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.
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19 of 55 seats (one third) to West Dorset District Council 28 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1986 election saw the Independent councillors maintain their majority control on the Council.
Ward results edit
Beaminster edit
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 |
Bothenhampton edit
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 |
Bradford Abbas edit
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 |
Bridport North edit
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 |
Cerne Valley edit
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 |
Chickerell edit
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 |
Dorchester East edit
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 |
Dorchester North edit
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 |
Dorchester South edit
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 |
Dorchester West edit
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 |
Holnest edit
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 |
Lyme Regis edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | D. Applebee * | unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Registered electors | 3,005 | ||||
Independent hold |
Netherbury edit
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 |
Owermoigne edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | R. Symes * | unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Registered electors | 2,235 | ||||
Independent hold |
Queen Thorne edit
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 |
Sherborne East edit
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 |
Sherborne West edit
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 |
Winterborne St Martin edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | S. Slade * | unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Registered electors | 1,771 | ||||
Independent hold |
Yetminster edit
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 |