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]
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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 |
---|---|
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]
Year | Conservative | Liberal Democrats | Independent |
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1995[5] | 13 | 23 | 0 |
1999[6] | 26 | 9 | 1 |
2003[3] | 24 | 11 | 1 |
2007[7] | 25 | 11 | 0 |
2011[2] | 30 | 6 | 0 |
2015[4] | 24 | 3 | 2 |
District result maps
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East Dorset UK local election 2007 map.svg
2007 results map
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East Dorset UK local election 2011 map.svg
2011 results map
By-election results
By-elections occur when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of recent by-elections;[8] 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 |
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