- Dorset local elections
Dorset Council is elected every four years.Political control
Conservative 1973 - 1993
No overall control 1993 - 2001Conservative 2001 -
Council elections
Dorset Council election, 2001 Dorset Council election, 2005 By-election results
Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,611
percentage = 65.7
change = +10.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 625
percentage = 25.5
change = -9.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 216
percentage = 8.8
change = -0.2Election box majority
votes = 986
percentage = 40.2
change =Election box turnout
votes = 2,452
percentage = 37.3
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,899
percentage = 60.7
change = -2.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,232
percentage = 39.3
change = +2.5Election box majority
votes = 667
percentage = 21.4
change =Election box turnout
votes = 3,131
percentage = 39.5
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =External links
* [http://www.dorsetforyou.com Dorset Council]
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