50
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Sherborne Rural

Sherborne Rural
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Robin Andrew Shane Legg 902 53.4
Conservative Peter Robert Shorland58334.5
UKIP Leon Jennings20412.1
Majority
Turnout 42.70
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Sherborne West

Sherborne West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Matt Hall 759 53.6
Conservative Rebecca Burns53838.0
Green Pam Rosling1198.4
Majority
Turnout 42.40
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

South East Purbeck

South East Purbeck
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Cherry Louise Brooks 499 30.7
Independent Nigel Dragon45127.7
Liberal Democrats Mandy Platts28417.5
Labour George Holden19111.7
UKIP John Barnes1177.2
Independent Matt Etherington845.2
Majority
Turnout 46.80
Conservative win (new seat)

St Leonards and St Ives

St Leonards and St Ives (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Barry Peter Goringe 1,406 55.6
Conservative Ray Bryan 1,363 53.9
UKIP Robin Frances Grey60423.9
Liberal Democrats Ulrike Lucas59023.3
UKIP Allan Stephen Tallett48219.1
Labour Steve Hards28611.3
Majority
Turnout 2,52940.70
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Stalbridge and Marnhull

Stalbridge and Marnhull
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Graham Carr-Jones 837 47.6
Liberal Democrats Ros Eveleigh54130.8
UKIP Rory Herbert24614.0
Labour Pippa Shillington1357.7
Majority
Turnout 42.30
Conservative win (new seat)

Stour and Allen Vale

Stour and Allen Vale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robin David Cook 606 43.5
Liberal Democrats Joanna Jane Bury32823.5
Independent Francis Edward Raven-Vause20114.4
UKIP Michael Simmons16511.8
Labour Stephen Gerry946.7
Majority
Turnout 35.80
Conservative win (new seat)

Sturminster Newton

Sturminster Newton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Carole Yvonne Jones 442 32.5
Independent Michael Roake39929.3
Liberal Democrats David Fox36026.4
UKIP Sam Edmunds1027.5
Labour Craig Andrew White594.3
Majority
Turnout 38.70
Conservative win (new seat)

Swanage

Swanage (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gary Maurice Suttle 1,546 45.9
Conservative William Stanley Trite 1,457 43.3
Labour Debby Monkhouse78023.2
Independent Philip Michael Eades67720.1
Labour Chris Bradey61418.2
Liberal Democrats Gill Calvin Thomas59217.6
Liberal Democrats Cliff Sutton46913.9
Independent Jason Paul Haiselden35110.4
Majority
Turnout 3,36842.38
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Upwey and Broadwey

Upwey and Broadwey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Howard Richard Legg 555 41.1
Conservative Kevin Brookes54340.3
Labour Debra Kohana25118.6
Majority
Turnout 37.00
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Verwood

Verwood (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Simon Gibson 2,235 63.6
Conservative Toni Bartley Coombs 2,083 59.2
Conservative Spencer Grant Flower 1,946 55.3
Green Bridie Salmon73620.9
Liberal Democrats Ginette Marie Holdroyd56516.1
Green Peter Jonathan Lucas54615.5
UKIP John Baxter49914.2
UKIP Peter Grant48013.7
Labour James Andrew McKenzie3068.7
Labour Maryanne Pike2286.5
Labour Sandra Joy Turner2276.5
Majority
Turnout 3,51633.60
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Flower was later elected as the first leader of the council.

Wareham

Wareham (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Beryl Rita Ezzard 1,837 57.1
Liberal Democrats Ryan David Holloway 1,308 40.6
Conservative Mark Unsworth96530.0
Conservative Mike Wiggins94229.3
UKIP Keith Allen Simpson43113.4
Labour Cherry Ann Bartlett36511.3
Labour Alice Jane Blachford Rogers2196.8
Majority
Turnout 3,21941.16
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

West Moors and Three Legged Cross

West Moors and Three Legged Cross (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David William Shortell 1,412 57.3
Conservative Michael Roy Dyer 1,323 53.7
UKIP David Richard Marshall59624.2
Liberal Democrats Marlies Koutstaal54122.0
UKIP Mark Wadeson44718.1
Liberal Democrats Lars Wilmar43217.5
Majority
Turnout 2,46333.35
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

West Parley

West Parley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew Charles Parry 611 62.5
UKIP Ann Josephine Miller20120.6
Liberal Democrats Jocelyn Grace Lortie16516.9
Majority
Turnout 32.10
Conservative win (new seat)

West Purbeck

West Purbeck (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Laura Jane Miller 1,142 44.1
Conservative Peter Kendrick Wharf 1,064 41.1
Independent Malcolm Leonard Shakesby84832.7
Liberal Democrats David H Bhattacharjee55621.5
Liberal Democrats David Sinclair Burden37514.5
Labour Jon Davey30711.8
Labour Nick Chaffey28811.1
Majority
Turnout 2,59136.59
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Wharf was later appointed deputy leader of the council

Westham

Westham (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ryan Dean Hope 895 46.1
Liberal Democrats Gill Taylor 836 43.0
Labour Sara Louise Greenhalf47124.2
Labour David Joseph Greenhalf44122.7
Conservative Clare Louise Williams36618.8
Conservative Tom Tannassee34517.8
Majority
Turnout 1,94329.61
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Wimborne Minster

Wimborne Minster (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Shane Kevin Bartlett 1,296 65.5
Liberal Democrats David Morgan 1,155 58.4
Conservative Derek Bidkar Frank Burt51426.0
Conservative Colin Robin William Beck50925.7
Labour Stewart William Bullen1929.7
Labour Ashley Wynne Rowlands1829.2
Majority
Turnout 1,97936.42
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Winterborne and Broadmayne

Winterborne and Broadmayne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Roland Tarr 799 56.6
Conservative Robert Philip Freeman41229.2
UKIP Graham Richard Brant20114.2
Majority
Turnout 41.20
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Winterborne North

Winterborne North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew Kerby 557 39.9
Liberal Democrats Barrie Cooper36326.0
UKIP Christine Adey16211.6
Independent James Bernard Mayo1057.5
Labour Haydn Roger White1027.3
Independent John Stayt886.3
Independent Jason Williamson191.4
Majority
Turnout 41.90
Conservative win (new seat)

Yetminster

Yetminster
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mary Penfold 910 52.9
Liberal Democrats Tim Fearon61135.5
UKIP Philip Lee Broomfield20011.6
Majority
Turnout 43.40
Conservative win (new seat)

Changes 2019–2024

Lyme & Charmouth

Lyme & Charmouth: 7 April 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Belinda Bawden 594 43.8 +27.0
Conservative Victoria Anna Stocqueler35926.5−13.7
Independent Cheryl Lesley Reynolds32023.6−6.7
Labour David Hart826.1−6.6
Majority23517.3
Turnout 1,357
Green gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg20.4

By-election triggered by resignation of Conservative councillor Daryl Turner. [7]

Sherborne West

Sherborne West: 29 June 2023
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Richard Henry Geoffrey Crabb 589 50.8 –2.8
Conservative Rebecca Burns48942.2+4.2
Labour Nicholas Boothroyd817.0N/A
Majority1008.6
Turnout 1,13530.5
Registered electors 3,722
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease2.svg3.5

By-election triggered by resignation of Liberal Democrat councillor Matt Hall. [8]

Littlemoor & Preston

Littlemoor & Preston: 11 January 2024
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Dickenson 1,237 53.7 +18.4
Liberal Democrats Simon Arthur Dewi Clifford83336.2+15.6
Labour Stephen Nicholas Brown23210.1−13.5
Majority40417.5
Turnout 2,30230.8
Registered electors 7,579
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg1.4

By-election triggered by death of Conservative councillor Tony Ferrari. [9]

References

  1. ↑ "Dorset Council Election Results 2019 - All results". Dorset Council. Archived from the original on 3 May 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  2. ↑ "Election Timetable in England" (PDF). gov.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  3. ↑ Boothroyd, David (13 May 2022). "Post-election roundup". Local Councils. Thorncliffe. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  4. ↑ Boothroyd, David (26 January 2024). "Stirling Conservative hold, for a' that". Local Councils. Thorncliffe. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  5. ↑ Greasley-Machin, Sam (13 December 2021). "Corfe Mullen councillor leaves Lib Dems for Conservative". Dorset Echo. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  6. ↑ Bevins, Trevor (16 October 2022). "Councillor leaves Lib Dems on Dorset Council". Dorset Echo. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  7. ↑ "Lyme and Charmouth by election results". Dorset Council. 8 April 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  8. ↑ Bevins, Trevor (9 May 2023). "Matt Hall to resign Sherborne West seat on Dorset Council". Dorset Echo. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  9. ↑ "Dorset councillor Tony Ferrari dies after collapsing while running". BBC News. 7 November 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
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