Dorset County Council elections

Dorset County council in England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2005, 45 councillors have been elected from 42 electoral divisions.[1]

Political control

Party in control Years
Conservative 1973 - 1993
No overall control 1993 - 2001
Conservative 2001 -

Council elections

County result maps

By-election results

Ferndown By-Election 6 May 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 1,611 65.7 +10.1
Liberal Democrat 625 25.5 -9.9
Labour 216 8.8 -0.2
Majority 986 40.2
Turnout 2,452 37.3
Conservative hold Swing
Corfe Mullen By-Election 10 June 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat 1,899 60.7 -2.5
Conservative 1,232 39.3 +2.5
Majority 667 21.4
Turnout 3,131 39.5
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

References

  1. "Dorset county councillors". dorsetforyou.com. Retrieved 7 September 2011.

External links

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