Dorset council election, 2024
Most seats
42
Liberal Democrats
Seats contested
82
across 52 wards
Turnout
34.1%
average of reporting wards
Summary
| Party | Seats | +/− | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | 42 | +13 | 62,441 | 37.3% | +8.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 30 | -13 | 61,047 | 36.5% | -2.8 |
| Green Party | 4 | +0 | 13,674 | 8.2% | +0.8 |
| Independents for Dorset | 3 | +3 | 4,716 | 2.8% | — |
| Labour Party | 2 | +0 | 17,172 | 10.3% | -1.6 |
| Independent | 1 | -3 | 7,359 | 4.4% | -2.5 |
| Reform UK | 0 | +0 | 443 | 0.3% | — |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 0 | +0 | 220 | 0.1% | -5.6 |
| Patriots Alliance - English Democrats and UKIP | 0 | +0 | 204 | 0.1% | — |
| Social Democratic Party | 0 | +0 | 81 | 0.0% | — |
Changes are against the previous council election on 02/05/2019. 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 | 77 | |
| Labour Party | 49 | |
| Green Party | 25 | |
| Independent | 17 | |
| Independents for Dorset | 6 | |
| Reform UK | 3 | |
| Patriots Alliance - English Democrats and UKIP | 2 | |
| Social Democratic Party | 2 | |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 1 |
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 | 898 | 61.5% | -2.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Claire Elizabeth Reed | 307 | 21.0% | -5.7 |
| Labour Party | Gillian Clare Cross | 133 | 9.1% | +0.1 |
| Green Party | Sheila Healy | 125 | 8.6% | — |
| Majority | 591 | |||
| Turnout | 38.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 3,826 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,461 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Beaminster
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Craig Monks Elected | 601 | 42.9% | -5.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul David Fitzpatrick | 579 | 41.3% | +3.7 |
| Labour Party | Julie Cooke | 70 | 5.0% | +0.5 |
| Reform UK | Yvonne Harris | 69 | 4.9% | — |
| Green Party | Andy McEwen | 65 | 4.6% | -5.3 |
| Independent | Richard Thomas Gunning | 17 | 1.2% | — |
| Majority | 22 | |||
| Turnout | 40.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 3,474 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,401 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Blackmore Vale
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Stephen Murcer Elected | 637 | 50.3% | -11.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Philip Suter | 468 | 37.0% | +22.4 |
| Green Party | Vicki Elcoate | 161 | 12.7% | — |
| Majority | 169 | |||
| Turnout | 35.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 3,645 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,266 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Blandford 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Byron Robert Quayle Elected | 1,334 | 53.9% | -3.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Noc Lacey-Clarke Elected | 1,307 | 52.9% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Hugo Anthony Mieville | 756 | 30.6% | +2.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | David Edwin Orton | 556 | 22.5% | — |
| Labour Party | Gerald Davies | 279 | 11.3% | -7.3 |
| Labour Party | Dennis Wardleworth | 259 | 10.5% | — |
| Green Party | Lisa Willis | 123 | 5.0% | — |
| Green Party | Pete West | 113 | 4.6% | — |
| Social Democratic Party | Daniel Paul Avery | 50 | 2.0% | — |
| Social Democratic Party | Linda Isobel Stenner | 31 | 1.3% | — |
| Majority | 551 | |||
| Turnout | 31.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 7,935 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,473 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Bridport 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Sarah Williams Elected | 1,726 | 41.5% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Dave Bolwell Elected | 1,646 | 39.6% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Bridget Bolwell Elected | 1,587 | 38.2% | — |
| Green Party | Kelvin Charles Clayton | 1,562 | 37.6% | — |
| Green Party | Julian Stephen Langton Jones | 1,166 | 28.0% | — |
| Green Party | Bob Hamblett | 880 | 21.2% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Una Mary Christopher | 832 | 20.0% | — |
| Labour Party | Steven Rose | 760 | 18.3% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Anna Louise Cox | 754 | 18.1% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Frances Kathleen McKenzie | 747 | 18.0% | — |
| Majority | 25 | |||
| Turnout | 35.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 11,986 | |||
| Ballots cast | 4,158 | |||
Chalk Valleys
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Jill Haynes Elected | 683 | 48.0% | -2.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Iain Douglas Young | 554 | 38.9% | +17.1 |
| Labour Party | John Bennett | 186 | 13.1% | — |
| Majority | 129 | |||
| Turnout | 37.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 3,901 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,424 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Charminster St Mary's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | David Taylor Elected | 892 | 64.9% | +11.4 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Nigel McCrea | 483 | 35.1% | +5.3 |
| Majority | 409 | |||
| Turnout | 35.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 3,998 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,375 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Chesil Bank
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Sally Anne Holland Elected | 704 | 43.4% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Mark Roberts | 482 | 29.7% | — |
| Green Party | Peter Reid | 373 | 23.0% | — |
| Labour Party | Richard Howard Nicholls | 61 | 3.8% | — |
| Majority | 222 | |||
| Turnout | 49.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 3,318 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,621 | |||
Chickerell 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Gill Taylor Elected | 891 | 49.2% | +27.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Simon Arthur Dewi Clifford Elected | 729 | 40.3% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Jean Dunseith | 690 | 38.1% | -10.6 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Andrew William MacLeod Reid | 570 | 31.5% | — |
| Labour Party | Grafton Alphonso Straker | 329 | 18.2% | +0.7 |
| Majority | 39 | |||
| Turnout | 29.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,416 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,811 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Liberal Democrats gain from Independent
Colehill & Wimborne Minster East 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Todd Elected | 1,275 | 48.0% | -12.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Jindy Atwal Elected | 1,168 | 44.0% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | KD Johnson | 940 | 35.4% | -0.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Carol Lynda Butter | 764 | 28.8% | — |
| Independent | Emma Urquhart | 578 | 21.8% | — |
| Labour Party | David Moore | 215 | 8.1% | +2.7 |
| Majority | 228 | |||
| Turnout | 37.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 7,247 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,656 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Corfe Mullen 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Duncan Sowry-House Elected | 1,249 | 53.7% | +3.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Scott Florek Elected | 1,145 | 49.3% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Mike Barron | 641 | 27.6% | -19.3 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Penny Barron | 597 | 25.7% | — |
| Independent | Lee Charles Hardy | 457 | 19.7% | — |
| Labour Party | Graham Paul Hillman | 197 | 8.5% | +0.4 |
| Majority | 504 | |||
| Turnout | 29.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 8,020 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,324 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Liberal Democrats hold
Cranborne & Alderholt
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Dave Tooke Elected | 678 | 53.5% | +6.8 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Adrian Hibberd | 508 | 40.1% | -5.4 |
| Labour Party | Peter Parsons | 77 | 6.1% | -1.8 |
| Majority | 170 | |||
| Turnout | 32.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 3,953 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,268 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Cranborne Chase
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Piers Brown Elected | 634 | 65.2% | -0.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Tom Harding | 194 | 19.9% | — |
| Labour Party | Louise Claire Cooper | 142 | 14.6% | -2.9 |
| Majority | 440 | |||
| Turnout | 30.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 3,277 | |||
| Ballots cast | 973 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Crossways
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Nick Ireland Elected | 636 | 57.3% | -5.0 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Andrew Ross-Skinner | 361 | 32.5% | +2.4 |
| Labour Party | Jim Draper | 113 | 10.2% | +2.6 |
| Majority | 275 | |||
| Turnout | 37.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 3,010 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,110 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Dorchester East 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Stella Jones Elected | 1,337 | 52.4% | -13.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Rory Major Elected | 979 | 38.3% | — |
| Green Party | Kate Hebditch | 825 | 32.3% | — |
| Independents for Dorset | Katy Jones | 571 | 22.4% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Angus Christopher | 329 | 12.9% | -8.0 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Mina Bowater | 322 | 12.6% | — |
| Labour Party | Barry Thompson | 304 | 11.9% | -4.8 |
| Labour Party | Ash Mottaghi | 208 | 8.1% | — |
| Majority | 154 | |||
| Turnout | 39.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,658 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,553 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Dorchester Poundbury
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Martin Biggs Elected | 780 | 54.0% | +18.1 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Peter Jonathon Stein | 449 | 31.1% | -1.5 |
| Labour Party | Nick Boothroyd | 122 | 8.4% | +4.1 |
| Green Party | Len Herbert | 93 | 6.4% | +0.7 |
| Majority | 331 | |||
| Turnout | 41.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 3,531 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,445 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Dorchester West 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independents for Dorset | Les Fry Elected | 1,335 | 58.5% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Andy Canning Elected | 1,322 | 57.9% | +10.0 |
| Labour Party | Claudia Sorin | 580 | 25.4% | +14.1 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Jeremy Peel-Yates | 261 | 11.4% | -8.7 |
| Labour Party | Andrew Charles Wyatt | 259 | 11.3% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Kevin Selby | 254 | 11.1% | — |
| Majority | 742 | |||
| Turnout | 34.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,724 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,282 | |||
Independents for Dorset gain from Independent · Liberal Democrats hold
Eggardon
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Neil Jeffrey Eysenck Elected | 724 | 43.7% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Harry Coutts | 637 | 38.5% | — |
| Green Party | Richard Edwards | 238 | 14.4% | — |
| Labour Party | David Machin | 57 | 3.4% | — |
| Majority | 87 | |||
| Turnout | 41.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 4,065 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,656 | |||
Ferndown North 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Cathy Lugg Elected | 955 | 44.3% | -11.9 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Mike Parkes Elected | 794 | 36.8% | — |
| Independent | Simon Lee Cable | 781 | 36.2% | — |
| Independent | Philip Leach | 753 | 34.9% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Adrian Clements | 304 | 14.1% | -10.7 |
| Reform UK | Andrei Silviu Dragotoniu | 232 | 10.8% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Esbjörn Roderick Wilmar | 228 | 10.6% | — |
| Majority | 13 | |||
| Turnout | 30.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 7,330 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,156 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Ferndown South 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Julie Lorraine Robinson Elected | 684 | 38.6% | -4.1 |
| Independent | Hannah Hobbs-Chell Elected | 621 | 35.0% | +14.3 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | George Phillips | 602 | 34.0% | — |
| Independent | Lawrence Leslie Ralph Wilson | 556 | 31.4% | — |
| Independent | Paul Hanson Graham | 367 | 20.7% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Susan Jefferies | 276 | 15.6% | -10.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Ross Alexander Bowell | 270 | 15.2% | — |
| Majority | 19 | |||
| Turnout | 26.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,802 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,773 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold · Independent gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
Gillingham 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Val Pothecary Elected | 1,549 | 42.5% | -3.6 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Belinda Brenda Louise Ridout Elected | 1,528 | 41.9% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Carl Anthony Woode Elected | 1,490 | 40.9% | +9.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | David Charles Thomas Fox | 1,444 | 39.6% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | David Walsh | 1,408 | 38.6% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Alex Percy | 1,402 | 38.4% | — |
| Green Party | Angela Henshall | 554 | 15.2% | — |
| Labour Party | Anna Marsh | 532 | 14.6% | +3.5 |
| Majority | 46 | |||
| Turnout | 30.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 12,196 | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,647 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold · Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
Hill Forts & Upper Tarrants
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Sherry Jespersen Elected | 709 | 55.4% | -5.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Joseph Roger Hickish | 251 | 19.6% | -4.2 |
| Labour Party | Alan Cross | 168 | 13.1% | -2.5 |
| Green Party | Keith Yarwood | 151 | 11.8% | — |
| Majority | 458 | |||
| Turnout | 36.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 3,554 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,279 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Littlemoor & Preston 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Louie James O'Leary Elected | 1,599 | 56.3% | +2.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Peter Dickenson Elected | 1,379 | 48.6% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Howard Richard Legg | 688 | 24.2% | -11.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Ann Weaving | 664 | 23.4% | — |
| Independent | Alex Bailey | 439 | 15.5% | — |
| Labour Party | Steve Brown | 408 | 14.4% | +4.3 |
| Majority | 691 | |||
| Turnout | 37.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 7,622 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,838 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Lyme & Charmouth
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Party | Belinda Bawden Elected | 884 | 60.8% | +17.0 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Michaela Louise Ellis | 380 | 26.2% | -0.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Paddy Mooney | 103 | 7.1% | — |
| Labour Party | David Hart | 83 | 5.7% | -0.3 |
| Majority | 504 | |||
| Turnout | 36.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 4,065 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,453 | |||
Green Party hold
Lytchett Matravers & Upton 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Steve Robinson Elected | 1,356 | 50.7% | +2.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Alex Brenton Elected | 1,354 | 50.7% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew James Starr Elected | 1,155 | 43.2% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Bill Pipe | 1,073 | 40.2% | -9.4 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Sean Gabriel | 965 | 36.1% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Stew McKell | 928 | 34.7% | — |
| Labour Party | John Patrick Billington | 363 | 13.6% | +3.0 |
| Majority | 82 | |||
| Turnout | 28.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 9,726 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,672 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Liberal Democrats hold
Marshwood Vale
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Simon John Christopher Elected | 645 | 39.8% | — |
| Green Party | Jacqui Sewell | 525 | 32.4% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Jane Gregory | 340 | 21.0% | — |
| Labour Party | Steve Chapman | 109 | 6.7% | — |
| Majority | 120 | |||
| Turnout | 41.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 3,933 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,619 | |||
Melcombe Regis
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Party | Jon Orrell Elected | 419 | 49.3% | -13.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Claire Wall | 256 | 30.1% | +10.1 |
| Labour Party | Howard John Atkinson | 176 | 20.7% | +3.4 |
| Majority | 163 | |||
| Turnout | 26.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 3,330 | |||
| Ballots cast | 850 | |||
Green Party hold
Portland 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independents for Dorset | Pete Roper Elected | 899 | 35.6% | — |
| Independents for Dorset | Rob Hughes Elected | 895 | 35.5% | — |
| Labour Party | Paul Ralph Kimber Elected | 875 | 34.7% | -1.7 |
| Green Party | Catherine Bennett | 785 | 31.1% | +3.3 |
| Independents for Dorset | Susan Cocking | 744 | 29.5% | — |
| Labour Party | Carralyn Paula Parkes | 724 | 28.7% | — |
| Labour Party | Bernard Edward Parkes | 546 | 21.6% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Margaret Caroline Gadd | 342 | 13.6% | -15.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Ian Munro-Price | 244 | 9.7% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Maureen Quinn | 224 | 8.9% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Holly Hope | 120 | 4.8% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Lee Daniel Harmsworth | 75 | 3.0% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Gillian Pearson | 74 | 2.9% | — |
| Majority | 90 | |||
| Turnout | 27.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 9,338 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,522 | |||
Independents for Dorset gain from Independent · Independents for Dorset gain from Independent · Labour Party hold
Puddletown & Lower Winterborne
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Emma Jayne Parker Elected | 603 | 46.3% | -2.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | James Henry Lloyd | 456 | 35.0% | +11.1 |
| Labour Party | Helen Badger | 243 | 18.6% | +6.8 |
| Majority | 147 | |||
| Turnout | 31.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 4,313 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,303 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Radipole 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Matt Bell Elected | 1,427 | 64.3% | +5.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Louise Bown Elected | 1,123 | 50.6% | — |
| Labour Party | Pauline Crump | 486 | 21.9% | -1.8 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | George Granycome | 464 | 20.9% | -10.2 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | James William Farquharson | 457 | 20.6% | — |
| Majority | 637 | |||
| Turnout | 31.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 7,316 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,220 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Rodwell & Wyke 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Party | Clare Sutton Elected | 1,516 | 44.9% | -10.2 |
| Labour Party | Kate Wheller Elected | 1,385 | 41.0% | +3.0 |
| Green Party | Claudia Lucienne Webb Elected | 1,327 | 39.3% | — |
| Green Party | Valerie Jane Graves | 1,199 | 35.5% | — |
| Labour Party | Antony Prowse | 914 | 27.1% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Caroline Joyce Nickinson | 825 | 24.4% | -0.3 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Richard Douglas Nickinson | 756 | 22.4% | — |
| Labour Party | Thomas Taylor | 700 | 20.7% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Clare Louise Williams | 644 | 19.1% | — |
| Majority | 128 | |||
| Turnout | 32.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 10,722 | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,377 | |||
Green Party hold · Labour Party hold
Shaftesbury Town 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Derek Leslie Beer Elected | 1,403 | 60.1% | +5.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Jack David John Jeanes Elected | 1,008 | 43.2% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Virginia Edwyn-Jones | 558 | 23.9% | +1.8 |
| Independent | Andrew Reginald Hollingshead | 529 | 22.7% | +6.1 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Barry Von Clemens | 269 | 11.5% | — |
| Labour Party | Dan Bavister | 233 | 10.0% | +0.2 |
| Independent | Lester Mark Dibben | 187 | 8.0% | — |
| Patriots Alliance - English Democrats and UKIP | Steve Unwin | 118 | 5.1% | — |
| Patriots Alliance - English Democrats and UKIP | Jeff Taylor | 86 | 3.7% | — |
| Majority | 450 | |||
| Turnout | 34.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,835 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,335 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Sherborne East
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Jon Andrews Elected | 838 | 58.1% | +8.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Juliet May Pentolfe | 502 | 34.8% | -1.4 |
| Green Party | Robert Sean Casey | 103 | 7.1% | +0.1 |
| Majority | 336 | |||
| Turnout | 39.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 3,777 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,443 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Sherborne Rural
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Robin Andrew Shane Legg Elected | 916 | 60.3% | +6.9 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Stephen Hillier | 604 | 39.7% | +5.2 |
| Majority | 312 | |||
| Turnout | 38.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 4,036 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,520 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Sherborne West
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Henry Geoffrey Crabb Elected | 575 | 43.9% | -5.6 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Rebecca Burns | 471 | 36.0% | -7.4 |
| Independent | Taff Martin | 264 | 20.2% | — |
| Majority | 104 | |||
| Turnout | 35.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 3,791 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,310 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
South East Purbeck
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Ben Wilson Elected | 848 | 57.8% | +40.4 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Cherry Louise Brooks | 523 | 35.7% | +5.0 |
| Labour Party | Peter Copp | 95 | 6.5% | -5.3 |
| Majority | 325 | |||
| Turnout | 43.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 3,477 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,466 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
St Leonards & St Ives 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Ray Bryan Elected | 1,236 | 62.5% | +3.0 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Barry Peter Goringe Elected | 1,160 | 58.6% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Nicola Joanne Buskell | 730 | 36.9% | +12.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Paul Barham | 626 | 31.6% | — |
| Majority | 430 | |||
| Turnout | 31.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,540 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,979 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Stalbridge & Marnhull
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | James Charles Vitali Elected | 767 | 51.0% | +3.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Rosalind Sheila Eveleigh | 603 | 40.1% | +9.4 |
| Green Party | Richard Harvey | 133 | 8.8% | — |
| Majority | 164 | |||
| Turnout | 34.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 4,414 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,503 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Stour & Allen Vale
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Will Chakawhata Elected | 688 | 52.9% | +29.4 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Robin David Cook | 497 | 38.2% | -5.2 |
| Labour Party | Maryanne Pike | 114 | 8.8% | +2.0 |
| Majority | 191 | |||
| Turnout | 34.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 3,831 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,300 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
Sturminster Newton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Carole Yvonne Jones Elected | 712 | 66.9% | +34.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Kevin Nicholas Maitland-Gleed | 267 | 25.1% | -1.4 |
| Labour Party | Jennifer Daultrey | 85 | 8.0% | +3.6 |
| Majority | 445 | |||
| Turnout | 31.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 3,489 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,065 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Swanage 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Gary Maurice Suttle Elected | 1,262 | 39.7% | -7.9 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | William Stanley Trite Elected | 1,148 | 36.2% | — |
| Labour Party | Debby Monkhouse | 1,084 | 34.1% | +10.1 |
| Labour Party | Chris Bradey | 789 | 24.9% | — |
| Independent | Philip Michael Eades | 686 | 21.6% | +0.7 |
| Independent | Helen Mary McDavid | 460 | 14.5% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Matt Piper | 283 | 8.9% | -9.3 |
| Green Party | Kia Pope | 215 | 6.8% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Gill Calvin Thomas | 192 | 6.0% | — |
| Majority | 64 | |||
| Turnout | 41.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 7,840 | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,175 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Upwey & Broadwey
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | David James Northam Elected | 710 | 56.0% | +14.9 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Jan Edward Ernest Bergman | 317 | 25.0% | -15.3 |
| Labour Party | Byron Silver | 242 | 19.1% | +0.5 |
| Majority | 393 | |||
| Turnout | 34.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 3,769 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,268 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Verwood 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Simon Gibson Elected | 2,006 | 64.3% | -3.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Toni Bartley Coombs Elected | 1,918 | 61.5% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Spencer Grant Flower Elected | 1,765 | 56.6% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Lindsey Dedden | 857 | 27.5% | +10.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Ted Mason | 707 | 22.7% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Ginette Marie Holdroyd | 579 | 18.6% | — |
| Labour Party | Sandra Turner | 487 | 15.6% | +6.3 |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | John Baxter | 220 | 7.1% | -8.1 |
| Majority | 908 | |||
| Turnout | 29.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 10,819 | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,118 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Wareham 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Beryl Rita Ezzard Elected | 1,879 | 68.0% | +7.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Ryan David Holloway Elected | 1,710 | 61.8% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Jane Newell | 632 | 22.9% | -8.9 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Victoria Stocqueler | 617 | 22.3% | — |
| Labour Party | David Brian Law | 361 | 13.1% | +1.0 |
| Majority | 1,078 | |||
| Turnout | 36.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 7,818 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,765 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
West Moors & Three Legged Cross 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | David Shortell Elected | 1,056 | 50.3% | -9.1 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Andy Skeats Elected | 1,054 | 50.2% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Sally Christine Walls | 713 | 34.0% | +11.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Durant | 671 | 32.0% | — |
| Independent | Malcolm John Hobbs | 273 | 13.0% | — |
| Independent | Steven Anzinger-Cooper | 239 | 11.4% | — |
| Majority | 341 | |||
| Turnout | 29.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 7,404 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,100 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
West Parley
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Andrew Charles Parry Elected | 564 | 66.0% | +3.4 |
| Independent | Ann Josephine Miller | 152 | 17.8% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Marlies Koutstaal | 139 | 16.3% | -0.6 |
| Majority | 412 | |||
| Turnout | 29.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 3,000 | |||
| Ballots cast | 855 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
West Purbeck 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Michael John Baker Elected | 1,245 | 52.3% | +28.0 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Laura Jane Beddow Elected | 962 | 40.4% | -9.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | David Graham Civil | 929 | 39.0% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Peter Kendrick Wharf | 835 | 35.1% | — |
| Labour Party | Peter David Green | 300 | 12.6% | -0.8 |
| Labour Party | David Peden | 171 | 7.2% | — |
| Majority | 33 | |||
| Turnout | 33.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 7,174 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,380 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Westham 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Ryan Dean Hope Elected | 708 | 43.8% | -9.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Alex Fuhrmann Elected | 684 | 42.3% | — |
| Labour Party | Lucy Hamilton | 438 | 27.1% | -1.0 |
| Labour Party | Jon Rodd | 320 | 19.8% | — |
| Independents for Dorset | Christine Mary James | 272 | 16.8% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Alexander John McGlynn | 255 | 15.8% | -6.1 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Thomas Oswald Tannassee | 175 | 10.8% | — |
| Majority | 246 | |||
| Turnout | 24.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,835 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,618 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Wimborne Minster 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Shane Bartlett Elected | 1,161 | 62.3% | -5.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | David Morgan Elected | 1,067 | 57.2% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Sue Cook | 493 | 26.4% | -0.3 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Mike Bartlett | 451 | 24.2% | — |
| Labour Party | Ashley Wynne Rowlands | 283 | 15.2% | +5.2 |
| Majority | 574 | |||
| Turnout | 30.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,307 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,864 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Winterborne & Broadmayne
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Roland Tarr Elected | 747 | 62.0% | +5.4 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Mark Penfold | 314 | 26.1% | -3.1 |
| Reform UK | Graham Richard Brant | 142 | 11.8% | — |
| Majority | 433 | |||
| Turnout | 35.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 3,490 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,205 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Winterborne North
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Barrie George Cooper Elected | 663 | 54.5% | +28.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Steve O'Connell | 444 | 36.5% | -3.4 |
| Labour Party | Haydn White | 107 | 8.8% | +1.5 |
| Majority | 219 | |||
| Turnout | 33.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 3,776 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,217 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
Yetminster
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Chris Kippax Elected | 813 | 47.7% | +12.2 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Diane Elizabeth Howell | 752 | 44.1% | -8.7 |
| Green Party | Stuart Martin | 139 | 8.2% | — |
| Majority | 61 | |||
| Turnout | 42.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 4,073 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,704 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party