North Dorset local elections

North Dorset Council is elected every four years.

Political control

Independent 1973 - 1995

Liberal Democrat 1995 - 1999

No overall control 1999 - 2007

Conservative 2007 - present

Council elections

North Dorset Council election, 1999

North Dorset Council election, 2003

North Dorset Council election, 2007

By-election results

Blandford West By-Election 9 January 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat		413	45.6
	Conservative		316	34.9
	Labour		176	19.4
Majority			97	10.7
Turnout			905	23.7
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Riverside By-Election 26 November 1998
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat		231	62.4	+22.2
	Labour		139	37.6	+18.0
Majority			92	34.8
Turnout			370	28.0
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Gillingham Town By-Election 4 October 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat		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 Democrat hold		Swing

Wyke By-Election 4 October 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		434	46.8	-4.7
	Liberal Democrat		374	40.3	+19.3
	Independent		119	12.8	-14.7
Majority			60	6.5
Turnout			927	34.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hill Forts By-Election 10 June 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat		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 Democrat gain from Conservative		Swing

Lodbourne By-Election 7 July 2005
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat		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 Democrat hold		Swing

Lydden Vale By-Election 6 July 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	David Fox	429	57.0	+47.4
	Conservative	Ian Johns	324	43.0	+28.5
Majority			105	14.0
Turnout			753	50.0
	Liberal Democrat gain from Independent		Swing

References

• North Dorset election results
• By-election results

External links

• North Dorset Council