1986 West Dorset District Council election
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19 of 55 seats (one third) to West Dorset District Council
28 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Ind
Con
All
Party Independent Conservative Alliance
Seats before 28 17 6
Seats won 10 3 4
Seats after 29 12 9
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 5 Increase 3
Popular vote 3,978 4,028 5,027
Percentage 24.4% 24.7% 30.9%
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
IndC
Lab
Party Ind. Conservative Labour
Seats before 3 1
Seats won 1 1
Seats after 3 2
Seat change Steady Increase 1
Popular vote 440 2,806
Percentage 2.8% 17.2%
Council control before election

Independent

 Council control after election

Independent

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.

The 1986 election saw the Independent councillors maintain their majority control on the Council.

Ward results

Beaminster

Beaminster[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Bothenhampton[1]
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

Bradford Abbas[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Bridport North[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Cerne Valley[1]
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

Chickerell[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Dorchester East[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Dorchester North[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Dorchester South[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Dorchester West[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Holnest[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent M. Cockburn * 377 89.8 N/A
Labour K. Jehan 43 10.2 N/A
Majority 334 79.6 N/A
Turnout 35.9 N/A
Registered electors 1,169
Independent hold

Lyme Regis

Lyme Regis[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent D. Applebee * unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors 3,005
Independent hold

Netherbury

Netherbury[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Owermoigne[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent R. Symes * unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors 2,235
Independent hold

Queen Thorne

Queen Thorne[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent J. Brewer * 447 82.5 N/A
Labour A. Birks-Hay 95 17.5 N/A
Majority 175 65.0 N/A
Turnout 47.6 N/A
Registered electors 1,139
Independent hold

Sherborne East

Sherborne East[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Sherborne West[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Winterborne St Martin[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent S. Slade * unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors 1,771
Independent hold

Yetminster

Yetminster[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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 21.3 N/A
Turnout 62.2 N/A
Registered electors 1,204
Independent gain from Conservative

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "West Dorset District Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). The Elections Centre (Plymouth University). Retrieved 23 April 2020.
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