East Dorset District Council elections
East Dorset District Council in Dorset, England existed from 1973 to 2019, when it was abolished and subsumed into Dorset Council.
Political control[]
Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[1]
Party in control | Years | |
---|---|---|
Independent | 1973–1976 | |
Conservative | 1976–1995 | |
Liberal Democrats | 1995–1999 | |
Conservative | 1999–2019 |
Council elections[]
Summary of the council composition after recent council elections, click on the year for full details of each election. Boundary changes took place for the 2003 and 2015 elections.[2][3]
- (New ward boundaries)[4]
Year | Conservative | Liberal Democrats | Independent | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
[5] | 13 | 23 | 0 | District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same[6] |
1999[7] | 26 | 9 | 1 | |
2003[2] | 24 | 11 | 1 | New ward boundaries[8] |
2007[9] | 25 | 11 | 0 | |
2011[1] | 30 | 6 | 0 | |
2015[3] | 24 | 3 | 2 | New ward boundaries[10] |
District result maps[]
2003 results map
2007 results map
2011 results map
2015 results map
By-election results[]
By-elections occur when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of recent by-elections;[11] full by-election results can be found by clicking on the by-election name.
By-election | Date | Incumbent party | Winning party | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sixpenny Handley | 18 September 1997 | Liberal Democrats | Liberal Democrats | ||
Alderholt by-election | 23 October 2008 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
Ferndown Central by-election | 23 July 2009 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
Corfe Mullen South by-election | 15 July 2010 | Liberal Democrats | Liberal Democrats | ||
Colehill East by-election | 17 July 2014 | Liberal Democrats | Liberal Democrats |
References[]
- ^ a b "England council elections". BBC News Online. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- ^ a b "East Dorset". * BBC News Online. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
- ^ a b "Local election results for Christchurch and East Dorset". dorsetforyou.com. 13 May 2015. Archived from the original on 13 May 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
- ^ The District of Wimborne (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980
- ^ "The complete list of local council election results". The Independent. NewsBank. 6 May 1995.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Dorset, Hampshire, West Sussex and Wiltshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
- ^ "East Dorset". BBC News Online. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of East Dorset (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- ^ "East Dorset". BBC News Online. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The East Dorset (Electoral Changes) Order 2014. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
- ^ "Local Authority Byelection Results". Retrieved 9 June 2014.
External links[]
Categories:
- East Dorset District Council elections