2019 Dorset Council election

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2019 Dorset Council election
2 May 2019 (2019-05-02) 2024 →
All 82 seats to Dorset Council
42 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Green
Seats won 43 29 4
Popular vote 74,342 54,551 13,887
Percentage 39.3% 28.8% 7.3%
  Fourth party Fifth party
  Blank Blank
Party Independent Labour
Seats won 4 2
Popular vote 13,116 22,423
Percentage 6.9% 11.9%
Map showing the results of the 2019 Dorset Council elections.
Leader before election

Spencer Flower
Conservative

Leader after election

Spencer Flower
Conservative

The 2019 Dorset Council election was held on Thursday 2 May 2019 to elect councillors to the new Dorset Council in England. It took place on the same day as other district council elections in the United Kingdom.[1]

These were the first elections to the new unitary council, which has come into effect on 1 April 2019. The new unitary authority was created to administer most of the area formerly administered by Dorset County Council, which was previously subdivided into the districts of Weymouth and Portland, West Dorset, North Dorset, Purbeck, and East Dorset. The previous elections in for Dorset County Council took place in 2017, and for the former district councils in 2015 and 2016. Future elections will take place in 2024 and 2029, and then every 4 years.[2]

The 2019 election saw the Conservatives take a majority of seats on the Council.

Council composition

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Prior to the election the composition of the shadow authority was:

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120 31 11 8 2
Con LD Lab I G

After the election the composition of the council was:

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43 29 4 4 2
Con LD G I Lab

Summary

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Election result

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2019 Dorset Council election
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 82 43 N/A N/A N/A 52.4 39.3 74,342 N/A
  Liberal Democrats 68 29 N/A N/A N/A 35.4 28.8 54,551 N/A
  Green 23 4 N/A N/A N/A 4.9 7.3 13,887 N/A
  Independent 28 4 N/A N/A N/A 4.9 6.9 13,116 N/A
  Labour 64 2 N/A N/A N/A 2.4 11.9 22,423 N/A
  UKIP 30 0 N/A N/A N/A 0.0 5.7 10,776 N/A

Ward results

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Beacon

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Beacon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jane Somper 1,020 64.4
Liberal Democrats Alexandra Gale 423 26.7
Labour Samuel Charles Skey 142 9.0
Majority 597 37.7
Turnout 42.60
Conservative win (new seat)

Beaminster

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Beaminster
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rebecca Knox 678 47.9
Liberal Democrats Chris Turner 532 37.6
Green Robert Sean Casey 141 10.0
Labour Stephen Everington 63 4.5
Majority 146 10.3
Turnout 42.10
Conservative win (new seat)

Blackmore Vale

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Blackmore Vale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Pauline Hannah Batstone 912 61.8
UKIP Bill Woodhouse 224 15.2
Liberal Democrats Ian De Carteret Edlin 215 14.6
Labour Kevin Thomas James Shillington 124 8.4
Majority 688 45.3
Turnout 40.70
Conservative win (new seat)

Pauline Batstone was subsequently elected the first chair of the council.

Blandford

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Blandford (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Byron Robert Quayle 1,573 55.0
Conservative Noc Lacey-Clarke 1,495 52.2
Liberal Democrats Hugo Anthony Mieville 774 27.0
Liberal Democrats John Edward Thomas Tanner 761 26.6
Labour Pat Osborne 509 17.8
Labour Doro Russell 362 12.6
Majority 721 25.2
Turnout 2,862 35.80
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Bridport

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Bridport (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Sarah Williams 1,891 42.3
Green Kelvin Charles Clayton 1,606 35.9
Liberal Democrats Dave Bolwell 1,489 33.3
Conservative Derek Raymond Bussell 1,172 26.2
Conservative Ronald William Coatsworth 1,138 25.4
Conservative Una Mary Christopher 1,040 23.3
Liberal Democrats Iain Douglas Young 893 20.0
Labour Nick Boothroyd 773 17.3
Labour Mark Gage 734 16.4
UKIP Heath Barrett 643 14.4
Labour Bill Mellish 630 14.1
Majority
Turnout 4,473 37.37
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Green win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Chalk Valleys

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Chalk Valleys
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jill Haynes 810 50.4
Green Carol Rosemary Byrom 447 27.8
Liberal Democrats Michael John Sandy 351 21.8
Majority 363 22.6
Turnout 42.30
Conservative win (new seat)

Charminster St Mary's

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Charminster St Mary's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David Taylor 846 53.5
Conservative Tim Yarker 472 29.8
Independent Richard David Denton-White 176 11.1
Labour Michael John Maher 88 5.6
Majority
Turnout 42.20
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Chesil Bank

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Chesil Bank
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mark Brandon Roberts 595 39.2
Green Vaughan Jones 503 33.1
Liberal Democrats Sally Anne Holland 316 20.8
Labour Richard Howard Nicholls 105 6.9
Majority
Turnout 47.10
Conservative win (new seat)

Chickerell

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Chickerell (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jean Dunseith 766 42.3
Independent John Howard Worth 564 31.1
Conservative Mike Byatt 542 29.9
Green Graham Lambert 376 20.7
Liberal Democrats Holly Bessant 339 18.7
Liberal Democrats James Alexander Lane Canning 283 15.6
Labour Valerie Ann Ashenden 275 15.2
Majority
Turnout 1,813 30.56
Conservative win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Colehill and Wimborne Minster East

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Colehill and Wimborne Minster East (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Janet Dover 1,616 57.4
Liberal Democrats Maria Angela Roe 1,073 38.1
Conservative KD Johnson 968 34.4
Conservative David Geoffrey Lawson Packer 771 27.4
Green Derek Baker 477 17.0
UKIP Nick Wellstead 319 11.3
Labour David Francis Moore 145 5.2
Majority
Turnout 2,814 41.26
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Corfe Mullen

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Corfe Mullen (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Mike Barron 1,388 47.7
Conservative Paul Ronald Harrison 1,292 44.4
Liberal Democrats Duncan Anthony Sowry-House 1,138 39.1
Conservative Sarah Jayne Burns 1,093 37.6
Green Tracie Stevens 374 12.9
Labour David Peden 222 7.6
Majority
Turnout 2,909 37.07
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Cranborne and Alderholt

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Cranborne and Alderholt
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David Lawrence Tooke 689 46.7
Conservative Steve Butler 671 45.5
Labour Peter Thomas Parsons 116 7.9
Majority
Turnout 37.90
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Cranborne Chase

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Cranborne Chase
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Piers Brown 778 65.6
Labour Dennis Wardleworth 208 17.5
UKIP Stephen Mark Kelly 200 16.9
Majority
Turnout 36.70
Conservative win (new seat)

Crossways

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Crossways
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Nick Ireland 746 62.3
Conservative Barry Michael Quinn 360 30.1
Labour Mollie Joy Collins 91 7.6
Majority
Turnout 40.70
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Ireland was later elected leader for the Liberal Democrat group.

Dorchester East

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Dorchester East (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Molly Rennie 1,755 64.2
Liberal Democrats Stella Jones 1,739 63.6
Conservative Anthony James Kirkpatrick Austin 559 20.5
Conservative Andrew William Charles Christopher 487 17.8
Labour Claudia Sorin 448 16.4
Labour Barry Thompson 369 13.5
Majority
Turnout 2,733 41.70
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Dorchester Poundbury

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Dorchester Poundbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Richard Biggs 457 35.9
Conservative Peter Jonathon Stein 415 32.6
Independent William Gibbons 273 21.4
Green Tim Oram 73 5.7
Labour Sinead McCarney 55 4.3
Majority
Turnout 46.20
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Dorchester West

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Dorchester West (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Andy Canning 1,221 44.7
Independent Les Fry 1,064 38.9
Liberal Democrats Janet Elizabeth Hewitt 973 35.6
Conservative Gerald Duke 512 18.7
Green Len Herbert 434 15.9
Conservative Ian Francois Bernard Gosling 336 12.3
Labour Jules Daulby 289 10.6
Labour Tracee Lorraine Cossey 264 9.7
Majority
Turnout 2,733 39.51
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Fry was later elected leader of the all for Dorset independent group.

Eggardon

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Eggardon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Anthony Paul Robin Alford 735 48.1
Green Anne Elizabeth Clements 362 23.7
Liberal Democrats Robin Potter 271 17.7
Labour Lucy Campbell 161 10.5
Majority
Turnout 37.50
Conservative win (new seat)

Ferndown North

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Ferndown North (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Cathy Lugg 1,312 54.1
Conservative Mike Parkes 1,221 50.3
Liberal Democrats Matthew Coussell 578 23.8
Liberal Democrats Peter Durant 545 22.5
UKIP Alan Albert Miller 521 21.5
UKIP Jade Cadman 492 20.3
Majority
Turnout 2,426 33.40
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Ferndown South

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Ferndown South (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Julie Lorraine Robinson 765 38.9
Conservative Rod Adkins 689 35.0
UKIP Geoff Laidlaw 536 27.3
UKIP Lawrence Wilson 487 24.8
Liberal Democrats Philip Carl Bamborough 474 24.1
Independent Paul Hanson Graham 371 18.9
Labour Suzanne M Roffe 264 13.4
Majority
Turnout 1,966 29.83
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Gillingham

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Gillingham (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Belinda Ridout 1,799 43.4
Conservative Valerie Rose Pothecary 1,682 40.6
Conservative David Walsh 1,626 39.2
Liberal Democrats Barry Von Clemens 1,245 30.0
Liberal Democrats Mike Gould 958 23.1
Independent Mark Jonathan White 853 20.6
Liberal Democrats John William Butcher 765 18.5
UKIP Nick Edmunds 582 14.0
UKIP Peter Caulfield 533 12.9
UKIP Jane Unwin 497 12.0
Labour Fiona Jane Cullen 433 10.4
Labour Philip Peter Wilson 415 10.0
Labour Paul Taylor 322 7.8
Majority
Turnout 4,145 34.19
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Hill Forts and Upper Tarrants

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Hill Forts and Upper Tarrants
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sherry Jespersen 854 60.5
Liberal Democrats Joe Hickish 336 23.8
Labour Alan Cross 221 15.7
Majority
Turnout 40.00
Conservative win (new seat)

Littlemoor and Preston

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Littlemoor and Preston (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tony Ferrari 1,078 35.3
Conservative Louie James O`Leary 988 32.4
Independent Michael McCallister Wilkinson 741 24.3
Labour Mark Richard Tewkesbury 719 23.6
Liberal Democrats Gillian Pearson 629 20.6
Labour Ann Weaving 527 17.3
Green John Victor Tomblin 505 16.6
Independent David Skinner 347 11.4
Majority
Turnout 3,050 40.15
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

O'Leary was the youngest elected councillor aged 20. Cllr Ferrari became the cabinet member for finance and assets.

Lyme and Charmouth

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Lyme and Charmouth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Daryl Whane Turner 756 40.1
Independent Cheryl Lesley Reynolds 571 30.3
Green Rob Smith 317 16.8
Labour Rikey Austin 239 12.7
Majority
Turnout 44.90
Conservative win (new seat)

Lytchett Matravers and Upton

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Lytchett Matravers and Upton (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bill Pipe 1,472 45.4
Liberal Democrats Andrew James Starr 1,441 44.4
Liberal Democrats Alex Brenton 1,339 41.3
Conservative Robin Guy Sequeira 1,312 40.4
Conservative Ralph Turvill Watts 1,235 38.1
Liberal Democrats John Brian Taylor 1,092 33.7
Green Natalie Carswell 702 21.6
Labour Frank Duncan Milsom 314 9.7
Majority
Turnout 3,244 35.00
Conservative win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Marshwood Vale

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Marshwood Vale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Simon John Christopher 752 39.0
Independent Jacqui Sewell 595 30.9
Green Simon Fairlie 308 16.0
Liberal Democrats Eddie Gerrard 187 9.7
Labour Phyllida Culpin 85 4.4
Majority
Turnout 50.30
Conservative win (new seat)

Melcombe Regis

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Melcombe Regis
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Jon Orrell 691 62.8
Conservative James William Farquharson 220 20.0
Labour Tia Roos 190 17.3
Majority
Turnout 33.00
Green win (new seat)

Portland

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Portland (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Rob Hughes 1,052 37.3
Labour Paul Ralph Kimber 910 32.2
Independent Susan Cocking 894 31.7
Labour Giovanna Elizabeth Lewis 847 30.0
Conservative Katharine Muriel Garcia 732 25.9
Green Sara Ann Harpley 697 24.7
Conservative Su Illsley 680 24.1
Labour Ray Nowak 675 23.9
Conservative Chris Wakefield 571 20.2
Independent Tim Munro 447 15.8
Majority
Turnout 2,824 30.49
Independent win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Kimber was later elected leader of the labour and co-op group.

Puddletown and Lower Winterborne

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Puddletown and Lower Winterborne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Emma Jayne Parker 789 48.5
Liberal Democrats Helen Francis 388 23.9
Independent Kevin Nicholas Maitland-Gleed 257 15.8
Labour Emma Elizabeth Bratley 192 11.8
Majority 401 24.6
Turnout 38.40
Conservative win (new seat)

Radipole

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Radipole (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Peter Lawrence Fraser Barrow 1,346 51.3
Liberal Democrats David Michael Gray 1,234 47.0
Conservative Peter Dickenson 709 27.0
Conservative John Twidale Ellis 671 25.6
Labour Mark Duxbury 541 20.6
Labour Grafton Alphonso Straker 62 2.4
Majority
Turnout 2,624 36.48
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Rodwell and Wyke

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Rodwell and Wyke (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Clare Sutton 2,033 49.4
Labour Kate Wheller 1,403 34.1
Green Brian Heatley 1,258 30.6
Green Darragh Edwin Croxson 1,062 25.8
Labour Becky Suzanne Blake 965 23.5
Conservative Richard Douglas Nickinson 911 22.2
Independent Luke Michael Wakeling 908 22.1
Conservative Joanna Mary Dickenson 862 21.0
Conservative Michael James Bevan 835 20.3
Labour Lucy Hamilton 830 20.2
Majority
Turnout 4,112 37.68
Green win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Green win (new seat)

Sutton was elected as leader of the green group on the council.

Shaftesbury Town

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Shaftesbury Town (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Derek Leslie Beer 1,177 50.6
Liberal Democrats Tim Cook 682 29.3
Conservative Julian Pritchard 480 20.6
Conservative Alexander Edward Chase 381 16.4
Independent Andrew Reginald Hollingshead 360 15.5
Independent Peter David Yeo 273 11.7
UKIP Lester Geoffrey Taylor 250 10.7
UKIP Steve Unwin 233 10.0
Labour Melanie Costas 213 9.2
Independent Lester Mark Dibben 147 6.3
Labour William Kenealy 145 6.2
Majority
Turnout 2,326 35.21
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Sherborne East

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Sherborne East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jon Andrews 842 49.6
Conservative Jill Warburton 615 36.2
UKIP Alan Gordon Taylor 122 7.2
Green Ken Huggins 120 7.1
Majority
Turnout 44.50
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Sherborne Rural

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Sherborne Rural
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Robin Andrew Shane Legg 902 53.4
Conservative Peter Robert Shorland 583 34.5
UKIP Leon Jennings 204 12.1
Majority
Turnout 42.70
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Sherborne West

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Sherborne West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Matt Hall 759 53.6
Conservative Rebecca Burns 538 38.0
Green Pam Rosling 119 8.4
Majority
Turnout 42.40
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

South East Purbeck

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South East Purbeck
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Cherry Louise Brooks 499 30.7
Independent Nigel Dragon 451 27.7
Liberal Democrats Mandy Platts 284 17.5
Labour George Holden 191 11.7
UKIP John Barnes 117 7.2
Independent Matt Etherington 84 5.2
Majority
Turnout 46.80
Conservative win (new seat)

St Leonards and St Ives

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St Leonards and St Ives (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Barry Peter Goringe 1,406 55.6
Conservative Ray Bryan 1,363 53.9
UKIP Robin Frances Grey 604 23.9
Liberal Democrats Ulrike Lucas 590 23.3
UKIP Allan Stephen Tallett 482 19.1
Labour Steve Hards 286 11.3
Majority
Turnout 2,529 40.70
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Stalbridge and Marnhull

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Stalbridge and Marnhull
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Graham Carr-Jones 837 47.6
Liberal Democrats Ros Eveleigh 541 30.8
UKIP Rory Herbert 246 14.0
Labour Pippa Shillington 135 7.7
Majority
Turnout 42.30
Conservative win (new seat)

Stour and Allen Vale

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Stour and Allen Vale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robin David Cook 606 43.5
Liberal Democrats Joanna Jane Bury 328 23.5
Independent Francis Edward Raven-Vause 201 14.4
UKIP Michael Simmons 165 11.8
Labour Stephen Gerry 94 6.7
Majority
Turnout 35.80
Conservative win (new seat)

Sturminster Newton

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Sturminster Newton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Carole Yvonne Jones 442 32.5
Independent Michael Roake 399 29.3
Liberal Democrats David Fox 360 26.4
UKIP Sam Edmunds 102 7.5
Labour Craig Andrew White 59 4.3
Majority
Turnout 38.70
Conservative win (new seat)

Swanage

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Swanage (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gary Maurice Suttle 1,546 45.9
Conservative William Stanley Trite 1,457 43.3
Labour Debby Monkhouse 780 23.2
Independent Philip Michael Eades 677 20.1
Labour Chris Bradey 614 18.2
Liberal Democrats Gill Calvin Thomas 592 17.6
Liberal Democrats Cliff Sutton 469 13.9
Independent Jason Paul Haiselden 351 10.4
Majority
Turnout 3,368 42.38
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Upwey and Broadwey

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Upwey and Broadwey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Howard Richard Legg 555 41.1
Conservative Kevin Brookes 543 40.3
Labour Debra Kohana 251 18.6
Majority
Turnout 37.00
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Verwood

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Verwood (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Simon Gibson 2,235 63.6
Conservative Toni Bartley Coombs 2,083 59.2
Conservative Spencer Grant Flower 1,946 55.3
Green Bridie Salmon 736 20.9
Liberal Democrats Ginette Marie Holdroyd 565 16.1
Green Peter Jonathan Lucas 546 15.5
UKIP John Baxter 499 14.2
UKIP Peter Grant 480 13.7
Labour James Andrew McKenzie 306 8.7
Labour Maryanne Pike 228 6.5
Labour Sandra Joy Turner 227 6.5
Majority
Turnout 3,516 33.60
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Flower was later elected as the first leader of the council.

Wareham

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Wareham (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Beryl Rita Ezzard 1,837 57.1
Liberal Democrats Ryan David Holloway 1,308 40.6
Conservative Mark Unsworth 965 30.0
Conservative Mike Wiggins 942 29.3
UKIP Keith Allen Simpson 431 13.4
Labour Cherry Ann Bartlett 365 11.3
Labour Alice Jane Blachford Rogers 219 6.8
Majority
Turnout 3,219 41.16
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

West Moors and Three Legged Cross

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West Moors and Three Legged Cross (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David William Shortell 1,412 57.3
Conservative Michael Roy Dyer 1,323 53.7
UKIP David Richard Marshall 596 24.2
Liberal Democrats Marlies Koutstaal 541 22.0
UKIP Mark Wadeson 447 18.1
Liberal Democrats Lars Wilmar 432 17.5
Majority
Turnout 2,463 33.35
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

West Parley

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West Parley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew Charles Parry 611 62.5
UKIP Ann Josephine Miller 201 20.6
Liberal Democrats Jocelyn Grace Lortie 165 16.9
Majority
Turnout 32.10
Conservative win (new seat)

West Purbeck

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West Purbeck (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Laura Jane Miller 1,142 44.1
Conservative Peter Kendrick Wharf 1,064 41.1
Independent Malcolm Leonard Shakesby 848 32.7
Liberal Democrats David H Bhattacharjee 556 21.5
Liberal Democrats David Sinclair Burden 375 14.5
Labour Jon Davey 307 11.8
Labour Nick Chaffey 288 11.1
Majority
Turnout 2,591 36.59
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Wharf was later appointed deputy leader of the council

Westham

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Westham (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Ryan Dean Hope 895 46.1
Liberal Democrats Gill Taylor 836 43.0
Labour Sara Louise Greenhalf 471 24.2
Labour David Joseph Greenhalf 441 22.7
Conservative Clare Louise Williams 366 18.8
Conservative Tom Tannassee 345 17.8
Majority
Turnout 1,943 29.61
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Wimborne Minster

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Wimborne Minster (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Shane Kevin Bartlett 1,296 65.5
Liberal Democrats David Morgan 1,155 58.4
Conservative Derek Bidkar Frank Burt 514 26.0
Conservative Colin Robin William Beck 509 25.7
Labour Stewart William Bullen 192 9.7
Labour Ashley Wynne Rowlands 182 9.2
Majority
Turnout 1,979 36.42
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Winterborne and Broadmayne

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Winterborne and Broadmayne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Roland Tarr 799 56.6
Conservative Robert Philip Freeman 412 29.2
UKIP Graham Richard Brant 201 14.2
Majority
Turnout 41.20
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Winterborne North

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Winterborne North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew Kerby 557 39.9
Liberal Democrats Barrie Cooper 363 26.0
UKIP Christine Adey 162 11.6
Independent James Bernard Mayo 105 7.5
Labour Haydn Roger White 102 7.3
Independent John Stayt 88 6.3
Independent Jason Williamson 19 1.4
Majority
Turnout 41.90
Conservative win (new seat)

Yetminster

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Yetminster
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mary Penfold 910 52.9
Liberal Democrats Tim Fearon 611 35.5
UKIP Philip Lee Broomfield 200 11.6
Majority
Turnout 43.40
Conservative win (new seat)

Changes 2019–2024

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  • Susan Cocking, Les Fry, Rob Hughes and John Worth, all elected as independents, subsequently sat as members of the Alliance for Local Living, which was in the process of being set up as a registered party when nominations for the 2019 election closed. It was deregistered as a political party in November 2023 but they continued to sit together as a group, before registering as a new political party called Independents for Dorset in February 2024.
  • Kate Wheller, elected for Labour, left the party in October 2019 to join the Alliance for Local Living. In May 2022 she left the ALL sit as an independent.[3] She re-joined Labour in January 2024.[4]
  • Mike Barron, elected as a Liberal Democrat, joined the Conservatives in December 2021.[5]
  • David Gray, elected as a Liberal Democrat, left the party in October 2022 to sit as an independent.[6]

Lyme & Charmouth

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Lyme & Charmouth: 7 April 2022
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Belinda Bawden 594 43.8 +27.0
Conservative Victoria Anna Stocqueler 359 26.5 −13.7
Independent Cheryl Lesley Reynolds 320 23.6 −6.7
Labour David Hart 82 6.1 −6.6
Majority 235 17.3
Turnout 1,357
Green gain from Conservative Swing Increase20.4

By-election triggered by resignation of Conservative councillor Daryl Turner.[7]

Sherborne West

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Sherborne West: 29 June 2023
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Richard Henry Geoffrey Crabb 589 50.8 –2.8
Conservative Rebecca Burns 489 42.2 +4.2
Labour Nicholas Boothroyd 81 7.0 N/A
Majority 100 8.6
Turnout 1,135 30.5
Registered electors 3,722
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease3.5

By-election triggered by resignation of Liberal Democrat councillor Matt Hall.[8]

Littlemoor & Preston

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Littlemoor & Preston: 11 January 2024
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Dickenson 1,237 53.7 +18.4
Liberal Democrats Simon Arthur Dewi Clifford 833 36.2 +15.6
Labour Stephen Nicholas Brown 232 10.1 −13.5
Majority 404 17.5
Turnout 2,302 30.8
Registered electors 7,579
Conservative hold Swing Increase1.4

By-election triggered by death of Conservative councillor Tony Ferrari.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Dorset Council Election Results 2019 - All results". Dorset Council. Archived from the original on 3 May 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Election Timetable in England" (PDF). gov.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  3. ^ Boothroyd, David (13 May 2022). "Post-election roundup". Local Councils. Thorncliffe. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  4. ^ Boothroyd, David (26 January 2024). "Stirling Conservative hold, for a' that". Local Councils. Thorncliffe. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  5. ^ Greasley-Machin, Sam (13 December 2021). "Corfe Mullen councillor leaves Lib Dems for Conservative". Dorset Echo. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  6. ^ Bevins, Trevor (16 October 2022). "Councillor leaves Lib Dems on Dorset Council". Dorset Echo. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Lyme and Charmouth by election results". Dorset Council. 8 April 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  8. ^ Bevins, Trevor (9 May 2023). "Matt Hall to resign Sherborne West seat on Dorset Council". Dorset Echo. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Dorset councillor Tony Ferrari dies after collapsing while running". BBC News. 7 November 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
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