Dorset council election, 2019

02/05/2019 · 52 wards · 82 seats contested

Most seats
43
Conservative and Unionist Party
Seats contested
82
across 52 wards
Turnout
38.9%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party 43 +13 74,343 39.3% -14.2
Liberal Democrats 29 +20 54,551 28.8% +4.3
Green Party 4 +2 13,887 7.3% +2.2
Independent 4 +4 13,116 6.9% +6.3
Labour and Co-operative Party 2 +1 22,424 11.9% -1.0
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 0 +0 10,776 5.7% +2.5

Changes are against the previous council election on 04/05/2017. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 82
Conservative and Unionist Party 82
Liberal Democrats 68
Labour Party 64
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 30
Independent 28
Green Party 23

A party standing a full slate could field 82 candidates, one per seat.

Results by ward

Share is each candidate's share of ballots cast in the ward. Change compares each party's lead candidate with the ward's previous contest. Bold rows are elected candidates.

Beacon

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Jane Somper Elected 1,020 64.4% —
Liberal Democrats Alexandra Gale 423 26.7% —
Labour Party Samuel Charles Skey 142 9.0% —
Majority597
Turnout43.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,585

Beaminster

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Rebecca Knox Elected 678 47.9% —
Liberal Democrats Chris Turner 532 37.6% —
Green Party Robert Sean Casey 141 10.0% —
Labour Party Stephen Everington 63 4.5% —
Majority146
Turnout42.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,414

Blackmore Vale

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Pauline Hannah Batstone Elected 912 61.8% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Bill Woodhouse 224 15.2% —
Liberal Democrats Ian De Carteret Edlin 215 14.6% —
Labour Party Kevin Thomas James Shillington 124 8.4% —
Majority688
Turnout41.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,475

Blandford 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Byron Robert Quayle Elected 1,573 57.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Noc Lacey-Clarke Elected 1,495 54.6% —
Liberal Democrats Hugo Anthony Mieville 774 28.3% —
Liberal Democrats John Edward Thomas Tanner 761 27.8% —
Labour Party Pat Osborne 509 18.6% —
Labour Party Doro Russell 362 13.2% —
Majority721
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,737

Bridport 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Sarah Williams Elected 1,891 47.2% —
Green Party Kelvin Charles Clayton Elected 1,606 40.1% —
Liberal Democrats Dave Bolwell Elected 1,489 37.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Derek Raymond Bussell 1,172 29.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Ronald William Coatsworth 1,138 28.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Una Mary Christopher 1,040 26.0% —
Liberal Democrats Iain Douglas Young 893 22.3% —
Labour Party Nick Boothroyd 773 19.3% —
Labour Party Mark Gage 734 18.3% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Heath Barrett 643 16.1% —
Labour Party Bill Mellish 630 15.7% —
Majority317
Turnout37.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)4,003

Chalk Valleys

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Jill Haynes Elected 810 50.4% —
Green Party Carol Rosemary Byrom 447 27.8% —
Liberal Democrats Michael John Sandy 351 21.8% —
Majority363
Turnout42.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,608

Charminster St Mary's

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats David Taylor Elected 846 53.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Tim Yarker 472 29.8% —
Independent Richard David Denton-White 176 11.1% —
Labour Party Mike Maher 88 5.6% —
Majority374
Turnout42.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,582

Chesil Bank

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Mark Roberts Elected 595 39.2% —
Green Party Vaughan Jones 503 33.1% —
Liberal Democrats Sally Anne Holland 316 20.8% —
Labour Party Richard Howard Nicholls 105 6.9% —
Majority92
Turnout47.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,519

Chickerell 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Jean Dunseith Elected 766 48.7% —
Independent John Howard Worth Elected 564 35.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Mike Byatt 542 34.5% —
Green Party Graham Lambert 376 23.9% —
Liberal Democrats Holly Bessant 339 21.6% —
Liberal Democrats James Alexander Lane Canning 283 18.0% —
Labour Party Val Ashenden 275 17.5% —
Majority22
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,572

Colehill & Wimborne Minster East 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Janet Dover Elected 1,616 60.2% —
Liberal Democrats Maria Angela Roe Elected 1,073 40.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party KD Johnson 968 36.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party David Geoffrey Lawson Packer 771 28.7% —
Green Party Derek Baker 477 17.8% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Nick Wellstead 319 11.9% —
Labour Party David Moore 145 5.4% —
Majority105
Turnout41.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,684

Corfe Mullen 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Mike Barron Elected 1,388 50.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul Ronald Harrison Elected 1,292 46.9% —
Liberal Democrats Duncan Sowry-House 1,138 41.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Sarah Jayne Burns 1,093 39.7% —
Green Party Tracie Stevens 374 13.6% —
Labour Party David Peden 222 8.1% —
Majority154
Turnout37.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,754

Cranborne & Alderholt

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Dave Tooke Elected 689 46.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Steve Butler 671 45.5% —
Labour Party Peter Parsons 116 7.9% —
Majority18
Turnout38.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,476

Cranborne Chase

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Piers Brown Elected 778 65.6% —
Labour Party Dennis Wardleworth 208 17.5% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Stephen Mark Kelly 200 16.9% —
Majority570
Turnout37.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,186

Crossways

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Nick Ireland Elected 746 62.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Barry Michael Quinn 360 30.1% —
Labour Party Mollie Joy Collins 91 7.6% —
Majority386
Turnout41.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,197

Dorchester East 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Molly Rennie Elected 1,755 65.5% —
Liberal Democrats Stella Jones Elected 1,739 64.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Anthony James Kirkpatrick Austin 559 20.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Andrew William Charles Christopher 487 18.2% —
Labour Party Claudia Sorin 448 16.7% —
Labour Party Barry Thompson 369 13.8% —
Majority1,180
Turnout42.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,678

Dorchester Poundbury

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Richard Martin Biggs Elected 457 35.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Peter Jonathon Stein 415 32.6% —
Independent William Gibbons 273 21.4% —
Green Party Tim Oram 73 5.7% —
Labour Party Sinead McCarney 55 4.3% —
Majority42
Turnout46.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,273

Dorchester West 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Andy Canning Elected 1,221 48.0% —
Independent Les Fry Elected 1,064 41.8% —
Liberal Democrats Janet Elizabeth Hewitt 973 38.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Gerald Duke 512 20.1% —
Green Party Len Herbert 434 17.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Ian Francois Bernard Gosling 336 13.2% —
Labour Party Jules Daulby 289 11.4% —
Labour Party Tracee Cossey 264 10.4% —
Majority91
Turnout40.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,546

Eggardon

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Anthony Paul Robin Alford Elected 735 48.0% —
Green Party Anne Elizabeth Clements 362 23.7% —
Liberal Democrats Robin Potter 271 17.7% —
Labour Party Lucy Campbell 162 10.6% —
Majority373
Turnout38.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,530

Ferndown North 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Cathy Lugg Elected 1,312 56.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Mike Parkes Elected 1,221 52.3% —
Liberal Democrats Matthew Coussell 578 24.8% —
Liberal Democrats Peter Durant 545 23.4% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Alan Albert Miller 521 22.3% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Jade Cadman 492 21.1% —
Majority643
Turnout33.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,334

Ferndown South 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Julie Lorraine Robinson Elected 765 42.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Rod Adkins Elected 689 38.4% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Geoff Laidlaw 536 29.9% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Lawrence Leslie Ralph Wilson 487 27.2% —
Liberal Democrats Philip Carl Bamborough 474 26.4% —
Independent Paul Hanson Graham 371 20.7% —
Labour Party Suzanne M Roffe 264 14.7% —
Majority153
Turnout30.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,793

Gillingham 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Belinda Brenda Louise Ridout Elected 1,799 46.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Val Pothecary Elected 1,682 43.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party David Walsh Elected 1,626 41.7% —
Liberal Democrats Barry Von Clemens 1,245 31.9% —
Liberal Democrats Mike Gould 958 24.5% —
Independent Mark Jonathan White 853 21.9% —
Liberal Democrats John William Butcher 765 19.6% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Nick Edmunds 582 14.9% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Peter Caulfield 533 13.7% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Jane Mary Unwin 497 12.7% —
Labour Party Fiona Jane Cullen 433 11.1% —
Labour Party Philip Peter Wilson 415 10.6% —
Labour Party Paul Taylor 322 8.3% —
Majority381
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)3,903

Hill Forts & Upper Tarrants

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Sherry Jespersen Elected 854 60.5% —
Liberal Democrats Joseph Roger Hickish 336 23.8% —
Labour Party Alan Cross 221 15.7% —
Majority518
Turnout40.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,411

Littlemoor & Preston 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Tony Ferrari Elected 1,078 39.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Louie James O'Leary Elected 988 35.7% —
Independent Michael Wilkinson 741 26.8% —
Labour Party Mark Richard Tewkesbury 719 26.0% —
Liberal Democrats Gillian Pearson 629 22.7% —
Labour Party Ann Weaving 527 19.0% —
Green Party John Victor Tomblin 505 18.3% —
Independent David Skinner 347 12.5% —
Majority247
Turnout40.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,767

Lyme & Charmouth

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Daryl Turner Elected 756 40.1% —
Independent Cheryl Lesley Reynolds 571 30.3% —
Green Party Rob Smith 317 16.8% —
Labour Party Rikey Austin 239 12.7% —
Majority185
Turnout45.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,883

Lytchett Matravers & Upton 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Bill Pipe Elected 1,472 49.6% —
Liberal Democrats Andrew James Starr Elected 1,441 48.5% —
Liberal Democrats Alex Brenton Elected 1,339 45.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Robin Guy Sequeira 1,312 44.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Ralph Turvill Watts 1,235 41.6% —
Liberal Democrats John Brian Taylor 1,092 36.8% —
Green Party Natalie Carswell 702 23.6% —
Labour Party Frank Duncan Milsom 314 10.6% —
Majority27
Turnout35.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,969

Marshwood Vale

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Simon John Christopher Elected 752 39.0% —
Independent Jacqui Sewell 595 30.9% —
Green Party Simon Fairlie 308 16.0% —
Liberal Democrats Eddie Gerrard 187 9.7% —
Labour Party Phyllida Culpin 85 4.4% —
Majority157
Turnout50.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,927

Melcombe Regis

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Jon Orrell Elected 691 62.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party James William Farquharson 220 20.0% —
Labour Party Tia Roos 190 17.3% —
Majority471
Turnout33.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,101

Portland 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Rob Hughes Elected 1,052 42.0% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Paul Ralph Kimber Elected 910 36.4% —
Independent Susan Cocking Elected 894 35.7% —
Labour Party Giovanna Lewis 847 33.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Katharine Garcia 732 29.3% —
Green Party Sara Ann Harpley 697 27.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Su Illsley 680 27.2% —
Labour Party Ray Nowak 675 27.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Chris Wakefield 571 22.8% —
Independent Tim Munro 447 17.9% —
Majority47
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,502

Puddletown & Lower Winterborne

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Emma Jayne Parker Elected 789 48.5% —
Liberal Democrats Helen Frances 388 23.9% —
Independent Kevin Nicholas Maitland-Gleed 257 15.8% —
Labour Party Emma Elizabeth Bratley 192 11.8% —
Majority401
Turnout38.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,626

Radipole 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Peter Lawrence Fraser Barrow Elected 1,346 59.0% —
Liberal Democrats David Michael Gray Elected 1,234 54.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Peter Dickenson 709 31.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party John Twidale Ellis 671 29.4% —
Labour Party Mark Duxbury 541 23.7% —
Labour Party Grafton Alphonso Straker 62 2.7% —
Majority525
Turnout37.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,282

Rodwell & Wyke 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Clare Sutton Elected 2,033 55.1% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Kate Wheller Elected 1,403 38.0% —
Green Party Brian Heatley Elected 1,258 34.1% —
Green Party Daragh Edwin Croxson 1,062 28.8% —
Labour Party Becky Suzanne Blake 965 26.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Richard Douglas Nickinson 911 24.7% —
Independent Luke Michael Wakeling 908 24.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Joanna Mary Dickenson 862 23.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Michael James Bevan 835 22.6% —
Labour Party Lucy Hamilton 830 22.5% —
Majority196
Turnout38.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)3,689

Shaftesbury Town 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Derek Leslie Beer Elected 1,177 54.2% —
Liberal Democrats Tim Cook Elected 682 31.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Julian Pritchard 480 22.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Alexander Chase 381 17.6% —
Independent Andrew Reginald Hollingshead 360 16.6% —
Independent Peter David Yeo 273 12.6% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Jeff Taylor 250 11.5% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Steve Unwin 233 10.7% —
Labour Party Melanie Costas 213 9.8% —
Independent Lester Mark Dibben 147 6.8% —
Labour Party William Kenealy 145 6.7% —
Majority202
Turnout35.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,170

Sherborne East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Jon Andrews Elected 842 49.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jill Warburton 615 36.2% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Alan Gordon Taylor 122 7.2% —
Green Party Ken Huggins 120 7.1% —
Majority227
Turnout45.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,699

Sherborne Rural

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Robin Andrew Shane Legg Elected 902 53.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Peter Robert Shorland 583 34.5% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Leon Jennings 204 12.1% —
Majority319
Turnout43.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,689

Sherborne West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Matt Hall Elected 759 53.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Rebecca Burns 538 38.0% —
Green Party Pam Rosling 119 8.4% —
Majority221
Turnout42.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,416

South East Purbeck

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Cherry Louise Brooks Elected 499 30.7% —
Independent Nigel Dragon 451 27.7% —
Liberal Democrats Mandy Platts 284 17.5% —
Labour Party George Holden 191 11.7% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) John Barnes 117 7.2% —
Independent Matt Etherington 84 5.2% —
Majority48
Turnout47.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,626

St Leonards & St Ives 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Barry Peter Goringe Elected 1,406 59.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Ray Bryan Elected 1,363 57.6% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Robin Grey 604 25.5% —
Liberal Democrats Ulrike Lucas 590 24.9% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Allan Stephen Tallett 482 20.4% —
Labour Party Steve Hards 286 12.1% —
Majority759
Turnout41.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,366

Stalbridge & Marnhull

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Graham Carr-Jones Elected 837 47.6% —
Liberal Democrats Rosalind Sheila Eveleigh 541 30.8% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Rory Herbert 246 14.0% —
Labour Party Pippa Shillington 135 7.7% —
Majority296
Turnout42.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,759

Stour & Allen Vale

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Robin David Cook Elected 606 43.5% —
Liberal Democrats Joanna Jane Bury 328 23.5% —
Independent Francis Edward Raven-Vause 201 14.4% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Michael Simmons 165 11.8% —
Labour Party Stephen Gerry 94 6.7% —
Majority278
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,394

Sturminster Newton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Carole Yvonne Jones Elected 442 32.5% —
Independent Michael Roake 399 29.3% —
Liberal Democrats David Charles Thomas Fox 360 26.4% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Sam Edmunds 102 7.5% —
Labour Party Craig Andrew White 59 4.3% —
Majority43
Turnout39.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,362

Swanage 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Gary Maurice Suttle Elected 1,546 47.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party William Stanley Trite Elected 1,457 44.9% —
Labour Party Debby Monkhouse 780 24.1% —
Independent Philip Michael Eades 677 20.9% —
Labour Party Chris Bradey 614 18.9% —
Liberal Democrats Gill Calvin Thomas 592 18.3% —
Liberal Democrats Cliff Sutton 469 14.5% —
Independent Jason Paul Haiselden 351 10.8% —
Majority677
Turnout42.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)3,243

Upwey & Broadwey

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Howard Richard Legg Elected 555 41.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Kevin Brookes 543 40.3% —
Labour Party Debra Kohana 251 18.6% —
Majority12
Turnout37.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,349

Verwood 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Simon Gibson Elected 2,235 68.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Toni Bartley Coombs Elected 2,083 63.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Spencer Grant Flower Elected 1,946 59.3% —
Green Party Bridie Salmon 736 22.4% —
Liberal Democrats Ginette Marie Holdroyd 565 17.2% —
Green Party Peter Jonathan Lucas 546 16.6% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) John Baxter 499 15.2% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Peter Grant 480 14.6% —
Labour Party James Andrew Mckenzie 306 9.3% —
Labour Party Maryanne Pike 228 6.9% —
Labour Party Sandra Turner 227 6.9% —
Majority1,210
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)3,284

Wareham 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Beryl Rita Ezzard Elected 1,837 60.5% —
Liberal Democrats Ryan David Holloway Elected 1,308 43.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Mark Unsworth 965 31.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Mike Wiggins 942 31.0% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Keith Allen Simpson 431 14.2% —
Labour Party Cherry Ann Bartlett 365 12.0% —
Labour Party Alice Jane Blachford Rogers 219 7.2% —
Majority343
Turnout41.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)3,034

West Moors & Three Legged Cross 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party David Shortell Elected 1,412 59.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Michael Roy Dyer Elected 1,323 55.7% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) David Richard Marshall 596 25.1% —
Liberal Democrats Marlies Koutstaal 541 22.8% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Mark Wadeson 447 18.8% —
Liberal Democrats Lars Wilmar 432 18.2% —
Majority727
Turnout33.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,376

West Parley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Andrew Charles Parry Elected 611 62.5% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Ann Josephine Miller 201 20.6% —
Liberal Democrats Jocelyn Grace Lortie 165 16.9% —
Majority410
Turnout32.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast977

West Purbeck 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Laura Jane Beddow Elected 1,142 49.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Peter Kendrick Wharf Elected 1,064 46.5% —
Independent Malcolm Shakesby 848 37.0% —
Liberal Democrats David H Bhattacharjee 556 24.3% —
Liberal Democrats David Sinclair Burden 375 16.4% —
Labour Party Jon Davey 307 13.4% —
Labour Party Nick Chaffey 288 12.6% —
Majority216
Turnout37.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,290

Westham 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Ryan Dean Hope Elected 895 53.4% —
Liberal Democrats Gill Taylor Elected 836 49.9% —
Labour Party Sara Louise Greenhalf 471 28.1% —
Labour Party David Joseph Greenhalf 441 26.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Clare Louise Williams 366 21.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Thomas Oswald Tannassee 345 20.6% —
Majority365
Turnout30.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,677

Wimborne Minster 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Shane Bartlett Elected 1,296 67.4% —
Liberal Democrats David Morgan Elected 1,155 60.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Derek Bidkar Frank Burt 514 26.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Colin Robin William Beck 509 26.5% —
Labour Party Stewart Bullen 192 10.0% —
Labour Party Ashley Wynne Rowlands 182 9.5% —
Majority641
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,924

Winterborne & Broadmayne

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Roland Tarr Elected 799 56.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Robert Philip Freeman 412 29.2% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Graham Richard Brant 201 14.2% —
Majority387
Turnout41.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,412

Winterborne North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Andrew Kerby Elected 557 39.9% —
Liberal Democrats Barrie George Cooper 363 26.0% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Christine Adey 162 11.6% —
Independent James Bernard Mayo 105 7.5% —
Labour Party Haydn White 102 7.3% —
Independent John Stayt 88 6.3% —
Independent Jason Williamson 19 1.4% —
Majority194
Turnout42.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,396

Yetminster

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Mary Penfold Elected 910 52.9% —
Liberal Democrats Tim Fearon 611 35.5% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Philip Lee Broomfield 200 11.6% —
Majority299
Turnout43.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,721

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