East Dorset District Council elections
Map showing the composition of East Dorset District Council as of the last election in 2011. Conservatives in blue and Liberal Democrats in yellow.
East Dorset District Council in Dorset, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 36 councillors have been elected from 24 wards.[1]
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 election.[3]
| Year | Conservative | Liberal Democrats | Independent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995[4] | 13 | 23 | 0 |
| 1999[5] | 26 | 9 | 1 |
| 2003[3] | 24 | 11 | 1 |
| 2007[6] | 25 | 11 | 0 |
| 2011[2] | 30 | 6 | 0 |
| 2015 | |||
By-election results
By-elections occur when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of recent by-elections;[7] full by-election results can be found by clicking on the by-election name.
| By-election | Date | Incumbent party | Winning party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
References
- ↑ "East Dorset District Councillors". dorsetforyou.com. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "England council elections". BBC News Online. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "East Dorset". * BBC News Online. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
- ↑ "The complete list of local council election results". The Independent (NewsBank). 6 May 1995.
- ↑ "East Dorset". BBC News Online. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- ↑ "East Dorset". BBC News Online. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- ↑ "Local Authority Byelection Results". Retrieved 9 June 2014.
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