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.
Quick Facts 19 of 55 seats (one third) to West Dorset District Council 28 seats needed for a majority, First party ...
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The 1986 election saw the Independent councillors maintain their majority control on the Council.
Beaminster
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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 |
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Bothenhampton
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | |||||
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Bradford Abbas
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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 | |||||
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Bridport North
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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 |
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Cerne Valley
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
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Chickerell
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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 |
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Dorchester East
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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 | ||||
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Dorchester North
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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 | ||||
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Dorchester South
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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 | ||||
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Dorchester West
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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 |
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Holnest
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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 | 79.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 35.9 | N/A | |||
Registered electors | 1,169 | ||||
Independent hold | |||||
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Lyme Regis
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | D. Applebee * | unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Registered electors | 3,005 | ||||
Independent hold | |||||
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Netherbury
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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 | ||||
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Owermoigne
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | R. Symes * | unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Registered electors | 2,235 | ||||
Independent hold | |||||
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Queen Thorne
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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 | 65.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 47.6 | N/A | |||
Registered electors | 1,139 | ||||
Independent hold | |||||
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Sherborne East
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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 | |||||
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Sherborne West
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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 | ||||
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Winterborne St Martin
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | S. Slade * | unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Registered electors | 1,771 | ||||
Independent hold | |||||
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Yetminster
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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 | 21.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 62.2 | N/A | |||
Registered electors | 1,204 | ||||
Independent gain from Conservative |
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- "West Dorset District Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). The Elections Centre (Plymouth University). Retrieved 23 April 2020.