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

By-elections occur when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of recent by-elections;[2] full by-election results can be found by clicking on the by-election name.

By-election Date Incumbent party Winning party
Ferndown by-election 6 May 1999 Conservative Conservative
Corfe Mullen by-election 10 June 2004 Liberal Democrat Liberal Democrat
Rodwell by-election 12 November 2015 Labour Green
Sherborne Rural by-election 2 June 2016 Conservative Liberal Democrat
Ferndown by-election 1 September 2016 Conservative Conservative
Ferndown by-election 1 December 2016 UKIP Conservative

References

  1. "Dorset county councillors". dorsetforyou.com. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
  2. "Local Authority Byelection Results". Retrieved 8 May 2016.

External links

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