North Dorset District Council elections

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.

Political control

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

Party in control Years
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:[1]

Councillor Party From To
Peter Webb[2] Conservative 28 Sep 2012
Deborah Croney[3] Conservative 28 Sep 2012 29 Jul 2016
Graham Carr-Jones Conservative 29 Jul 2016 31 Mar 2019

Council elections

Council composition

Year Conservative Liberal Democrats Independent Council control
after election
1999 16 10 7[a] No overall control
2003 15 11 7 No overall control
2007 17 13 3 Conservative
2011 23 6 4 Conservative
2015 27 4 2 Conservative

District result maps

  • 2003 results map
    2003 results map
  • 2007 results map
    2007 results map
  • 2011 results map
    2011 results map
  • 2015 results map
    2015 results map

By-election results

1995-1999

Blandford West By-Election 9 January 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats 413 45.6
Conservative 316 34.9
Labour 176 19.4
Majority 97 10.7
Turnout 905 23.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Riverside By-Election 26 November 1998
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats 231 62.4 +22.2
Labour 139 37.6 +18.0
Majority 92 34.8
Turnout 370 28.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

1999-2003

Gillingham Town By-Election 4 October 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats 243 58.0 +22.3
Conservative 119 28.4 -5.3
Independent 57 13.6 -17.1
Majority 124 29.6
Turnout 419 29.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Wyke By-Election 4 October 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stephen James 434 46.8 -4.7
Liberal Democrats Ann Beckley 374 40.3 +19.3
Independent Su Hunt 119 12.8 -14.7
Majority 60 6.5
Turnout 927 34.3
Conservative hold Swing

2003-2007

Hill Forts By-Election 10 June 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats 1,149 58.1 +18.9
Conservative 775 39.2 -12.6
Labour 52 2.6 +2.6
Majority 374 18.9
Turnout 1,976 62.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Lodbourne By-Election 7 July 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats 308 57.6 +57.6
Independent 131 24.5 +24.5
Independent 96 17.9 +17.9
Majority 177 33.1
Turnout 535 35.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Lydden Vale By-Election 6 July 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David Fox 429 57.0 +47.4
Conservative Ian Johns 324 43.0 +28.5
Majority 105 14.0
Turnout 753 50.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing

2011-2015

Lodbourne By-Election 21 March 2013[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Richard Arnold 187 47.9 +0.1
Conservative Mike Gould 134 34.4 -17.8
Labour Bob Messer 69 17.7 +17.7
Majority 53 13.6
Turnout 390
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
The Stours By-Election 21 March 2013[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Traci Handford 207 80.2 +11.8
Labour Joseph Pestell 51 19.8 +19.8
Majority 156 60.5
Turnout 258
Conservative hold Swing

2015-2019

Blanford Hilltop By-Election 5 May 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Traci Handford 176 32.5 -14.8
Liberal Democrats Hugo Mieville 170 31.4 n/a
Labour Haydn White 100 18.5 +8.1
UKIP William Woodhouse 96 17.7 -3.2
Majority 6 1.1
Turnout 34.5
Conservative hold Swing
Hill Forts By-Election 5 May 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Piers Brown 946 48.4 +4.3
UKIP John England 417 21.3 +0.7
Liberal Democrats David Tibbles 318 16.3 n/a
Labour Keith Yarwood 273 14.0 -0.2
Majority 529 27.1
Turnout 39.6
Conservative hold Swing
Gillingham Town By-Election 4 May 2017[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alexander Chase 678 46.2 +11.0
Liberal Democrats Barry von Clemens 660 45.0 +13.0
UKIP Peter Caulfield 129 8.8 +8.8
Majority 18 1.2
Turnout 1,467
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Blandford Central By-Election 27 July 2017
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Noc Lacey-Clarke 310 36.6 +16.6
Labour Haydn White 307 36.3 +25.1
Liberal Democrats Hugo Mieville 229 27.1 +0.1
Majority 3 0.3
Turnout
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

References

  1. ^ Includes 1 independent conservative.
  1. ^ "Council minutes". Dorset Council. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  2. ^ "New leader for district council". Forum Focus. Blandford Forum. November 2012. p. 12. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  3. ^ "New leader for North Dorset council". Daily Echo. 3 August 2016.
  4. ^ The District of North Dorset (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980
  5. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Dorset (District Boundaries) Order 1987. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
  6. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Berkshire, Dorset and Wiltshire (County Boundaries) Order 1989. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  7. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of North Dorset (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  8. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The North Dorset (Electoral Changes) Order 2014. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
  9. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Lodbourne Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  10. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — The Stours Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  11. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Gillingham Town Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  • North Dorset election results
  • By-election results

External links

  • North Dorset District Council
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