1986 UK local government election
1986 West Dorset District Council election |
19 of 55 seats (one third) to West Dorset District Council 28 seats needed for a majority |
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| 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 | 1 | 5 | 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 | | 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
Bradford Abbas
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
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
Lyme Regis
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
Queen Thorne
Sherborne East
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
Yetminster
References
- ^ 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.