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West Dorset District Council in Dorset, England existed from 1974 to 2019. The council was abolished and subsumed into Dorset Council in 2019.
Political control
[edit]The first elections to the council were held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority prior to the district coming into effect the following year. From 1973 until its abolition in 2019 political control of the council was held by the following parties:[1]
Party | Tenure | |
---|---|---|
Independent | 1973–1987 | |
No overall control | 1987–2003 | |
Conservative | 2003–2019 |
Leadership
[edit]The leaders of the council from 2001 until the council's abolition in 2019 were:[2]
Councillor | Party | From | To | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Gwyn Pritchard[3] | Conservative | May 2001 | May 2004 | |
Robert Gould[4] | Conservative | May 2004 | 8 Jan 2015 | |
Tony Alford | Conservative | 8 Jan 2015 | 31 Mar 2019 |
Council elections
[edit]- 1973 West Dorset District Council election
- 1976 West Dorset District Council election
- 1979 West Dorset District Council election
- 1983 West Dorset District Council election (New ward boundaries)[5]
- 1984 West Dorset District Council election
- 1986 West Dorset District Council election
- 1987 West Dorset District Council election
- 1991 West Dorset District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[6]
- 1995 West Dorset District Council election
- 1999 West Dorset District Council election
Year | Conservative | Liberal Democrats | Independent | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
2003[7] | 25 | 12 | 11 | (New ward boundaries)[8] |
2007[9] | 26 | 16 | 6 | |
2011[1] | 32 | 11 | 5 | |
2015[10] | 30 | 12 | 0 | (New ward boundaries)[11] |
District result maps
[edit]-
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
[edit]By-elections occur when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of by-elections from 1997 to 2019;[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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Thorncombe by-election | 17 April 1997 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
Bridport South by-election (2 seats) | 1 May 1997 | Labour | Labour | ||
Independent | Conservative | ||||
Yetminster by-election | 1 May 1997 | Liberal Democrats | Conservative | ||
Chickerell by-election | 10 July 1997 | Conservative | Liberal Democrats | ||
Cam Vale by-election | 2 May 2013 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
Piddle Valley by-election | 13 April 2017 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
Lyme Regis & Charmouth by-election | 14 September 2017 | Conservative | Independent | ||
Bridport North by-election | 22 February 2018 | Liberal Democrats | Conservative |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "England council elections". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- ^ "Council minutes". Dorset Council. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ "Gwyn voted leader of council". Dorset Echo. 14 May 2001. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
- ^ "Admiral's parting shot". Dorset Echo. 14 May 2004. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
- ^ The District of West Dorset (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Dorset and Somerset (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
- ^ "West Dorset". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of West Dorset (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- ^ "West Dorset". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- ^ "Results of the election to West Dorset District Council 2015". dorsetforyou.com. West Dorset District Council. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The West Dorset (Electoral Changes) Order 2015. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
- ^ "Local Authority Byelection Results". Retrieved 8 May 2016.