East Dorset local elections

East Dorset District Council in Dorset, England is elected every four years.

Political control

Since the foundation of the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:^[1]

East Dorset Council election, 1999

East Dorset Council election, 2003 (boundary changes took place for this election)^[2]

East Dorset Council election, 2007

Sixpenny Handley By-Election 18 September 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat		412	64.7	-8.0
	Conservative		213	33.4	+16.1
	Labour		12	1.9	-8.1
Majority			199	31.3
Turnout			637	47.0
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Dunkeswell By-Election 3 April 2008^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Bob Buxton	349	68.3	+5.2
	Liberal Democrat	Michael Gleed	162	31.7	-5.2
Majority			187	36.6
Turnout			511	31.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Alderholt By-Election 23 October 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ian Monks	499	53.0	-12.5
	Liberal Democrat		442	47.0	+19.7
Majority			57	6.0
Turnout			941	41.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ferndown Central By-Election 2 July 2009^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Lesley Dedman	510	51.7	-26.0
	Independent	Jason Lawford	477	48.3	+48.3
Majority			33	3.4
Turnout			987	26.4
	Conservative hold		Swing