South West England is a constituency of the European Parliament. From 2009 it elects 6 MEPs using the d'Hondt method of party-list proportional representation, reduced from 7 in 2009.
Christchurch Borough Council in Dorset, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 24 councillors have been elected from 11 wards.
East Hampshire District Council in Hampshire England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 44 councillors have been elected from 38 wards.
One third of Purbeck District Council in Dorset, England is elected each year, followed by one year where there is an election to Dorset County council.
One-third of Weymouth and Portland District Council in Dorset, England, is elected each year, followed by one year where there is an election to Dorset County Council instead.
North Dorset Council is elected every four years.
East Dorset District Council in Dorset, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2015, 29 councillors have been elected from 16 wards.
The 2010 Purbeck District Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Purbeck District Council in Dorset, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.
Local elections were held in the United Kingdom in 1987. The projected share of the vote was Conservatives 38%, Labour 32%, Liberal-SDP Alliance 27%. It was the first time since 1983 that the Conservatives had enjoyed the largest share of the vote in local council elections.
Elections to West Dorset district council in Dorset, England were held on 5 May 2011. The whole of this 48-seat council was up for election. The previous election was held in May 2007.
The 2015 United Kingdom local elections were held on Thursday 7 May 2015, the same day as the general election for the House of Commons of the United Kingdom.
The 2003 East Dorset District Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of East Dorset District Council in Dorset, England. The whole council was up for election after boundary changes and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.
The 2007 East Dorset District Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of East Dorset District Council in Dorset, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.
The 2011 East Dorset District Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of East Dorset District Council in Dorset, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.
The 2015 West Dorset District Council election took take place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of West Dorset District Council in England. This was on the same day as the general election and other local elections.
The 2015 East Dorset District Council election took place on 7 May 2015 in order to elect members of the East Dorset District Council in Dorset, England. The whole council was up for election after boundary changes reduced the number of seats by seven. The Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.
The 1999 Christchurch Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Christchurch Borough Council in Dorset, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.
West Dorset District Council is elected every four years by the first past the post system of election. The council currently consists of 44 councillors, representing 24 electoral divisions. The Conservative Party is currently the largest party on the council, having gained overall control in the 2003 local elections. The council meets at South Walks House in Dorchester, having moved to the new council headquarters in 2014.
Local elections in the United Kingdom are scheduled to be held on Thursday 2 May 2019, contesting about 270 English local councils, six directly elected mayors in England, and all 11 local councils in Northern Ireland. Additionally, there will be by-elections for a number of local authority seats.
