North Dorset District Council elections

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Map showing the composition of North Dorset District Council as of the last election in 2015. Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow and independents in grey. North Dorset UK local election 2015 map.svg
Map showing the composition of North Dorset District Council as of the last election in 2015. Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow and independents in grey.

North Dorset District Council in Dorset, England existed from 1974 to 2019, when it was abolished and subsumed into Dorset Council.

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Political control

From the first election to the council in 1973 until its abolition in 2019, political control was held by the following parties: [1]

Party in controlYears
Independent 1973–1995
Liberal Democrats 1995–1999
No overall control 1999–2007
Conservative 2007–2019

Leadership

The leaders of the council from 2012 until the council's abolition in 2019 were:

CouncillorPartyFromTo
Peter Webb [2] Conservative 28 Sep 2012
Deborah Croney [3] Conservative 28 Sep 201229 Jul 2016
Graham Carr-Jones [3] [4] Conservative 29 Jul 201631 Mar 2019

Council elections

Council composition

Year Conservative Liberal Democrats Independent Council control
after election
1999 16107 [a] No overall control
2003 15117 No overall control
2007 17133Conservative
2011 2364Conservative
2015 2742Conservative

District result maps

By-election results

1995-1999

Blandford West By-Election 9 January 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats 41345.6
Conservative 31634.9
Labour 17619.4
Majority 9710.7
Turnout 90523.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Riverside By-Election 26 November 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats 23162.4+22.2
Labour 13937.6+18.0
Majority 9234.8
Turnout 37028.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

1999-2003

Gillingham Town By-Election 4 October 2001
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats 24358.0+22.3
Conservative 11928.4−5.3
Independent 5713.6−17.1
Majority 12429.6
Turnout 41929.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Wyke By-Election 4 October 2001
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stephen James43446.8−4.7
Liberal Democrats Ann Beckley37440.3+19.3
Independent Su Hunt11912.8−14.7
Majority 606.5
Turnout 92734.3
Conservative hold Swing

2003-2007

Hill Forts By-Election 10 June 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats 1,14958.1+18.9
Conservative 77539.2−12.6
Labour 522.6+2.6
Majority 37418.9
Turnout 1,97662.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Lodbourne By-Election 7 July 2005
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats 30857.6+57.6
Independent 13124.5+24.5
Independent 9617.9+17.9
Majority 17733.1
Turnout 53535.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Lydden Vale By-Election 6 July 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Fox42957.0+47.4
Conservative Ian Johns32443.0+28.5
Majority 10514.0
Turnout 75350.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing

2011-2015

Lodbourne By-Election 21 March 2013 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Richard Arnold18747.9+0.1
Conservative Mike Gould13434.4−17.8
Labour Bob Messer6917.7+17.7
Majority 5313.6
Turnout 390
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
The Stours By-Election 21 March 2013 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Traci Handford20780.2+11.8
Labour Joseph Pestell5119.8+19.8
Majority 15660.5
Turnout 258
Conservative hold Swing

2015-2019

Blanford Hilltop By-Election 5 May 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Traci Handford17632.5−14.8
Liberal Democrats Hugo Mieville17031.4n/a
Labour Haydn White10018.5+8.1
UKIP William Woodhouse9617.7−3.2
Majority 61.1
Turnout 34.5
Conservative hold Swing
Hill Forts By-Election 5 May 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Piers Brown94648.4+4.3
UKIP John England41721.3+0.7
Liberal Democrats David Tibbles31816.3n/a
Labour Keith Yarwood27314.0−0.2
Majority 52927.1
Turnout 39.6
Conservative hold Swing
Gillingham Town By-Election 4 May 2017 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alexander Chase67846.2+11.0
Liberal Democrats Barry von Clemens66045.0+13.0
UKIP Peter Caulfield1298.8+8.8
Majority 181.2
Turnout 1,467
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Blandford Central By-Election 27 July 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Noc Lacey-Clarke31036.6+16.6
Labour Haydn White30736.3+25.1
Liberal Democrats Hugo Mieville22927.1+0.1
Majority 30.3
Turnout
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

References

  1. ↑ "Compositions Calculator". The Elections Centre. University of Exeter. Retrieved 26 November 2024. (Put "North Dorset" in search box to see specific results.)
  2. ↑ "New leader for district council". Forum Focus. Blandford Forum. November 2012. p. 12. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  3. 1 2 "New leader for North Dorset council". Daily Echo. 3 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Council minutes, 8 March 2019" (PDF). North Dorset District Council. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  5. ↑ The District of North Dorset (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980
  6. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Dorset (District Boundaries) Order 1987. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
  7. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Berkshire, Dorset and Wiltshire (County Boundaries) Order 1989. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  8. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The District of North Dorset (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  9. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The North Dorset (Electoral Changes) Order 2014. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
  10. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Lodbourne Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  11. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — The Stours Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  12. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Gillingham Town Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
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