West Dorset District Council elections

South Walks House in Dorchester, headquarters of West Dorset District Council

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.

Political control

Since 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[1]

PartyTenure
Independent1973 – 1987
No overall control1987 – 2003
Conservative2003 – present

Council elections

  • West Dorset District Council election, 1973
  • West Dorset District Council election, 1976
  • West Dorset District Council election, 1979
  • West Dorset District Council election, 1983 (New ward boundaries)[2]
  • West Dorset District Council election, 1984
  • West Dorset District Council election, 1986
  • West Dorset District Council election, 1987
  • West Dorset District Council election, 1991 (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[3]
  • West Dorset District Council election, 1995
  • West Dorset District Council election, 1999
Year Conservative Liberal Democrats Independent Notes
2003[4] 25 12 11 (New ward boundaries)[5]
2007[6] 26 16 6
2011[1] 32 11 5
2015[7] 30 12 0 (New ward boundaries)[8]

District result maps

By-election results

By-elections occur when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of recent by-elections;[9] full by-election results can be found by clicking on the by-election name.

By-electionDateIncumbent partyWinning party
Thornecombe by-election 17 April 1997 Conservative Conservative
Bridport South by-election (2 seats) 1 May 1997 Labour Labour
Independent Conservative
Yetminster by-election 1 May 1997 Liberal Democrat Conservative
Chickerell by-election 10 July 1997 Conservative Liberal Democrat
Cam Vale by-election 2 May 2013 Conservative Conservative
Piddle Valley by-election 13 April 2017 Conservative Conservative
Lyme Regis & Charmouth by-election 14 September 2017 Conservative Independent

References

  1. 1 2 "England council elections". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  2. ↑ The District of West Dorset (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980
  3. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Dorset and Somerset (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  4. ↑ "West Dorset". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  5. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The District of West Dorset (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  6. ↑ "West Dorset". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  7. ↑ "Results of the election to West Dorset District Council 2015". dorsetforyou.com. West Dorset District Council. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  8. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The West Dorset (Electoral Changes) Order 2015. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
  9. ↑ "Local Authority Byelection Results". Retrieved 8 May 2016.
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