1984 West Dorset District Council election

1984 West Dorset District Council election
18 of 55 seats (one third) to West Dorset District Council; 28 seats needed for a majority
Council control before election; Independent;	Council control after election ; Independent;

The 1984 West Dorset District Council election was held on Thursday 3 May 1984 to elect councillors to West Dorset District Council in England. It took place on the same day as other district council elections in the United Kingdom. One third of seats were up for election.

The 1984 election saw the Independent councillors lose seats but maintain their majority control on the Council.

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	A. Hudson *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			2,794
	Independent hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Baker	703	46.3	+13.7
	Labour	D. Cash *	502	33.0	+2.9
	Alliance	R. Draper	315	20.7	–16.6
Majority			201	13.3	N/A
Turnout				49.1	–18.4
Registered electors			3,096
	Conservative gain from Labour

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	C. Samways *	551	60.4	*N/A*
	Conservative	D. England	361	39.6	N/A
Majority			190	20.8	N/A
Turnout				37.0	N/A
Registered electors			2,465
	Independent hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	R. Bailey *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			1,137
	Independent hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	N. White *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			1,048
	Independent hold

1984 West Dorset District Council election

Beaminster

Bridport North

Bridport South

Burton Bradstock

Caundle Vale

Charminster

Charmouth

Chesil Bank

Chickerell

Dorchester South

Dorchester West

Frome Valley

Lyme Regis

Maiden Newton

Piddle Valley

Sherborne West

Thorncombe

Whitchurch Canonicorum

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Woodhouse	385	63.0	+23.6
	Alliance	G. Halliwell	188	30.8	+12.5
	Independent	L. Cobold	38	6.2	N/A
Majority			192	32.2	N/A
Turnout				45.2	–3.8
Registered electors			1,352
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J. Cockerill *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			1,284
	Independent hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	M. Pengelly *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			1,269
	Independent hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Davies	427	49.5	–14.4
	Independent	F. Shereston	276	32.0	N/A
	Independent	P. Brown	159	18.4	N/A
Majority			151	17.5	N/A
Turnout				29.6	–5.0
Registered electors			2,912
	Conservative gain from Independent

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Hebb *	863	53.3	–2.7
	Alliance	D. Kingston	572	35.3	–8.7
	Labour	T. Warren	185	11.4	N/A
Majority			291	18.0	N/A
Turnout				52.6	–8.3
Registered electors			3,657
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Antell	593	37.9	+18.9
	Conservative	F. Alderman *	557	35.6	–11.2
	Alliance	T. Harries	416	26.6	–7.6
Majority			36	2.3	N/A
Turnout				47.9	–27.6
Registered electors			3,269
	Labour gain from Conservative

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	B. Bryant *	370	65.1	*N/A*
	Alliance	G. Simpson	198	34.9	N/A
Majority			172	30.2	N/A
Turnout				53.2	N/A
Registered electors			1,068
	Independent hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Nuttall *	801	73.6	+34.4
	Independent	V. Homyer	288	26.4	N/A
Majority			513	47.2	N/A
Turnout				37.1	–9.6
Registered electors			2,935
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	H. Haward *	575	71.7	+4.7
	Independent	N. Patmore	227	28.3	N/A
Majority			348	43.4	+9.4
Turnout				78.2	+4.8
Registered electors			1,026
	Independent hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ind. Conservative	A. Read *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			1,218
	Ind. Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Jenkins *	715	38.6	+6.2
	Alliance	L. Siegle	622	33.6	+3.8
	Labour	A. Mitchell	513	27.7	N/A
Majority			93	5.0	N/A
Turnout				45.9	–14.8
Registered electors			4,031
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	P. Atyeo *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			1,038
	Independent hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Gibson*	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			1,157
	Conservative hold

v t e Council elections in Dorset
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Dorset County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 Abolished
Bournemouth Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1996 1998 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 Abolished
Christchurch Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 Abolished
East Dorset District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 Abolished
North Dorset District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 Abolished
Poole Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1996 1998 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 Abolished
Purbeck District Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 Abolished
West Dorset District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1984 1986 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 Abolished
Weymouth and Portland Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 Abolished
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