Purbeck District Council elections

Purbeck District Council in Dorset, England existed from 1973 to 2019. One-third of the council was elected each year, followed by one year where there was an election to Dorset County Council instead. The council was abolished and subsumed into Dorset Council in 2019.

Political control

From the first election to the council in 1973 until its abolition in 2019 political control of the council was held by the following parties: ^{[1] [2]}

Party in control		Years
	Independent	1973–1986
	No overall control	1986–1999
	Conservative	1999–2008
	No overall control	2008–2015
	Conservative	2015–2019

Leadership

The leaders of the council from 2009 until the council's abolition in 2019 were:

Councillor	Party		From	To
Gary Suttle		Conservative	2008	2009
David Budd [3]		Liberal Democrats	2009	2 Aug 2011
Gary Suttle [4]		Conservative	2 Aug 2011	31 Mar 2019

Council elections

• 1973 election
• 1976 election
• 1979 election ^[a]
• 1980 election
• 1982 election
• 1983 election
• 1984 election
• 1986 election
• 1987 election
• 1988 election ^[b]
• 1990 election
• 1991 election
• 1992 election
• 1994 election
• 1995 election
• 1996 election
• 1998 election
• 1999 election ^[c]
• 2000 election
• 2002 election
• 2003 election
• 2004 election
• 2006 election
• 2007 election
• 2008 election
• 2010 election
• 2011 election
• 2012 election
• 2014 election
• 2015 election ^[d]

1. New ward boundaries ^[5]
2. District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same ^[6]
3. New ward boundaries ^{[7] [8]}
4. New ward boundaries ^{[9] [10]}

Results maps

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  2002 results map
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  2003 results map
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  2004 results map
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  2006 results map
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  2007 results map
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  2008 results map
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  2010 results map
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  2011 results map
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  2012 results map
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  2014 results map
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  2015 results map

By-election results

1997–2001

Swanage North By-Election 26 June 1997

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent		502	66.5	+39.0
	Liberal Democrats		253	33.5	+13.5
Majority			249	33.0
Turnout			755
	Independent hold		Swing

"Purbeck". BBC News Online. 19 April 2009. Retrieved 8 May 2010.

"Compositions Calculator". The Elections Centre. University of Exeter. Retrieved 26 November 2024. (Put "Purbeck" in search box to see specific results.)

Smith, Steven (20 May 2009). "New Lib Dem leader at Purbeck council ends 10 years of Tories in top job". Daily Echo. Retrieved 4 December 2024.

"New leader appointed at Purbeck District Council". BBC News. 3 August 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2022.

The District of Purbeck (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977

legislation.gov.uk - The Dorset (District Boundaries) Order 1987. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.

"Purbeck". BBC Online . Retrieved 2 May 2008.

legislation.gov.uk - The District of Purbeck (Electoral Changes) Order 1998. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.

legislation.gov.uk - The Purbeck (Electoral Changes) Order 2013. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.

legislation.gov.uk - The Purbeck (Electoral Changes) Order 2015. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.

"Labour turns tables after May 5 defeat". London: guardian.co.uk. 10 July 2005. Retrieved 8 May 2010.

"Labour loses Scottish council stronghold". London: guardian.co.uk. 16 June 2006. Retrieved 8 May 2010.

"Local Elections Archive Project — Lytchett Matravers Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 14 December 2023.

• By-election results

External links

• Purbeck District Council

Bere Regis By-Election 22 February 2001

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent		322	43.1	+4.9
	Independent		267	35.7	+6.4
	Liberal Democrats		158	21.2	+21.2

v t e Council elections in Dorset
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council	2019 2023
Dorset Council	2019 2024
Dorset County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 Abolished
Bournemouth Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1996 1998 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 Abolished
Christchurch Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 Abolished
East Dorset District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 Abolished
North Dorset District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 Abolished
Poole Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1996 1998 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 Abolished
Purbeck District Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 Abolished
West Dorset District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1984 1986 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 Abolished
Weymouth and Portland Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 Abolished
See also: Wards Boundary changes

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