Purbeck local elections
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One third of Purbeck Council in Dorset, England is elected each year, followed by one year where there is an election to Dorset County council.
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[edit] Political control
Independent 1973 - 1986
No overall control 1986 - 1999
Conservative 1999 - 2008
No overall control 2008 - present
[edit] Council elections
Purbeck Council election, 1998
Purbeck Council election, 1999 (whole council elected after boundary changes)[1]
Purbeck Council election, 2000
Purbeck Council election, 2002
Purbeck Council election, 2003
Purbeck Council election, 2004
Purbeck Council election, 2006
Purbeck Council election, 2007
Purbeck Council election, 2008
[edit] By-election results
[edit] 1997-2001
| Swanage North By-Election 26 June 1997 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Independent | 502 | 66.5 | +39.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | 253 | 33.5 | +13.5 | ||
| Majority | 249 | 33.0 | |||
| Turnout | 755 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Bere Regis By-Election 22 February 2001 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Independent | 322 | 43.1 | +4.9 | ||
| Independent | 267 | 35.7 | +6.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | 158 | 21.2 | +21.2 | ||
| Majority | 55 | 7.4 | |||
| Turnout | 747 | 47.1 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Castle By-Election 29 March 2001 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | 341 | 49.4 | -17.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | 281 | 40.7 | +7.3 | ||
| Labour | 68 | 9.9 | +9.9 | ||
| Majority | 60 | 8.7 | |||
| Turnout | 690 | 43.7 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 2001-2005
| Lytchett Minster & Upton East By-Election 14 June 2001 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | 1,080 | 59.1 | +28.0 | ||
| Conservative | 746 | 40.9 | -28.0 | ||
| Majority | 334 | 18.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,826 | 58.0 | |||
| Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| St Martin By-Election 27 June 2002 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | 598 | 56.8 | +13.0 | ||
| Conservative | 454 | 43.2 | -2.4 | ||
| Majority | 144 | 13.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,052 | 50.9 | |||
| Liberal Democrat gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
[edit] 2005-2009
| Castle By-Election 9 June 2005 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Nigel Dragon | 418 | 57.8 | +20.0 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 230 | 31.8 | -27.7 | ||
| Labour | 74 | 10.2 | +7.5 | ||
| Majority | 188 | 26.0 | |||
| Turnout | 722 | 46.4 | |||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
| Lytchett Matravers By-Election 9 June 2005 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Michael Peacock | 688 | 63.4 | +20.0 | |
| Conservative | 397 | 36.5 | -20.1 | ||
| Majority | 291 | 26.9 | |||
| Turnout | 1,085 | 37.5 | |||
| Liberal Democrat gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
| Swanage South By-Election 15 June 2006 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Michael Pratt | 642 | 45.4 | +9.8 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Anita Chennell | 409 | 28.9 | +6.6 | |
| Labour | Cherry Bartlett | 363 | 25.7 | -4.3 | |
| Majority | 233 | 16.5 | |||
| Turnout | 1,414 | 30.0 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] References
- ^ Purbeck. BBC Online. Retrieved on 2008-05-02.
