1986 West Dorset District Council election
The 1986 West Dorset District Council election was held on Thursday 8 May 1986 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.
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The 1986 election saw the Independent councillors maintain their majority control on the Council.
Ward results
Beaminster
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | E. Smalley | 474 | 36.4 | N/A | |
Independent | R. Bugler * | 428 | 32.8 | N/A | |
Alliance | J. Hardman | 401 | 30.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 46 | 3.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 46.6 | N/A | |||
Registered electors | 2,794 | ||||
Independent gain from Independent |
Bothenhampton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ind. Conservative | D. Cracknell * | 440 | 56.1 | N/A | |
Alliance | I. Kent | 344 | 43.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 96 | 12.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 52.2 | N/A | |||
Registered electors | 1,502 | ||||
Ind. Conservative hold |
Bradford Abbas
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | E. Garrett * | 500 | 84.9 | N/A | |
Labour | B. Berry | 89 | 15.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 411 | 69.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 43.9 | N/A | |||
Registered electors | 1,342 | ||||
Independent hold |
Bridport North
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | R. Wilkinson | 542 | 39.2 | +6.2 | |
Conservative | D. Stebbings * | 498 | 36.1 | –10.2 | |
Alliance | C. Harris | 341 | 24.7 | +4.0 | |
Majority | 44 | 3.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 43.1 | –6.0 | |||
Registered electors | 3,204 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative |
Cerne Valley
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | R. Stenhouse | 508 | 91.2 | N/A | |
Labour | J. Pope | 49 | 8.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 459 | 82.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 51.8 | N/A | |||
Registered electors | 1,075 | ||||
Independent gain from Independent |
Chickerell
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Alliance | J. Biggs | 299 | 31.7 | N/A | |
Conservative | P. Brown | 265 | 28.1 | –21.4 | |
Independent | E. Edwards-Stuart * | 241 | 25.6 | N/A | |
Labour | J. Dickenson | 137 | 14.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 34 | 3.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 31.6 | +2.0 | |||
Registered electors | 2,980 | ||||
Alliance gain from Conservative |
Dorchester East
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Alliance | D. Smith | 466 | 50.2 | +11.4 | |
Conservative | C. Lucas * | 326 | 35.1 | +2.2 | |
Labour | L. Adams | 137 | 14.7 | +6.6 | |
Majority | 140 | 15.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 40.9 | +9.3 | |||
Registered electors | 2,269 | ||||
Alliance gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Dorchester North
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | L. Lock | 441 | 46.9 | +15.3 | |
Alliance | A. Gross | 318 | 33.8 | +17.2 | |
Labour | J. Hertslet | 181 | 19.3 | +10.4 | |
Majority | 123 | 13.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 41.6 | –28.4 | |||
Registered electors | 2,258 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Dorchester South
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Alliance | D. Maggs * | 875 | 48.6 | +13.3 | |
Conservative | R. Burrage | 751 | 41.7 | –11.6 | |
Labour | T. Warren | 173 | 9.6 | –1.8 | |
Majority | 124 | 6.9 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 47.9 | –4.7 | |||
Registered electors | 3,759 | ||||
Alliance hold | Swing |
Dorchester West
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Alliance | David Trevor Jones | 688 | 40.5 | +13.9 | |
Conservative | G. Duke * | 520 | 30.6 | –5.0 | |
Labour | D. Watson | 491 | 28.9 | –9.0 | |
Majority | 168 | 9.9 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 62.5 | +14.6 | |||
Registered electors | 2,718 | ||||
Alliance gain from Conservative |
Holnest
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | M. Cockburn * | 377 | 89.8 | N/A | |
Labour | K. Jehan | 43 | 10.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 334 | 79.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 35.9 | N/A | |||
Registered electors | 1,169 | ||||
Independent hold |
Lyme Regis
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | D. Applebee * | unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Registered electors | 3,005 | ||||
Independent hold |
Netherbury
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J. Peake * | 451 | 74.9 | +12.6 | |
Labour | T. Weld | 151 | 25.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 300 | 49.8 | +25.1 | ||
Turnout | 45.1 | –4.0 | |||
Registered electors | 1,335 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Owermoigne
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | R. Symes * | unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Registered electors | 2,235 | ||||
Independent hold |
Queen Thorne
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | J. Brewer * | 447 | 82.5 | N/A | |
Labour | A. Birks-Hay | 95 | 17.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 175 | 64.9 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 47.6 | N/A | |||
Registered electors | 1,139 | ||||
Independent hold |
Sherborne East
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | E. Dyke * | 566 | 44.6 | N/A | |
Alliance | A. Graham | 444 | 35.0 | N/A | |
Labour | G. Faddy | 258 | 20.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 122 | 9.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 48.1 | N/A | |||
Registered electors | 2,634 | ||||
Independent hold |
Sherborne West
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | S. Waddington * | 776 | 43.7 | +5.1 | |
Alliance | L. Lewis | 574 | 32.3 | –1.3 | |
Labour | G. Danes | 425 | 23.9 | –3.8 | |
Majority | 202 | 11.4 | +6.4 | ||
Turnout | 46.7 | +0.8 | |||
Registered electors | 3,798 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Winterborne St Martin
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | S. Slade * | unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Registered electors | 1,771 | ||||
Independent hold |
Yetminster
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | J. Meaden | 437 | 58.3 | N/A | |
Alliance | S. King | 277 | 37.0 | N/A | |
Labour | W. Dean | 35 | 4.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 160 | 21.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 62.2 | N/A | |||
Registered electors | 1,204 | ||||
Independent gain from Conservative |
References
- "West Dorset District Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). The Elections Centre (Plymouth University). Retrieved 23 April 2020.
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