“West Dorset District Council elections”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

West Dorset District Council is elected every four years by the first past the post system of election. The council currently consists of 44 councillors, representing 24 electoral divisions. The Conservative Party is currently the largest party on the council, having gained overall control in the 2003 local elections. The council meets at South Walks House in Dorchester, having moved to the new council headquarters in 2014.

Political control

Since 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:^[1]

Party

Tenure

Independent

1973 – 1987

No overall control

1987 – 2003

Conservative

2003 – present

Council elections

Year

Conservative

Liberal Democrats

Independent

Notes

2003^[4]

(New ward boundaries)^[5]

2007^[6]

2011^[1]

2015^[7]

(New ward boundaries)^[8]

District result maps

By-election results

By-elections occur when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of recent by-elections;^[9] full by-election results can be found by clicking on the by-election name.

By-election

Date

Incumbent party

Winning party

Thornecombe by-election

17 April 1997{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}

Bridport South by-election (2 seats)

1 May 1997{{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}{{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}

Yetminster by-election

1 May 1997{{Party name with colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}

Chickerell by-election

10 July 1997{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}{{Party name with colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}

Cam Vale by-election

2 May 2013{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}

Piddle Valley by-election

13 April 2017{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}

Lyme Regis & Charmouth by-election

14 September 2017{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}{{Party name with colour|Independent (politician)}}

References

1. ^¹{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/election2011/council/html/19uh.stm |title=England council elections |work=BBC News |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |accessdate=8 May 2016 }}
2. ^The District of West Dorset (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980
3. ^legislation.gov.uk - The Dorset and Somerset (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
4. ^{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2003/locals/html/317.stm |title=West Dorset |work=BBC News |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |accessdate=8 May 2016 }}
5. ^legislation.gov.uk - The District of West Dorset (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
6. ^{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2007/councils/html/19uh.stm |title=West Dorset |work=BBC News |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |accessdate=8 May 2016 }}
7. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.dorsetforyou.com/article/418448/Results-of-the-election-to-West-Dorset-District-Council-2015 |title=Results of the election to West Dorset District Council 2015 |work=dorsetforyou.com |publisher=West Dorset District Council |accessdate=8 May 2016 }}
8. ^legislation.gov.uk - The West Dorset (Electoral Changes) Order 2015. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
9. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.gwydir.demon.co.uk/byelections/index.htm|title=Local Authority Byelection Results|accessdate=8 May 2016}}

Political control

Council elections

District result maps

By-election results

References

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