North Dorset District Council elections

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North Dorset District Council in Dorset, England existed from 1974 to 2019, when it was abolished and subsumed into Dorset Council.

Map showing the composition of North Dorset District Council as of the last election in 2015. Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow and independents in grey.

Political control

From the first election to the council in 1973 until its abolition in 2019, political control was held by the following parties:[1]

More information Party in control, Years ...
Party in controlYears
Independent1973–1995
Liberal Democrats1995–1999
No overall control1999–2007
Conservative2007–2019
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Leadership

The leaders of the council from 2012 until the council's abolition in 2019 were:

More information Councillor, Party ...
CouncillorPartyFromTo
Peter Webb[2]Conservative28 Sep 2012
Deborah Croney[3]Conservative28 Sep 201229 Jul 2016
Graham Carr-Jones[3][4]Conservative29 Jul 201631 Mar 2019
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Council elections

Council composition

More information Year, Conservative ...
Year Conservative Liberal Democrats Independent Council control
after election
1999 16 10 7[a] No overall control
2003 15 11 7 No overall control
2007 17 13 3 Conservative
2011 23 6 4 Conservative
2015 27 4 2 Conservative
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District result maps

By-election results

1995-1999

More information Party, Candidate ...
Blandford West By-Election 9 January 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats 413 45.6
Conservative 316 34.9
Labour 176 19.4
Majority 97 10.7
Turnout 905 23.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Riverside By-Election 26 November 1998
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats 231 62.4 +22.2
Labour 139 37.6 +18.0
Majority 92 34.8
Turnout 370 28.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
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1999-2003

More information Party, Candidate ...
Gillingham Town By-Election 4 October 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats 243 58.0 +22.3
Conservative 119 28.4 −5.3
Independent 57 13.6 −17.1
Majority 124 29.6
Turnout 419 29.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Wyke By-Election 4 October 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stephen James 434 46.8 −4.7
Liberal Democrats Ann Beckley 374 40.3 +19.3
Independent Su Hunt 119 12.8 −14.7
Majority 60 6.5
Turnout 927 34.3
Conservative hold Swing
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2003-2007

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Hill Forts By-Election 10 June 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats 1,149 58.1 +18.9
Conservative 775 39.2 −12.6
Labour 52 2.6 +2.6
Majority 374 18.9
Turnout 1,976 62.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Lodbourne By-Election 7 July 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats 308 57.6 +57.6
Independent 131 24.5 +24.5
Independent 96 17.9 +17.9
Majority 177 33.1
Turnout 535 35.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Lydden Vale By-Election 6 July 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David Fox 429 57.0 +47.4
Conservative Ian Johns 324 43.0 +28.5
Majority 105 14.0
Turnout 753 50.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing
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2011-2015

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Lodbourne By-Election 21 March 2013[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Richard Arnold 187 47.9 +0.1
Conservative Mike Gould 134 34.4 −17.8
Labour Bob Messer 69 17.7 +17.7
Majority 53 13.6
Turnout 390
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
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More information Party, Candidate ...
The Stours By-Election 21 March 2013[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Traci Handford 207 80.2 +11.8
Labour Joseph Pestell 51 19.8 +19.8
Majority 156 60.5
Turnout 258
Conservative hold Swing
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2015-2019

More information Party, Candidate ...
Blanford Hilltop By-Election 5 May 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Traci Handford 176 32.5 −14.8
Liberal Democrats Hugo Mieville 170 31.4 n/a
Labour Haydn White 100 18.5 +8.1
UKIP William Woodhouse 96 17.7 −3.2
Majority 6 1.1
Turnout 34.5
Conservative hold Swing
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Hill Forts By-Election 5 May 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Piers Brown 946 48.4 +4.3
UKIP John England 417 21.3 +0.7
Liberal Democrats David Tibbles 318 16.3 n/a
Labour Keith Yarwood 273 14.0 −0.2
Majority 529 27.1
Turnout 39.6
Conservative hold Swing
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Gillingham Town By-Election 4 May 2017[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alexander Chase 678 46.2 +11.0
Liberal Democrats Barry von Clemens 660 45.0 +13.0
UKIP Peter Caulfield 129 8.8 +8.8
Majority 18 1.2
Turnout 1,467
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Blandford Central By-Election 27 July 2017
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Noc Lacey-Clarke 310 36.6 +16.6
Labour Haydn White 307 36.3 +25.1
Liberal Democrats Hugo Mieville 229 27.1 +0.1
Majority 3 0.3
Turnout
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
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