North Dorset District Council elections
North Dorset Council is elected every four years.
Political control
Independent 1973 - 1995
Liberal Democrat 1995 - 1999
No overall control 1999 - 2007
Conservative 2007 - present
Council elections
- North Dorset District Council election, 1973
- North Dorset District Council election, 1976
- North Dorset District Council election, 1979
- North Dorset District Council election, 1983
- North Dorset District Council election, 1987
- North Dorset District Council election, 1991
- North Dorset District Council election, 1995
- North Dorset District Council election, 1999
- North Dorset District Council election, 2003
- North Dorset District Council election, 2007
- North Dorset District Council election, 2011
- North Dorset District Council election, 2015
By-election results
Blandford West By-Election 9 January 1997 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
|
413 |
45.6 |
|
|
Conservative |
|
316 |
34.9 |
|
|
Labour |
|
176 |
19.4 |
|
Majority |
97 |
10.7 |
|
Turnout |
905 |
23.7 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Riverside By-Election 26 November 1998 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
|
231 |
62.4 |
+22.2 |
|
Labour |
|
139 |
37.6 |
+18.0 |
Majority |
92 |
34.8 |
|
Turnout |
370 |
28.0 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Gillingham Town By-Election 4 October 2001 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
|
243 |
58.0 |
+22.3 |
|
Conservative |
|
119 |
28.4 |
-5.3 |
|
Independent |
|
57 |
13.6 |
-17.1 |
Majority |
124 |
29.6 |
|
Turnout |
419 |
29.0 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Wyke By-Election 4 October 2001 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
|
434 |
46.8 |
-4.7 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
|
374 |
40.3 |
+19.3 |
|
Independent |
|
119 |
12.8 |
-14.7 |
Majority |
60 |
6.5 |
|
Turnout |
927 |
34.3 |
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Hill Forts By-Election 10 June 2004 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
|
1,149 |
58.1 |
+18.9 |
|
Conservative |
|
775 |
39.2 |
-12.6 |
|
Labour |
|
52 |
2.6 |
+2.6 |
Majority |
374 |
18.9 |
|
Turnout |
1,976 |
62.0 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative |
Swing |
|
|
Lodbourne By-Election 7 July 2005 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
|
308 |
57.6 |
+57.6 |
|
Independent |
|
131 |
24.5 |
+24.5 |
|
Independent |
|
96 |
17.9 |
+17.9 |
Majority |
177 |
33.1 |
|
Turnout |
535 |
35.5 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Lydden Vale By-Election 6 July 2006 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
David Fox |
429 |
57.0 |
+47.4 |
|
Conservative |
Ian Johns |
324 |
43.0 |
+28.5 |
Majority |
105 |
14.0 |
|
Turnout |
753 |
50.0 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat gain from Independent |
Swing |
|
|
References
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