1986 West Dorset District Council election

1986 West Dorset District Council election
19 of 55 seats (one third) to West Dorset District Council; 28 seats needed for a majority
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

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