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 |
+/− |
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Conservative |
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Labour |
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Liberal Democrat |
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Ward results
[1]
Lychett Matravers |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
John Taylor |
623 |
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Conservative |
Ian Maitland |
588 |
|
|
Rejected ballots |
9 |
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Majority |
35 |
|
|
Turnout |
1,220 |
40.49 |
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Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
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Lychett Minster and Upton East |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Carol Tilling |
528 |
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Conservative |
Clair Pipe |
384 |
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Rejected ballots |
19 |
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|
Majority |
144 |
|
|
Turnout |
931 |
29.62 |
|
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Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
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Lychett Minster and Upton West |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Paul Johns |
618 |
|
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Liberal Democrat |
Andrew Starr |
455 |
|
|
Rejected ballots |
15 |
|
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Majority |
163 |
|
|
Turnout |
1,088 |
35.98 |
|
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Conservative hold |
Swing |
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St. Martin |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Beryl Ezzard |
511 |
|
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Conservative |
Dean Hutton |
265 |
|
|
Rejected ballots |
13 |
|
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Majority |
246 |
|
|
Turnout |
789 |
36.41 |
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Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
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Wareham |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Keith Critchley |
954 |
|
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Conservative |
Mike Wiggins |
719 |
|
|
Rejected ballots |
29 |
|
|
Majority |
235 |
|
|
Turnout |
1,703 |
37.43 |
|
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Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
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Wool |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Graham Holmes |
596 |
|
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Conservative |
Richard Ley |
366 |
|
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Labour |
Tom Holmes |
142 |
|
|
Rejected ballots |
13 |
|
|
Majority |
230 |
|
|
Turnout |
1,117 |
29.80 |
|
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Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
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