1993 Dorset County Council election
The 1993 Dorset County Council election was held on 6 May 1993, on the same day as other county council elections.
A legal challenge to the result was lodged for the Lytchett division of North Dorset.[1] Conservative candidate Commander Harry Selby-Bennett won 1,315 votes while Liberal Democrat candidate, Peter Gainsford had 1,314 votes.[2] The result was void by the High Court.[3] In September 1993, the council was taken by the Liberal Democrats following local council by-election wins.[4]
Results
[edit]| Results[5] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats | Change |
| Liberal Democrats | 38 |  17
|
| Conservative Party | 29 |  12
|
| Labour Party (UK) | 6 | 
|
| Independents | 4 | 5
|
Results by ward
[edit]Alderney
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | E. Hogg | 1,150 | 58.9 | ||
| Labour | H. White | 803 | 41.1 | ||
| Majority | 347 | 17.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,953 | 30.5 | |||
| Registered electors | 6,401 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Beaminster
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | F. Streets | 1,785 | 50.9 | ||
| Conservative | J. Peake* | 1,725 | 49.1 | ||
| Majority | 60 | 1.7 | |||
| Turnout | 3,510 | 51.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 6,795 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 10% | |||
Blackmore Vale
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | G. Rose | 1,898 | 62.1 | ||
| Conservative | D. Adami | 1,063 | 34.8 | ||
| Labour | Ms N. Hayes | 97 | 3.2 | ||
| Majority | 835 | 27.3 | |||
| Turnout | 2,961 | 46.8 | |||
| Registered electors | 6,528 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 15% | |||
Blandford
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | B. Cooper | 1,801 | 62.5 | ||
| Conservative | Ms. J. Rousseau | 811 | 28.1 | ||
| Labour | M. Owen | 269 | 9.3 | ||
| Majority | 990 | 34.4 | |||
| Turnout | 2,612 | 41.3 | |||
| Registered electors | 6,978 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 20% | |||
Boscombe East
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | W. Brandwood | 942 | 53.0 | ||
| Conservative | W. Carey* | 635 | 35.7 | ||
| Labour | A. Crew | 200 | 11.3 | ||
| Majority | 307 | 17.3 | |||
| Turnout | 1,577 | 30.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,917 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 15% | |||
Boscombe West
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | R. Wotton* | 680 | 45.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | A. Eggerding | 605 | 40.2 | ||
| Labour | M. Davis | 220 | 14.6 | ||
| Majority | 75 | 5.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,285 | 22.9 | |||
| Registered electors | 6,587 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
References
[edit]- ^ "RECOUNT AGREED FOR DORSET COUNTY WARD AFTER MAY DISPUTE". Local Government Chronicle (LGC). 1993-06-30. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
- ^ "RECOUNT AGREED FOR DORSET COUNTY WARD AFTER MAY DISPUTE". Local Government Chronicle (LGC). 1993-06-30. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
- ^ "DORSET BALLOT VOID, HIGH COURT RULES". Local Government Chronicle (LGC). 1993-07-20. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
- ^ "DORSET SEES HUGE LIB DEMS SWING". Local Government Chronicle (LGC). 1993-09-24. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
- ^ "Results from the county council elections". The Independent. 6 May 1993. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
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