Purbeck District Council election, 2012

Elections to Purbeck district council in Dorset took place on Thursday 3 May 2012.

Election result

Purbeck election result 2012
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative
  Labour
  Liberal Democrat

Ward results

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Lychett Matravers
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat John Taylor 623
Conservative Ian Maitland 588
Rejected ballots 9
Majority 35
Turnout 1,220 40.49
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Lychett Minster and Upton East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Carol Tilling 528
Conservative Clair Pipe 384
Rejected ballots 19
Majority 144
Turnout 931 29.62
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Lychett Minster and Upton West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Johns 618
Liberal Democrat Andrew Starr 455
Rejected ballots 15
Majority 163
Turnout 1,088 35.98
Conservative hold Swing
St. Martin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Beryl Ezzard 511
Conservative Dean Hutton 265
Rejected ballots 13
Majority 246
Turnout 789 36.41
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Swanage North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gloria Marsh 778
Liberal Democrat Peter Clark 273
Labour Lorie Harding 231
Rejected ballots 11
Majority 505
Turnout 1,293 38.79
Conservative hold Swing
Swanage South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alison Patrick 784
Labour Co-op Rupert Roker 570
Liberal Democrat Mike Hadley 250
Rejected ballots 13
Majority 214
Turnout 1,618 34.08
Conservative hold Swing
Wareham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Keith Critchley 954
Conservative Mike Wiggins 719
Rejected ballots 29
Majority 235
Turnout 1,703 37.43
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Wool
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Graham Holmes 596
Conservative Richard Ley 366
Labour Tom Holmes 142
Rejected ballots 13
Majority 230
Turnout 1,117 29.80
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

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