East Dorset District Council elections
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Map showing the composition of East Dorset District Council as of the last election in 2015. Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow and independents in grey.
East Dorset District Council in Dorset, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2015, 29 councillors have been elected from 16 wards.[1]
Political control
Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]
Party in control | Years |
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Independent | 1973 - 1976 |
Conservative | 1976 - 1995 |
Liberal Democrats | 1995 - 1999 |
Conservative | 1999 - present |
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.[3][4]
- Wimborne District Council election, 1973
- Wimborne District Council election, 1976
- Wimborne District Council election, 1979
- Wimborne District Council election, 1983 (New ward boundaries)[5]
- Wimborne District Council election, 1987
- East Dorset District Council election, 1991
Year | Conservative | Liberal Democrats | Independent | Notes |
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1995[6] | 13 | 23 | 0 | District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same[7] |
1999[8] | 26 | 9 | 1 | |
2003[3] | 24 | 11 | 1 | New ward boundaries[9] |
2007[10] | 25 | 11 | 0 | |
2011[2] | 30 | 6 | 0 | |
2015[4] | 24 | 3 | 2 | New ward boundaries[11] |
District result maps
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2003 results map
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2007 results map
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2011 results map
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2015 results map
By-election results
By-elections occur when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of recent by-elections;[12] full by-election results can be found by clicking on the by-election name.
By-election | Date | Incumbent party | Winning party | ||
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Sixpenny Handley | 18 September 1997 | Liberal Democrat | Liberal Democrat | ||
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 Democrat | Liberal Democrat | ||
Colehill East by-election | 17 July 2014 | Liberal Democrat | Liberal Democrat | ||
References
- ↑ "East Dorset District Councillors". dorsetforyou.com. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- 1 2 "England council elections". BBC News Online. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- 1 2 "East Dorset". * BBC News Online. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
- 1 2 "Local election results for Christchurch and East Dorset". dorsetforyou.com. 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
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