County Council Election Results 1973-2009

Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher The Elections Centre Plymouth University

The information contained in this report has been obtained from a number of sources. Election results from the immediate post-reorganisation period were painstakingly collected by Alan Willis largely, although not exclusively, from local newspaper reports. From the mid- 1980s onwards the results have been obtained from each local authority by the Elections Centre. The data are stored in a database designed by Lawrence Ware and maintained by Brian Cheal and others at Plymouth University. Despite our best efforts some information remains elusive whilst we accept that some errors are likely to remain. Notice of any mistakes should be sent to [email protected]. The results sequence can be kept up to date by purchasing copies of the annual Local Elections Handbook, details of which can be obtained by contacting the email address above.

Front cover: the graph shows the distribution of percentage vote shares over the period covered by the results. The lines reflect the colours traditionally used by the three main parties. The grey line is the share obtained by Independent candidates while the purple line groups together the vote shares for all other parties.

Rear cover: the top graph shows the percentage share of council seats for the main parties as well as those won by Independents and other parties. The lines take account of any by- election changes (but not those resulting from elected councillors switching party allegiance) as well as the transfers of seats during the main round of local election.

The lower graph shows for each main round of local elections the overall percentage turnout (solid line), the percentage of women candidates standing at (dotted line) and the percentage of women among those elected (hashed line).

Bournemouth ( South) (10481)2 (5067) vote share vote share Dorset 1973 Spicer G. Lab 2,172 71.3 Stickland J. Con 854 59.2 Iggulden A. Lab 2,113 - Golding E. Ind 589 40.8

Howard R. Con 875 28.7 Rural No. 1 (3526) Curtis J. Ms. Con 767 - Turnout 28.5 18.4 vote share

Best G. Con 0 0.0 Turnout 29.1 42.6 Bridport Rural (4866) vote share Turnout 0.0 0.0 ( North) (7657)2 Mason A. Con 0 0.0

vote share Beaminster Rural No. 2 (4347) Whittaker R. Lab 1,693 51.9 Turnout 0.0 0.0 vote share McQueen S. Ms. Con 1,568 48.1 Earle R. Con 0 0.0 Sayers W. Con 1,410 - Christchurch No. 1 (Central) (4175) Pankhurst N. Lab 1,390 - vote share Turnout 0.0 0.0 Richardson J. Con 0 0.0

Turnout 42.6 3.8 Blandford (4076) Turnout 0.0 0.0 vote share Bournemouth (Moordown South) (4591) Trench D. Con 991 46.4 vote share Christchurch No. 2 ( East (3889) Davis M. Ms. Ind 579 27.1 Miller E. Lib 915 44.4 vote share Amey E. Lab 347 16.2 Trenchard D. Con 578 28.0 Beattie J. Con 0 0.0 Lane G. Ms. Ind 220 10.3 Cutler H. Lab 569 27.6 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Turnout 52.4 19.3 Turnout 44.9 16.3 Christchurch No. 3 (Highcliffe West (3889) Blandford Rural No. 1 (3093) Bournemouth (Queens Park) (10184)2 vote share vote share vote share Williams M. Con 0 0.0 Humphreys R. Con 0 0.0 Hogarth P. Ms. Con 2,136 72.8 Knops G. Con 1,639 - Turnout 0.0 0.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Faulks G. Lab 798 27.2

Christchurch No. 4 () (3486) Blandford Rural No. 2 (3989) Turnout 28.8 45.6 vote share vote share Freestone W. Con 0 0.0 Jones D. Ms. Ind 1,210 82.7 2 Bournemouth (Redhill Park) (7348) Morriss F. Ind 254 17.3 vote share Turnout 0.0 0.0 Whitelegg P. Ind Con 1,327 31.3 Turnout 36.7 65.3 Masters G. Con 1,064 25.1 Christchurch No. 5 (5508) Ball G. Ms. Con 955 - vote share Bournemouth ( East) (4958) Tapper E. Ms. Lib 941 22.2 Worth M. Con 0 0.0 vote share Hanlon R. Lab 588 13.9 Green M. Con 1,322 79.0 Reidy C. Ms. Lab 539 - Turnout 0.0 0.0 Evison I. Ms. Lab 352 21.0 Purdy F. Ind 321 7.6 Christchurch No. 6 (6763) Turnout 33.8 57.9 Turnout 57.7 6.2 vote share Holloway R. Lab 1,164 51.8 Bournemouth (Boscombe West) (6756) Bournemouth (Southbourne) (10588)2 Wallis J. Con 1,085 48.2 vote share vote share Anstee G. Con 1,201 70.3 Day E. Con 2,388 49.9 Turnout 33.3 3.5 Blake H. Lab 508 29.7 Ruston E. Con 2,376 - Mears H. Ind 1,672 34.9 Dorchester No. 1 (West) (4576) Turnout 25.3 40.6 Lock B. Ms. Lab 728 15.2 vote share

Wakely R. Lab 1,427 63.4 Bournemouth (Central) (6146) Turnout 45.2 15.0 Parsons R. Con 823 36.6 vote share

Williams J. Ms. Con 1,173 79.3 Bournemouth (West Cliff) (7623)2 Turnout 49.2 26.8 Hollinrake S. Lab 306 20.7 vote share Judd R. Con 1,412 78.8 Dorchester No. 2 (5398) Turnout 24.1 58.6 Dunscombe S. Ms. Con 1,353 - vote share Knights G. Lab 381 21.2 Blackburn G. Lib 1,424 54.1 Bournemouth (East Cliff) (6163) Savage A. Con 1,209 45.9 vote share Turnout 23.5 57.5 Kelleway P. Con 1,153 74.4 Turnout 48.8 8.2 Sexton T. Lab 397 25.6 Bournemouth (West Southbourne) (6193) vote share Dorchester Rural No. 1 (4288) Turnout 25.2 48.8 Scott D. Con 1,407 73.6 vote share Newhouse J. Lab 505 26.4 Bond H. Con 0 0.0 Bournemouth (Kings Park) (6794)2

vote share Turnout 30.9 47.2 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Wareham W. Ind Li 1,644 37.9 Hollies-Smith E. Ms. Con 1,273 29.3 Bournemouth (Westbourne) (9010)2 Dorchester Rural No. 2 (4143) Jenkinson D. Con 1,007 - vote share vote share Dyer C. Ind 763 17.6 Bicknell B. Ms. Con 2,373 65.8 Lord Digby Con 1,467 65.9 Goodwin B. Lab 661 15.2 Jaffe G. Con 2,124 - Cole F. Lab 760 34.1 Thorpe M. Ms. Lib 1,024 28.4 Turnout 63.9 8.5 Stone J. Lib 928 - Turnout 53.8 31.7 Bennett F. Ms. Lab 211 5.8 Bournemouth (Kinson North) (10358)2 Dorchester Rural No. 3 (4348) vote share Turnout 40.0 37.4 vote share Bennett L. Lab 2,305 53.2 Roberts J. Con 1,317 58.1 Bennett R. Lab 2,240 - Bournemouth (Winton) (4842) Kraft M. Ms. Ind 949 41.9 Cade L. Ms. Con 2,029 46.8 vote share Cole R. Con 1,857 - Palmer T. Lib 668 32.3 Turnout 52.1 16.2 Rawlings K. Ind 556 26.9 Turnout 41.8 6.4 Manton D. Con 512 24.8 (4796) Speller C. Lab 329 15.9 vote share Edwards P. Ms. Con 0 0.0 Turnout 42.6 5.4 Turnout 0.0 0.0

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Poole No. 1 (6667) No. 8 (North) (3711) Wareham (3401) vote share vote share vote share Churchill E. Lib 1,449 56.3 Chaffey W. Ms. Lab 748 60.4 Hodge C. Ind 1,087 71.8 White S. Lab 1,124 43.7 Brown J. Lib 491 39.6 Bradley E. Ms. Lab 427 28.2

Turnout 38.6 12.6 Turnout 33.4 20.7 Turnout 44.5 43.6

Poole No. 10 (North) (5404) Poole No. 8 (South) (4599) Wareham & Purbeck No. 1 (4137) vote share vote share vote share Adams E. Ms. Con 0 0.0 Ballam H. Lib 1,033 63.6 Ferguson K. Con 924 66.5 Chaffey A. Lab 591 36.4 Suttle J. Ind 466 33.5 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Turnout 35.3 27.2 Turnout 33.6 32.9 Poole No. 10 (South) (5440) vote share Poole No. 9 (North) (4175) Wareham & Purbeck No. 2 (4960) Hann R. Con 1,378 63.2 vote share vote share Burchell K. Lab 804 36.8 Hodge S. Lab 643 53.0 Franklin D. Ms. Ind 1,267 66.6 Vincent C. Lib 570 47.0 Shinn S. Lab 635 33.4 Turnout 40.1 26.3 Turnout 29.1 6.0 Turnout 38.3 33.2 Poole No. 2 (East) (5435) vote share Poole No. 9 (South) (3811) Wareham & Purbeck No. 3 (3644) Steptoe J. Con 961 51.8 vote share vote share Heap B. Lab 896 48.2 Gooding D. Lab 699 42.6 Perkins C. Con 759 43.5 McIntyre B. Ms. Con 521 31.8 Dawson M. Ms. Lib 507 29.1 Turnout 34.2 3.5 Galpin B. Lib 420 25.6 Lambert K. Ms. Lab 479 27.4

Poole No. 2 (West) (5045) Turnout 43.0 10.9 Turnout 47.9 14.4 vote share Webster E. Con 1,059 53.9 Portland (7562)2 Wareham & Purbeck No. 4 (4542) Armstrong J. Lab 906 46.1 vote share vote share Wright E. Ms. Con 1,127 34.3 Mansell G. Con 1,212 52.8 Turnout 38.9 7.8 Morris J. Ind 1,106 33.7 Whiles W. Lab 1,085 47.2 Morris F. Lab 1,051 32.0 Poole No. 3 (North) (4374) Harvey P. Con 960 - Turnout 50.6 5.5 vote share Carroll W. Lab 762 - Pauley M. Lab 977 58.0 Weymouth No. 1 (4211) Mears J. Con 707 42.0 Turnout 43.4 0.6 vote share James W. Con 1,136 53.2 Turnout 38.5 16.0 Ringwood & Fordingbridge (3869) Woskett C. Lab 1,000 46.8 vote share Poole No. 3 (South) (3308) Benson B. Con 811 61.8 Turnout 50.7 6.4 vote share Broomfield B. Ms. Lib 502 38.2 McIntyre K. Con 842 61.8 Weymouth No. 2 (4364) Ashman D. Lab 520 38.2 Turnout 33.9 23.5 vote share Hill L. Ms. Con 1,102 61.4 Turnout 41.2 23.6 (5391) Rendall P. Lab 694 38.6 vote share Poole No. 4 (North) (4142) Rutter J. Lib 1,727 53.3 Turnout 41.2 22.7 vote share Mitchell C. Con 1,513 46.7 Rigler W. Lib 1,203 60.7 Weymouth No. 3 (5032) Davies R. Con 780 39.3 Turnout 60.1 6.6 vote share Legh I. Con 1,778 67.8 Turnout 47.9 21.3 Shaftesbury Rural (5272) Child A. Lab 843 32.2 vote share Poole No. 4 (South) (4369) Watts J. Con 1,477 51.0 Turnout 52.1 35.7 vote share Brickell C. Lib 1,421 49.0 Braham V. Con 0 0.0 Weymouth No. 4 (5527) Turnout 55.0 1.9 vote share Turnout 0.0 0.0 O'Brien J. Ms. Con 0 0.0 (5457) Poole No. 5 (North) (3636) vote share Turnout 0.0 0.0 vote share Winch P. Ms. Lib 2,528 67.6 Bravery P. Ms. Con 1,606 91.5 Chapman H. Con 1,213 32.4 Weymouth No. 5 (4704) Crowe V. Ms. Lab 150 8.5 vote share Turnout 68.6 35.2 Jevons P. Lab 0 0.0 Turnout 48.3 82.9 Sherborne Rural (3594) Turnout 0.0 0.0 Poole No. 5 (South) (4126) vote share vote share Mason C. Con 0 0.0 Weymouth No. 6 (4404) Peters J. Con 884 66.5 vote share Skinner J. Lab 446 33.5 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Billson N. Lab 1,037 56.1 Knight R. Lib 813 43.9 Turnout 32.2 32.9 Sturminster Rural No. 1 (3953) vote share Turnout 42.0 12.1 Poole No. 6 (5834) Rose J. Ms. Con 1,199 56.6 vote share Hazelden A. Ms. Lib 919 43.4 Weymouth No. 7 (3659) Bisgood J. Ms. Con 0 0.0 vote share Turnout 53.6 13.2 Gainey R. Lab 0 0.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Sturminster Rural No. 2 (4158) Turnout 0.0 0.0 Poole No. 7 (7166) vote share vote share Rose R. Con 0 0.0 Wimborne & No. 1 (5380) Goode G. Lib 1,447 55.3 vote share Greenwood B. Con 1,170 44.7 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Hargreaves P. Con 1,296 48.4 Garnsworthy C. Lib 975 36.4 Turnout 36.5 10.6 (5943) Griffin S. Ms. Lab 409 15.3 vote share Montague-Jones R. Con 0 0.0 Turnout 49.8 12.0

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Wimborne & Cranborne No. 2 (7568) Bournemouth (Boscombe East) (4725) Bournemouth (Redhill Park) (7040)2 vote share vote share vote share Iremonger W. Con 1,945 63.6 Green M.* Con 1,187 85.0 Whitelegg P.* Ind Con 2,031 50.4 Herridge M. Lib 988 32.3 Hourihane E. Ms. Lab 210 15.0 Masters G.* Con 1,762 43.7 Simmons H. Ind 125 4.1 Wallace-Smith B. Con 704 - Turnout 29.6 69.9 Bishop W. Lab 240 6.0 Turnout 40.4 31.3 Williams V. Lab 212 - Bournemouth (Boscombe West) (6485) Wimborne & Cranborne No. 3 (4611) vote share Turnout 38.9 6.7 vote share Wotton R. Con 1,390 68.3 Connolly G. Con 1,093 54.2 Mears H. Ind Con 483 23.7 Bournemouth (Southbourne) (10372)2 Morgan A. Res 925 45.8 Evison I. Ms. Lab 162 8.0 vote share Day E.* Con 1,971 47.6 Turnout 43.8 8.3 Turnout 31.5 44.6 Beckett B. Con 1,954 - Ruston E.* Ind Con 1,778 43.0 Wimborne & Cranborne No. 4 (4658) Bournemouth (Central) (5758) Dykes D. Lab 390 9.4 vote share vote share Eyre V. Ind 1,097 74.7 Williams J. Ms.* Con 1,214 77.2 Turnout 35.3 4.7 Stratton R. Lab 372 25.3 Stone J. Lib 227 14.4 2 Reidy J. Lab 131 8.3 Bournemouth (West Cliff) (7527) Turnout 31.5 49.4 vote share Turnout 27.4 62.8 Judd R.* Con 1,656 76.6 Wimborne & Cranborne No. 5 (3289) Dunscombe S. Ms.* Con 1,633 - vote share Bournemouth (East Cliff) (5985) Nettleton-Walker H. Ms. Res 256 11.8 Bingham J. Lib 899 57.5 vote share Shead A. Lab 250 11.6 Wylie E. Ms. Ind 665 42.5 Curtis J. Ms. Con 1,575 87.7 Howard N. Ms. Lab 220 12.3 Turnout 30.2 64.8 Turnout 47.6 15.0 Turnout 30.1 75.5 Bournemouth (West Southbourne) (6057) Wimborne & Cranborne No. 6 (4194) vote share vote share Bournemouth (Kings Park) (6571)2 Scott D.* Con 1,415 63.7 Wicken M. Con 1,108 60.2 vote share Eyre D. Lib 637 28.7 Peirce F. Lib 733 39.8 Hollies-Smith E. Ms.* Con 1,748 68.4 Gaskin W. Lab 170 7.7 Jenkinson D. Con 1,616 - Turnout 43.9 20.4 Beale R. Lib 498 19.5 Turnout 36.8 35.0 Leake B. Ms. Lib 405 - Wimborne & Cranborne No. 7 (3480) Copage N. Lab 311 12.2 Bournemouth (Westbourne) (9112)2 vote share vote share Bussey D. Lib 951 51.9 Turnout 38.2 48.9 Bicknell B. Ms.* Con 3,093 91.9 Marshall C. Con 882 48.1 Pardy L. Ms. Con 2,891 - 2 Bournemouth (Kinson North) (9978) Woodley R. Ms. Lab 274 8.1 Turnout 52.7 3.8 vote share Cade L. Ms. Con 1,852 36.6 Turnout 37.3 83.7 (3889) Cox L. Con 1,609 - vote share Haskell R. Res 1,467 29.0 Bournemouth (Winton) (5083) Gibson C. Con 843 47.7 Bennett R.* Lab 1,129 22.3 vote share Moore F. Ind 555 31.4 Bennett L.* Lab 1,124 - Haley P. Ms. Con 1,180 57.2 Wareham G. Ms. Lib 371 21.0 Cobb D. Lib 619 12.2 Grower B. Lab 882 42.8

Turnout 45.5 16.3 Turnout 42.4 7.6 Turnout 40.7 14.5

Bournemouth (Kinson South) (10649)2 Bridport (5106) vote share vote share Dorset 1977 Baily K. Con 2,188 58.5 Stickland J.* Con 1,057 57.7 Graham G. Ms. Con 1,878 - Booker J. Ms. Ind 776 42.3

Spicer G.* Lab 1,551 41.5 Beaminster Rural No. 1 (3631) Brushett P. Lab 1,377 - Turnout 36.0 15.3 vote share

Best G.* Con 0 0.0 Turnout 35.7 17.0 Bridport Rural (5913) vote share Turnout 0.0 0.0 Bournemouth (Moordown North) (7444)2 Mallinson J. Con 2,383 87.7 vote share McKenzie J. Ms. Lab 333 12.3 Beaminster Rural No. 2 (4760) Whittaker R.* Ind 2,539 47.8 vote share McQueen S. Ms.* Con 2,122 39.9 Turnout 46.0 75.5 Earle R.* Con 1,393 67.1 Tankard A. Lab 656 12.3 Macksey K. Ind 682 32.9 Christchurch No. 1 (Central) (4078) Turnout 46.2 7.8 vote share Turnout 43.7 34.3 Richardson J.* Con 1,041 61.3 Bournemouth (Moordown South) (4361) Staniforth T. Lab 656 38.7 Blandford (4815) vote share vote share Sayers W. Con 753 46.9 Turnout 41.7 22.7 Trench D.* Con 1,298 81.2 Bamborough P. Lib 643 40.0 Cheater P. Ms. Lab 300 18.8 Pankhurst N. Lab 211 13.1 Christchurch No. 2 (Highcliffe East (3929) vote share Turnout 33.3 62.5 Turnout 36.9 6.8 Beattie J.* Con 0 0.0

Blandford Rural No. 1 (3742) Bournemouth (Queens Park) (9960)2 Turnout 0.0 0.0 vote share vote share Mitchell C. Con 0 0.0 Hogarth P. Ms.* Con 2,032 54.8 Christchurch No. 3 (Highcliffe West (4330) Knops G.* Con 1,438 - vote share Turnout 0.0 0.0 Dyer C. Res 1,270 34.3 Williams M.* Con 0 0.0

Griffiths G. Res 683 - Blandford Rural No. 2 (4394) Cutler H. Lab 405 10.9 Turnout 0.0 0.0 vote share

Jones D. Ms.* Con 0 0.0 Turnout 33.3 20.6 Christchurch No. 4 (Mudeford) (4110) vote share Turnout 0.0 0.0 Freestone W.* Con 0 0.0

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Christchurch No. 5 (7259) Portland (7905)2 vote share Poole No. 3 (North) (3982) vote share Fox D. Con 1,850 83.3 vote share Morris J.* Ind 1,401 33.1 Blake H. Lab 372 16.7 Bradley J. Con 711 51.3 Wright E. Ms.* Con 1,287 30.4 Pauley M.* Ind So 332 24.0 Neimer J. Res 1,075 25.4 Turnout 30.7 66.5 Coleman D. Lab 191 13.8 Perry W. Con 696 - Allen J. Lib 152 11.0 Morris F. Lab 470 11.1 Christchurch No. 6 (6195) Bishop J. Lab 404 - vote share Turnout 35.3 27.3 Green A. Con 1,553 56.3 Turnout 36.7 2.7 Holloway R.* Lab 799 29.0 Poole No. 3 (South) (3331) Toms B. Lib 405 14.7 vote share Ringwood & Fordingbridge (4836) McIntyre K.* Con 925 68.6 vote share Turnout 44.6 27.3 Ledwith R. Lab 297 22.0 Slater J. Con 0 0.0 Brown J. Lib 126 9.3 Dorchester No. 1 (West) (5307) Turnout 0.0 0.0 vote share Turnout 40.6 46.6 Lucas C. Con 1,200 54.6 Shaftesbury (5992) Brissenden R. Lib 526 23.9 Poole No. 4 (North) (3941) vote share Wakely R.* Lab 473 21.5 vote share Newman D. Con 1,892 60.2 Watts A. Con 1,145 63.1 Waights K. Lib 1,252 39.8 Turnout 41.9 30.7 Rigler W.* Lib 670 36.9 Turnout 52.6 20.4 Dorchester No. 2 (5281) Turnout 46.1 26.2 vote share Shaftesbury Rural (6161) Seaton P. Ms. Con 1,476 63.5 Poole No. 4 (South) (4752) vote share Smith D. Lib 593 25.5 vote share Scott N. Con 2,197 73.1 Standfield G. Lab 254 10.9 Braham V.* Con 1,199 70.0 Cane V. Ms. Lib 809 26.9 Ward D. Res 418 24.4 Turnout 44.8 38.0 Rowland P. Lib 95 5.5 Turnout 49.0 46.2

Dorchester Rural No. 1 (4740) Turnout 36.1 45.6 Sherborne (5708) vote share vote share Bond H.* Con 0 0.0 Poole No. 5 (North) (3819) Buchanan G. Con 1,620 48.5 vote share Winch P. Ms.* Lib 1,051 31.4 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Peters J. Con 960 69.6 Noake E. Lab 671 20.1 Churchill M. Ms. Lib 419 30.4 Dorchester Rural No. 2 (4408) Turnout 59.0 17.0 vote share Turnout 36.3 39.2 Lord Digby* Con 1,641 75.4 Sherborne Rural (3873) Gregory P. Lab 536 24.6 Poole No. 5 (South) (3557) vote share vote share Chapman H. Con 0 0.0 Turnout 49.5 50.8 McIntyre B. Ms. Con 1,690 91.6 Giles A. Ms. Lib 154 8.4 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Dorchester Rural No. 3 (5543) vote share Turnout 51.9 83.3 Sturminster Rural No. 1 (4399) Meaden P. Con 0 0.0 vote share Poole No. 6 (6061) Rose J. Ms.* Con 0 0.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0 vote share Bisgood J. Ms.* Con 2,511 96.3 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Lyme Regis (5115) Kara F. Lib 96 3.7 vote share Sturminster Rural No. 2 (4560) Nuttall J. Con 0 0.0 Turnout 43.1 92.6 vote share Rose R.* Con 0 0.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Poole No. 7 (6838) vote share Turnout 0.0 0.0 Poole No. 1 (7347) Rowe F. Con 1,684 63.8 vote share Goode G.* Lib 957 36.2 Swanage (6351) Weeks E. Lib 1,034 39.0 vote share Gardner J. Con 983 37.0 Turnout 38.9 27.5 Montague-Jones R.* Con 0 0.0 Rosser H. Lab 637 24.0 Poole No. 8 (North) (3649) Turnout 0.0 0.0 Turnout 36.2 1.9 vote share Buyers R. Lib 641 57.0 Wareham (3485) Poole No. 10 (North) (7422) Payne J. Ms. Lab 483 43.0 vote share vote share Hodge C.* Con 0 0.0 Adams E. Ms.* Con 2,849 79.1 Turnout 31.2 14.1 James D. Lib 754 20.9 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Poole No. 8 (South) (4592) Turnout 48.8 58.1 vote share Wareham & Purbeck No. 1 (4073) Ballam H.* Lib 0 0.0 vote share Poole No. 10 (South) (5932) Ferguson K.* Con 0 0.0 vote share Turnout 0.0 0.0 Hann R.* Con 1,490 73.3 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Foster A. Lib 542 26.7 Poole No. 9 (North) (4096) vote share Wareham & Purbeck No. 2 (4608) Turnout 34.3 46.7 Hodge S.* Lab 385 37.5 vote share Dyke J. Ind 374 36.4 Franklin D. Ms.* Con 1,620 78.6 Poole No. 2 (East) (6505) Beauchamp S. Lib 269 26.2 Shinn S. Lab 440 21.4 vote share Duncan I. Con 1,620 59.4 Turnout 25.4 1.1 Turnout 44.8 57.3 Feltham R. Lib 642 23.6 Knight M. Lab 464 17.0 Poole No. 9 (South) (3678) Wareham & Purbeck No. 3 (4513) vote share vote share Turnout 42.0 35.9 Gooding D.* Lab 546 61.1 Perkins C.* Con 1,340 78.3 Vincent C. Lib 348 38.9 Dawson M. Ms. Lib 372 21.7 Poole No. 2 (West) (5353) vote share Turnout 24.6 22.1 Turnout 38.1 56.5 Webster E.* Con 1,454 66.2 Partington G. Lab 376 17.1 Clements B. Lib 366 16.7

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Wareham & Purbeck No. 4 (5265) Wimborne & Cranborne No. 6 (4678) Bournemouth (Kings Park) (6534)2 vote share vote share vote share Bond M. Con 1,688 69.6 Wicken M.* Con 0 0.0 Hollies-Smith E. Ms.* Con 1,379 52.3 Bartlett W. Lab 738 30.4 Siberry B. Ms. Con 1,236 - Turnout 0.0 0.0 Bainton B. Ind 756 28.6 Turnout 46.2 39.2 Hale S. Lab 504 19.1 Wimborne & Cranborne No. 7 (4121) Taylor I. Lab 454 - Weymouth No. 1 (4078) vote share vote share Wells W. Con 1,236 63.5 Turnout 36.8 23.6 Russell R. Con 1,172 70.6 Bussey D.* Lib 710 36.5 2 Cousins C. Lab 488 29.4 Bournemouth (Kinson North) (10106) Turnout 47.4 27.0 vote share Turnout 40.9 41.2 Bennett L. Lab 2,347 61.8 Wimborne Minster (4157) Hanlon R. Lab 2,172 - Weymouth No. 2 (4375) vote share Arnold D. Con 1,449 38.2 vote share Tapper W. Con 0 0.0 Real P. Con 1,418 - Hill L. Ms.* Con 1,069 74.2 Rendall P. Lab 372 25.8 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Turnout 38.3 23.7

Turnout 33.1 48.4 Bournemouth (Kinson South) (10812)2 vote share Weymouth No. 3 (5335) Dorset 1981 Spicer G. Lab 2,552 67.9 vote share Brushett P. Lab 2,271 - Biles A. Con 1,721 80.5 Baily K.* Con 1,206 32.1 Clayton R. Lab 417 19.5 Beaminster Rural No. 1 (3789) Graham G. Ms.* Con 1,098 - vote share

Turnout 40.2 61.0 Best G.* Con 1,096 56.8 Turnout 36.4 35.8 Pinney C. Ms. Lib 835 43.2 Weymouth No. 4 (5880) Bournemouth (Moordown North) (8002)2 vote share Turnout 51.1 13.5 vote share O'Brien J. Ms.* Con 1,879 85.9 Whittaker R.* Ind 2,990 44.3 McCarthy V. Lab 309 14.1 Beaminster Rural No. 2 (4946) Moorcroft B. Res 2,318 34.3 vote share McQueen S. Ms.* Con 1,016 15.0 Turnout 37.3 71.8 Earle R.* Con 0 0.0 McGhie M. Con 611 - Laughton S. Lab 431 6.4 Weymouth No. 5 (4921) Turnout 0.0 0.0 Jones J. Lab 396 -

vote share Jevons P.* Lab 0 0.0 Blandford (5524) Turnout 50.3 9.9 vote share

Turnout 0.0 0.0 Nightingale F. Con 774 40.6 Bournemouth (Moordown South) (4274) Davis M. Ms. Ind 598 31.4 vote share Weymouth No. 6 (4304) Baker P. Ind 351 18.4 Moore J. Ms. Lib 659 38.4 vote share Millbank E. Ind 183 9.6 Stevens E. Lab 607 35.4 Griffin A. Con 1,145 57.7 Cole R. Con 451 26.3 Jewkes M. Lab 839 42.3 Turnout 35.2 9.2

Turnout 40.3 3.0 Turnout 46.1 15.4 Blandford Rural No. 1 (3306) vote share Bournemouth (Queens Park) (11045)2 Weymouth No. 7 (3867) Mitchell C.* Con 888 64.7 vote share vote share Hill H. Ind 485 35.3 Hogarth P. Ms.* Ind Con 2,435 35.5 Gainey R.* Lab 0 0.0 Dyer C. Res 1,538 22.4 Turnout 41.8 29.4 Knops G.* Con 1,175 17.1 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Henon D. Lib 964 14.1 Blandford Rural No. 2 (4591) Anstee G. Con 916 - Wimborne & Cranborne No. 1 (5939) vote share Dykes D. Lab 743 10.8 vote share Jones D. Ms.* Con 0 0.0 Pankhurst N. Lab 689 - Hargreaves P.* Con 1,192 55.7 Williams J. Res 665 31.1 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Turnout 42.5 13.1 Smith P. Ms. Lib 283 13.2 Bournemouth (Boscombe East) (4681) 2 Bournemouth (Redhill Park) (6899) Turnout 36.2 24.6 vote share vote share Green M.* Con 852 50.9 Whitelegg P.* Ind Con 1,803 43.5 Wimborne & Cranborne No. 2 (9716) Littlewood J. Ms. Lib 573 34.2 Hayward C. Con 1,016 24.5 vote share Hourihane C. Ms. Lab 211 12.6 Smith L. Ms. Lib 826 19.9 Iremonger W.* Con 2,773 74.5 McGeagh G. Ind 37 2.2 Butt K. Con 752 - Herridge M. Lib 949 25.5 Brewer K. Lab 503 12.1 Turnout 35.9 16.7 Hawkins J. Lab 476 -

Turnout 38.4 49.0 Bournemouth (Boscombe West) (6343) Turnout 42.8 19.0 Wimborne & Cranborne No. 3 (4837) vote share vote share Wotton R.* Con 1,046 67.5 Bournemouth (Southbourne) (10223)2 Morgan A. Con 1,065 52.2 Lovett D. Lab 349 22.5 vote share Hibbs G. Res 828 40.5 Burns-Davie A. Ind 155 10.0 Thresher K. Res 2,063 34.6 Goater F. Lib 149 7.3 Ruston E. Ind 1,998 33.5 Turnout 24.5 45.0 Filer M. Con 1,383 23.2 Turnout 42.2 11.6 Robinson F. Con 1,288 - Bournemouth (Central) (5799) Evison I. Ms. Lab 521 8.7 vote share Wimborne & Cranborne No. 4 (6149) vote share Harlock I. Ms. Con 810 46.3 Turnout 41.0 1.1 Guarella J. Ms. Con 1,489 68.6 Brown P. Lib 694 39.7 Beal F. Lib 682 31.4 Devine P. Lab 245 14.0 Bournemouth (West Cliff) (7329)2 vote share Turnout 35.4 37.2 Turnout 30.2 6.6 Judd R.* Con 1,137 44.1 Dunscombe S. Ms.* Con 1,089 - Wimborne & Cranborne No. 5 (3504) Bournemouth (East Cliff) (5991) Foulds P. Res 599 23.2 vote share vote share Fullick L. Lib 542 21.0 Bingham J.* Lib 0 0.0 Curtis J. Ms.* Con 1,108 62.5 Shead A. Lab 299 11.6 Leake B. Ms. Lib 337 19.0

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Bournemouth (West Southbourne) (6166) Dorchester No. 2 (5213) Poole No. 4 (North) (3995) vote share vote share vote share Millward J. Lib 1,508 56.3 Seaton P. Ms.* Con 1,322 46.7 Rigler W. Lib 1,015 59.4 Scott D.* Con 988 36.9 Jones E. Ms. Lib 1,222 43.1 Watts A.* Con 693 40.6 Newhouse J. Lab 184 6.9 Newton B. Lab 288 10.2 Turnout 43.0 18.9 Turnout 43.6 19.4 Turnout 54.7 3.5 Poole No. 4 (South) (4860) Bournemouth (Westbourne) (9173)2 Dorchester Rural No. 1 (4962) vote share vote share vote share Singleton S. Con 799 50.1 Bicknell B. Ms.* Con 2,057 67.6 Bond H.* Con 1,106 67.0 Brown G. Ind Con 500 31.3 Pardy L. Ms.* Con 1,967 - West J. Lab 545 33.0 Braham V.* Loc Con 297 18.6 Rees C. Lib 728 23.9 Simpson G. Lib 675 - Turnout 33.5 34.0 Turnout 34.0 18.7 Woodley L. Lab 257 8.4 Dorchester Rural No. 2 (4556) Poole No. 5 (North) (3710) Turnout 33.7 43.7 vote share vote share Hammick S. Con 1,167 45.8 Peters J.* Con 629 43.3 Bournemouth (Winton) (5266) Holmes M. Lib 1,149 45.1 Allen J. Lib 510 35.1 vote share Adams E. Ms. Lab 230 9.0 Carter J. Ms. Lab 312 21.5 Grower B. Lab 962 45.0 Haley P. Ms.* Con 734 34.3 Turnout 56.0 0.7 Turnout 39.3 8.2 Moore P. Lib 443 20.7 Dorchester Rural No. 3 (6126) Poole No. 5 (South) (3514) Turnout 40.7 10.7 vote share vote share Meaden P.* Con 1,717 62.6 McIntyre B. Ms.* Con 0 0.0 Bridport (5541) Harries T. Lib 669 24.4 vote share Matthews A. Ms. Lab 355 13.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Irvin I. Con 1,150 44.1 Cash D. Lab 825 31.6 Turnout 44.8 38.2 Poole No. 6 (6339) Foote P. Lib 635 24.3 vote share Lyme Regis (5220) Bisgood J. Ms.* Con 0 0.0 Turnout 48.0 12.5 vote share Nuttall J.* Con 1,514 67.8 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Bridport Rural (6082) Whipp M. Lib 718 32.2 vote share Poole No. 7 (6822) Mallinson J.* Con 2,021 72.6 Turnout 42.9 35.7 vote share Prior R. Lib 764 27.4 Goode G. Lib 1,432 59.1 Poole No. 1 (7758) Rowe F.* Con 990 40.9 Turnout 46.0 45.1 vote share Weeks E.* Lib 1,928 66.6 Turnout 35.7 18.2 Christchurch No. 1 (Central) (4106) Winwood V. Lab 965 33.4 vote share Poole No. 8 (North) (3554) Payne J. Ms. Lib 746 50.7 Turnout 37.6 33.3 vote share Peake H. Con 726 49.3 Buyers R.* Lib 604 40.6 Poole No. 10 (North) (9264) Chaffey A. Lab 600 40.3 Turnout 36.1 1.4 vote share Chadwick M. Con 284 19.1 Adams E. Ms.* Con 2,320 60.2 Christchurch No. 2 (Highcliffe East (4294) Smith J. Lib 1,535 39.8 Turnout 42.0 0.3 vote share Beattie J.* Con 0 0.0 Turnout 42.4 20.4 Poole No. 8 (South) (4466) vote share Turnout 0.0 0.0 Poole No. 10 (South) (6209) Ballam H.* Lib 920 52.1 vote share Handley L. Lab 523 29.6 Christchurch No. 3 (Highcliffe West (4409) Hann R.* Con 1,246 54.6 Styles J. Ms. Con 324 18.3 vote share Foster A. Lib 1,038 45.4 Williams M.* Con 0 0.0 Turnout 39.7 22.5 Turnout 36.9 9.1 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Poole No. 9 (North) (4100) Poole No. 2 (East) (7307) vote share Christchurch No. 4 (Mudeford) (4374) vote share Tribbeck M. Lab 737 47.3 vote share Mackenzie M. Ms. Lib 1,124 39.1 Hogg E. Con 322 20.7 Powell-Jones S. Ms. Res 1,185 54.7 Webster D. Ms. Con 1,052 36.6 Vincent F. Lib 320 20.5 Spreadbury E. Con 981 45.3 Armstrong J. Lab 699 24.3 Dyke J. Res 179 11.5

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Christchurch No. 5 (6539) Poole No. 2 (West) (6506) Poole No. 9 (South) (3759) vote share vote share vote share Fox D.* Con 1,294 65.5 Webster E.* Con 1,051 38.8 Gooding D.* Lab 783 51.1 Keeling R. Ecol 681 34.5 Bartlett W. Lib 963 35.5 Mayhew R. Ms. Lib 405 26.4 Rosser H. Lab 695 25.7 Ralph P. Con 345 22.5 Turnout 30.3 31.0 Turnout 41.8 3.2 Turnout 40.8 24.7 Christchurch No. 6 (7962) vote share Poole No. 3 (North) (3736) Portland (7988)2 Holloway R. Lab 1,553 58.9 vote share vote share Green A.* Con 1,082 41.1 Wretham F. Con 512 32.9 Morris S.* Ind 1,694 40.3 Herridge M. Lib 406 26.1 Ames L. Res 1,318 31.3 Turnout 33.3 17.9 Pauley M. Ind So 284 18.2 Martindale A. Lab 1,195 28.4 Millett T. Lab 276 17.7 Booth H. Ind 1,141 - Dorchester No. 1 (West) (5631) Coleman D. Ind 80 5.1 Morris F. Lab 965 - vote share Boothman E. Ms. Lib 1,193 46.5 Turnout 41.8 6.8 Turnout 43.0 8.9 Lucas C.* Con 956 37.3 Matthews K. Lab 416 16.2 Poole No. 3 (South) (3521) Ringwood & Fordingbridge (5384) vote share vote share Turnout 45.7 9.2 McIntyre K.* Con 738 46.1 McCann J. Con 0 0.0 Towell D. Lab 495 30.9 Elton J. Ms. Lib 369 23.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0

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Shaftesbury (6400) Weymouth No. 2 (4189) vote share vote share Wimborne Minster (4350) Perry A. Ms. Lib 1,828 55.7 Griffin A. Con 810 46.0 vote share Billings M. Ms. Con 1,451 44.3 Ellis B. Lib 560 31.8 Wright K. Ms. Con 955 63.1 Hutchins A. Lab 389 22.1 Toms G. Res 558 36.9 Turnout 51.5 11.5 Turnout 42.0 14.2 Turnout 35.0 26.2 Shaftesbury Rural (6851) vote share Weymouth No. 3 (5885) Howe C. Con 0 0.0 vote share Brook J. Lib 1,163 46.1 Dorset 1985 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Hill P. Con 997 39.5 Venn H. Ms. Lab 361 14.3 Alderney (6489) Sherborne (5960) vote share Turnout 43.9 6.6 vote share Buchanan G.* Con 1,650 57.6 Ballam H.* Lib/SDP 1,027 44.2 Somerville S. Ms. Lib 1,215 42.4 Weymouth No. 4 (6810) Pike M. Lab 880 37.8 Case B. Con 419 18.0 vote share Turnout 48.1 15.2 Litschi A. Con 1,503 56.5 Dawson H. Lab 589 22.1 Turnout 35.8 6.3 Sherborne Rural (3948) Robertson J. Lib 570 21.4 Beaminster (6217) vote share Legg R. Lib 1,372 63.3 Turnout 39.2 34.3 vote share Chapman H.* Con 796 36.7 Peake J. Con 1,675 58.0 Hardman J. Lib/SDP 1,212 42.0 Weymouth No. 5 (5106) Turnout 55.0 26.6 vote share Jevons P.* Lab 0 0.0 Turnout 46.4 16.0

Sturminster Rural No. 1 (4502) vote share Turnout 0.0 0.0 Blackmore Vale (6160) Pitt-Rivers G. Con 1,495 77.4 vote share Wardleworth D. Lab 436 22.6 Weymouth No. 6 (4471) Rose G. Lib/SDP 1,498 48.7 Pitt-Rivers G.* Con 1,434 46.6 vote share Turnout 43.2 54.8 Price C. Lab 1,245 60.9 Wardleworth D. Lab 147 4.8 Day A. Res 801 39.1 Turnout 50.0 2.1 Sturminster Rural No. 2 (4666) vote share Turnout 45.8 21.7 Rose R.* Con 1,210 53.9 Blandford (6358) Foxwell E. Lib 1,034 46.1 Weymouth No. 7 (3854) vote share Cooper B. Lib/SDP 1,237 49.1 vote share Turnout 48.1 7.8 Gainey R.* Lab 0 0.0 Nightingale F.* Con 893 35.5 White H. Lab 389 15.4

Swanage (6707) Turnout 0.0 0.0 vote share Turnout 39.6 13.7 Montague-Jones R.* Con 0 0.0 Wimborne & Cranborne No. 1 (6567) Boscombe East (6261) vote share Turnout 0.0 0.0 Marden B. Con 1,362 53.5 vote share Williams J. Ind 1,183 46.5 Davis-Gordon N. Lib/SDP 911 44.6 Green M.* Con 887 43.4 Wareham (3535) vote share Turnout 39.0 7.0 Slater S. Ms. Lab 246 12.0 Barnard T. Lib 920 54.4 Hodge C.* Con 772 45.6 Wimborne & Cranborne No. 2 (10602) Turnout 32.6 1.2

vote share Turnout 47.9 8.7 Iremonger W.* Con 2,194 66.7 Boscombe West (6290) Gawthorne I. Ms. Lib 1,094 33.3 vote share Wotton R. Con 807 57.9 Wareham & Purbeck No. 1 (4124) vote share Turnout 32.0 33.5 Plishkin M. Ms. Lib/SDP 331 23.8 Ferguson K.* Con 0 0.0 Swanton C. Lab 222 15.9 Burns-Davie A. Ind 33 2.4 Wimborne & Cranborne No. 3 (4907) Turnout 0.0 0.0 vote share Hibbs G. Res 980 54.9 Turnout 22.1 34.2 Wareham & Purbeck No. 2 (4497) Hall E. Con 805 45.1 Bournemouth Central (5893) vote share Franklin D. Ms.* Con 1,300 65.4 Turnout 36.6 9.8 vote share Shinn S. Lab 688 34.6 Rhodes L. Ms. Con 1,098 54.3 Brown P. Lib/SDP 717 35.5 Wimborne & Cranborne No. 4 (7349) Turnout 44.3 30.8 vote share Wallace S. Ms. Lab 206 10.2 Guarella J. Ms.* Con 1,549 53.3 Wareham & Purbeck No. 3 (4957) Peacock D. Lib 1,356 46.7 Turnout 34.3 18.9

vote share Dawson P. Ms. Lib 806 40.9 Turnout 39.7 6.6 Branksome (4915) Hancox W. Ind 544 27.6 vote share Phillips H. Ms. Con 470 23.9 Wimborne & Cranborne No. 5 (3657) Hogg E.* Lib/SDP 994 66.9 Jinks P. Ind 150 7.6 vote share Fagg A. Con 491 33.1 Bingham J.* Lib 1,204 67.5 Turnout 40.1 13.3 Bourke J. Con 579 32.5 Turnout 30.2 33.9

Wareham & Purbeck No. 4 (5721) Turnout 48.9 35.1 Bridport (7074) vote share vote share Bond M.* Con 1,202 47.1 Wimborne & Cranborne No. 6 (5460) Smith M. Con 1,552 51.0 Butler C. Lib 827 32.4 vote share Bell A. Lib/SDP 1,494 49.0 Fox J. Ms. Lab 525 20.6 Wicken M.* Con 0 0.0 Turnout 43.1 1.9

Turnout 44.7 14.7 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Broadstone (5822) Weymouth No. 1 (3899) Wimborne & Cranborne No. 7 (5946) vote share vote share vote share Spink R. Con 1,405 51.0 Webb E. Con 1,203 58.0 Wells W.* Con 1,291 48.9 Brooke A. Ms. Lib/SDP 1,225 44.4 Jewkes M. Lab 871 42.0 Bussey D. Lib 1,205 45.6 Hayes R. Lab 127 4.6 Hill-Paul W. Lab 145 5.5 Turnout 47.4 6.5 Turnout 53.4 16.0 Turnout 44.5 3.3

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Broadwey (6477) Creekmoor (6076) Highcliffe (6836) vote share vote share vote share Nagel J. Ms. Con 1,359 59.7 Williams R. Lib/SDP 1,150 48.0 Beattie J.* Con 2,064 76.4 Mockridge T. Lab 917 40.3 Dixon J. Ms. Con 821 34.2 Dobson H. Ms. Ecol 636 23.6 Rosser H. Lab 427 17.8 Turnout 35.1 19.4 Turnout 39.5 52.9 Turnout 39.5 13.7 Burton Grange (6955) Kinson (6662) vote share Dorchester East (5854) vote share Martin A.* Con 1,059 37.4 vote share Bennett L.* Lab 1,342 52.4 Eccleston L. Ms. Lib/SDP 894 31.6 Jones E. Ms. Lib/SDP 1,427 49.7 Bass B. Ms. Con 670 26.1 Holloway R.* Lab 877 31.0 Mead I. Con 1,177 41.0 Starr S. Lib/SDP 551 21.5 Adams E. Ms. Lab 268 9.3 Turnout 40.7 5.8 Turnout 38.5 26.2 Turnout 49.1 8.7 Canford Cliffs (6594) (6595) vote share Dorchester North (6934) vote share McIntyre K.* Con 2,163 82.9 vote share Russell N. Lib/SDP 1,169 45.6 Goodhew J. Ms. Lib/SDP 446 17.1 Seaton P. Ms.* Con 1,512 48.2 Hollies-Smith E. Ms. Con 1,159 45.3 Watson J. Lab 824 26.3 Benfield H. Ms. Lab 233 9.1 Turnout 39.6 65.8 Boothman E. Ms. Lib/SDP 799 25.5 Turnout 38.8 0.4 Canford Heath (5735) Turnout 45.2 21.9 vote share Lodmoor (6941) Mackenzie M. Ms.* Lib/SDP 940 45.0 Dorchester Rural South (7232) vote share Ashton R. Con 721 34.5 vote share Dodgson A. Con 1,618 48.3 Kybert P. Lab 428 20.5 Woodward P. Con 1,449 53.1 Robertson J. Lib/SDP 1,457 43.5 Goss A. Lib/SDP 949 34.8 Emblen S. Res 272 8.1 Turnout 36.4 10.5 Hertslet J. Lab 331 12.1 Turnout 48.2 4.8 Canford Magna (4978) Turnout 37.7 18.3 vote share Longfleet (6544) Kellaway J. Ms.* Con 909 47.1 East Cliff (6668) vote share Sheppard M. Lib/SDP 784 40.7 vote share Wretham F.* Con 1,014 39.3 Fairman H. Lab 235 12.2 Curtis J. Ms.* Con 1,057 63.4 Knox J. Lib/SDP 876 33.9 Musgrave-Scott A. Lib/SDP 376 22.6 Pauley M. Ind So 354 13.7 Turnout 38.7 6.5 Bateson D. Lab 234 14.0 Harris J. Ms. Lab 337 13.1

Cerne (6692) Turnout 25.0 40.9 Turnout 39.4 5.3 vote share Hammick S.* Con 1,731 58.8 Egdon Heath (6133) Lower Parkstone (6008) Harries T. Lib/SDP 945 32.1 vote share vote share Parker A. Lab 268 9.1 Franklin D. Ms.* Con 1,354 59.3 Dunscombe S. Ms.* Con 1,092 48.1 Shinn S. Lab 930 40.7 Curtis J. Lib/SDP 791 34.9 Turnout 44.0 26.7 Besley W. Lab 386 17.0 Turnout 37.2 18.6 Chesil (6756) Turnout 37.8 13.3 vote share Ensbury Park (6371) Pritchard G. Ms. Con 2,000 68.3 vote share Lytchett (7409) Foote P. Lib/SDP 929 31.7 Craven P. Lib/SDP 938 37.9 vote share Perkins G. Con 929 37.5 Lees C. Con 1,377 49.9 Turnout 43.4 36.6 Brewer K. Lab 610 24.6 Wilkins M. Lib/SDP 987 35.8 Barker D. Lab 395 14.3 Christchurch Central (6656) Turnout 38.9 0.4 vote share Turnout 37.2 14.1 Payne J. Ms.* Lib/SDP 1,559 60.3 (6254) Ruston E. Con 1,028 39.7 vote share Vale (6614) Itrmonger W.* Con 1,399 81.1 vote share Turnout 38.9 20.5 Eburn F. Ms. Lab 326 18.9 Gibson C. Con 1,715 62.3 Wheeler B. Lib/SDP 1,037 37.7 (7119) Turnout 27.6 62.2 vote share Turnout 41.6 24.6 Morden B.* Con 1,439 51.8 Gillingham (5942) Bartlett P. Lib/SDP 1,133 40.8 vote share Merley (5008) Pitman R. Ms. Lab 204 7.3 Bircumshaw R. Con 1,478 55.8 vote share Lawrence D. Lib/SDP 960 36.2 Adams S. Ms.* Con 1,408 63.6 Turnout 39.0 11.0 Hanley J. Lab 213 8.0 Malin E. Ms. Lib/SDP 593 26.8 Gee D. Ms. Lab 214 9.7 (6860) Turnout 44.6 19.5 vote share Turnout 44.2 36.8 Fox D.* Con 1,411 52.2 Hambledon (6308) Preston T. Lib/SDP 954 35.3 vote share Minster (6457) Legge H. Lab 337 12.5 Mitchell C.* Con 1,352 47.7 vote share Hamilton P. Ms. Lib/SDP 1,279 45.2 Hymers P. Ms. Lib/SDP 1,306 48.6 Turnout 39.4 16.9 Kingswell W. Lab 201 7.1 Wright A. Ms.* Con 1,117 41.6 White G. Lab 265 9.9 Corfe Mullen (7023) Turnout 44.9 2.6 vote share Turnout 41.6 7.0 Goss-Custard S. Ms. Lib/SDP 1,370 48.0 Hampreston South (6758) Guarella M. Ms.* Con 1,225 43.0 vote share Moordown (5957) Shooter L. Lab 257 9.0 Hibbs G.* Con 1,722 81.7 vote share Lcok M. Ms. Lab 387 18.3 Moore J. Ms.* Lib/SDP 965 44.6 Turnout 40.6 5.1 Cant J. Lab 630 29.1 Turnout 31.2 63.3 Real E. Ms. Con 571 26.4 Cranborne Chase (5511) vote share Hamworthy (6084) Turnout 36.4 15.5 Humphries A. Lib/SDP 1,242 51.4 vote share Swatridge H. Con 1,047 43.3 Weeks E. Lib/SDP 1,321 69.9 Mudeford & Wingfield (7401) Allen J. Lab 127 5.3 Lockyer R. Lab 570 30.1 vote share Staples P. Con 1,803 53.8 Turnout 43.8 8.1 Turnout 31.1 39.7 Powell-Jones S. Ms.* Res 1,550 46.2

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Sherborne (6184) Muscliff (7063) vote share West Moors (7807) vote share Siegle L. Ms. Lib/SDP 1,170 35.2 vote share Whittaker R.* Ind 2,284 82.5 Hartley C. Con 1,060 31.9 Wicken M.* Con 1,777 75.6 Arnold D. Con 333 12.0 Pantak S. Lab 627 18.9 Wyler E. Ms. Lab 575 24.4 Dale A. Lab 150 5.4 Weston G. Ms. Ind 467 14.0 Turnout 30.1 51.1 Turnout 39.2 70.5 Turnout 53.8 3.3 West Southbourne (6938) Newtown (6225) Sherborne Rural (6026) vote share vote share vote share Millward J.* Lib/SDP 1,826 63.8 Lambert K. Ms. Lib/SDP 993 51.3 Legg R.* Lib/SDP 1,768 54.9 Griffiths J. Ms. Con 1,036 36.2 Nodes J. Ms. Lab 485 25.0 Bird L. Con 1,454 45.1 Ralph P. Con 459 23.7 Turnout 41.3 27.6 Turnout 53.5 9.7 Turnout 31.1 26.2 Westbourne (6476) Southbourne (6753) vote share Oakdale (6543) vote share Bicknell B. Ms.* Con 1,358 67.8 vote share Warne-Holland M. Lib/SDP 1,091 35.6 Dredge G. Lib/SDP 493 24.6 Webster E.* Con 1,080 40.9 Willcox B. Con 1,029 33.6 Laughton S. Lab 153 7.6 Craig M. Ms. Lib/SDP 988 37.5 Thresher K.* Ind 947 30.9 O'Mahoney R. Lab 570 21.6 Turnout 30.9 43.2 Turnout 45.4 2.0 Turnout 40.3 3.5 Westham (6668) St. Leonards & St. Ives (5751) vote share Poole Town (6426) vote share Gainey R.* Lab 1,815 84.4 vote share Burt D.* Con 0 0.0 Lucas E. Ecol 335 15.6 Churchill E. Lib/SDP 987 36.4 Barrass T. Con 916 33.7 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Turnout 32.2 68.8 Jones T. Lab 812 29.9 (8201) Weymouth Town (6113) Turnout 42.3 2.6 vote share vote share Hogarth P. Ms.* Ind Con 1,147 36.7 Griffin A.* Con 899 42.4 (6384) Crane D. Con 993 31.7 Jewkes M. Lab 800 37.7 vote share Gee D. Lab 565 18.1 Henville M. Ms. Lib/SDP 423 19.9 Dench B. Ms.* Lab 1,619 61.0 Gordon G. Lib/SDP 423 13.5 Tucker E. Ms. Con 1,034 39.0 Turnout 34.7 4.7 Turnout 38.1 4.9 Turnout 41.6 22.1 Winterbourne (6624) Swanage (6915) vote share Portland Tophill (6205) vote share Jones D. Ms.* Con 1,430 54.2 vote share Forte A. Ms. Lib/SDP 1,871 64.9 Dean L. Lib/SDP 861 32.7 Ames L.* Res 1,634 82.7 Parsons H. Con 1,012 35.1 Fox J. Ms. Lab 346 13.1 Draper J. Lab 341 17.3 Turnout 41.7 29.8 Turnout 39.8 21.6 Turnout 31.8 65.5 (5978) Winton (6181) Purbeck Hills (4867) vote share vote share vote share Cook R. Con 1,061 54.4 Smith E. Lib/SDP 1,167 44.0 Duffy P. Lib/SDP 1,204 51.9 McGovern M. Ms. Lib/SDP 633 32.4 Gutteridge P. Con 786 29.6 Bond M. Con 1,115 48.1 Sibbert B. Ms. Lab 258 13.2 Grower B.* Lab 578 21.8 Woodley P. Ind Con 122 4.6 Turnout 47.6 3.8 Turnout 32.7 21.9 Turnout 42.9 14.4 Queens Park (7109) Upper Parkstone (6103) vote share vote share Dyer C.* Ind 1,157 50.7 Goode M.* Lib/SDP 1,125 46.4 Knops G. Con 665 29.2 Burnside M. Con 973 40.2 Dorset 1989 Dinkenor A. Lab 459 20.1 Stakounis C. Ms. Lab 324 13.4

Turnout 32.1 21.6 Turnout 39.7 6.3 Alderney (6678) vote share Redhill Park (5888) (7664) Ballam H.* LD 1,010 53.3 vote share vote share Pike M. Lab 650 34.3 Whitelegg P.* IC 1,253 54.0 Wells W.* Con 1,493 49.1 Holloway D. Green 236 12.4 Knights G. Lab 541 23.3 Bussey D. Lib/SDP 1,379 45.4 Sharkey J. Con 526 22.7 Hill Paul W. Lab 167 5.5 Turnout 28.4 19.0

Turnout 39.4 30.7 Turnout 39.7 3.8 Beaminster (6552) vote share Rodwell (6096) (6615) Peake J.* Con 1,884 56.0 vote share vote share Jones P. LD 1,482 44.0 Webb E.* Con 1,632 65.2 Brushett P.* Lab 1,145 53.3 Hutchings A. Lab 870 34.8 McGuinness B. Lib/SDP 535 24.9 Turnout 51.4 11.9 Heard S. Con 468 21.8 Blackmore Vale (6474) Turnout 41.0 30.5 Turnout 32.5 28.4 vote share Salterns (6573) Kay M. Con 1,546 49.1 vote share Wareham (6380) Rose G.* LD 1,481 47.1 Davies R.* Con 1,810 72.6 vote share Wardleworth D. Lab 120 3.8 Manston S. Ms. Lib/SDP 558 22.4 Hodge C.* Con 1,568 50.0 Thompson P. Lab 125 5.0 Butler C. Lib/SDP 1,108 35.3 Turnout 48.6 2.1 Huskinson R. Lab 461 14.7 Blandford (7061) Turnout 37.9 50.2 Turnout 49.2 14.7 vote share Shaftesbury (6731) Campbell I. Con 1,234 45.7 vote share West Cliff (6684) Cooper B.* LD 986 36.5 Hine G. Con 1,540 49.9 vote share White H. Lab 480 17.8 Perry A. Ms.* Lib/SDP 1,325 42.9 Hayward C.* Con 934 46.5 Davies K. Lab 221 7.2 Franks T. Lib/SDP 743 37.0 Turnout 38.2 9.2

Ayton-Judd R.* Ind Con 332 16.5 Turnout 45.8 7.0 Turnout 30.1 9.5 Results of the County Council Elections 1973-2009 9

Boscombe East (6168) Cerne (7018) Egdon Heath (6171) vote share vote share vote share Carey W. Con 802 46.9 Hammick S.* Con 1,894 63.1 Franklin D. Ms.* Con 1,416 60.6 Davis-Gordon N.* LD 710 41.5 Sloan E. LD 802 26.7 Shinn S. Lab 922 39.4 Tankard A. Lab 198 11.6 Kitching D. Lab 305 10.2 Turnout 37.9 21.1 Turnout 27.7 5.4 Turnout 42.8 36.4 Ensbury Park (6366) Boscombe West (6465) Chesil (7372) vote share vote share vote share Craven P.* LD 1,257 46.0 Wotton R.* Con 965 66.9 Pritchard G. Ms.* Con 2,143 72.9 Burt D. Con 961 35.2 Cant J. Lab 222 15.4 Wilkinson R. Lab 797 27.1 Gritt D. Lab 513 18.8 Gaster R. LD 217 15.0 Burns-Davie A. Ind 39 2.7 Turnout 39.9 45.8 Turnout 42.9 10.8

Turnout 22.3 51.5 Christchurch Central (6717) Ferndown (6547) vote share vote share Bournemouth Central (6051) Payne J. Ms.* Ind 1,618 60.1 Iremonger W.* Con 0 0.0 vote share Hioco R. Con 1,073 39.9 Rhodes L. Ms.* Con 1,097 61.1 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Grogan M. Lab 357 19.9 Turnout 40.1 20.3 Giles A. LD 342 19.0 Gillingham (6656) Colehill (7385) vote share Turnout 29.7 41.2 vote share Bircumshaw R.* Con 1,679 66.5 Wallace D. LD 1,332 48.9 Norris A. LD 667 26.4 Branksome (5600) Marden B.* Con 1,177 43.2 Hanley J. Lab 177 7.0 vote share Franklin J. Ms. Lab 216 7.9 Hughes W. Ind 464 29.3 Turnout 37.9 40.1 Noakes D. Con 440 27.8 Turnout 36.9 5.7 Dugdale R. LD 383 24.2 Hambledon (6639) Carter G. Lab 158 10.0 Commons (6939) vote share Hogg E.* Ind Li 137 8.7 vote share Tapper G.* LD 1,704 50.9 Fox D.* Con 0 0.0 Billings M. Ms. Con 1,518 45.3 Turnout 28.3 1.5 Lane M. Lab 126 3.8 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Bridport (7509) Turnout 50.4 5.6 vote share Corfe Mullen (7260) Dibdin L. Lab 1,806 55.2 vote share Hampreston South (6718) Bushrod D. Con 1,463 44.8 Battey E. Con 1,318 45.0 vote share Holland A. Ms. LD 1,167 39.8 Halton D. Con 1,669 68.8 Turnout 43.5 10.5 Russell S. Lab 224 7.6 Knighton M. Ms. LD 756 31.2 Stinson T. Green 221 7.5 Broadstone (5907) Turnout 36.1 37.6 vote share Turnout 40.4 5.2 Spink R.* Con 1,515 52.1 Hamworthy (6591) Kendall C. LD 1,149 39.5 Cranborne Chase (6282) vote share French D. Green 244 8.4 vote share Dodd P. LD 1,104 50.2 Humphries A.* LD 1,708 63.5 Dawson S. Con 738 33.5 Turnout 49.2 12.6 Kassell E. Ms. Con 876 32.6 Zakrzewski A. Lab 359 16.3 Lamerty P. Lab 105 3.9 Broadwey (7618) Turnout 33.4 16.6 vote share Turnout 42.8 30.9 Chedzoy A. Lab 1,492 50.2 Highcliffe (6850) Nagel J. Ms.* Con 1,478 49.8 Creekmoor (7190) vote share vote share Lofts J. Con 2,292 73.4 Turnout 39.0 0.5 Williams R.* LD 1,083 51.5 Goodhew J. Ms. LD 636 20.4 Higginson A. Con 740 35.2 Martin N. Lab 196 6.3 Burton Grange (7036) Hayes J. Lab 280 13.3 vote share Turnout 45.6 53.0 Martin A.* Con 1,599 58.6 Turnout 29.2 16.3 Peirce M. Lab 1,131 41.4 Kinson (6592) Dorchester East (6509) vote share Turnout 38.8 17.1 vote share Bennett L.* Lab 1,505 57.6 Jones E. Ms.* LD 2,032 65.3 Butt K. Con 818 31.3 Canford Cliffs (7144) Burrage R. Con 1,081 34.7 Westcott B. Ms. LD 288 11.0 vote share Steen M. Res 1,609 55.1 Turnout 47.8 30.5 Turnout 39.6 26.3 Coles P. Con 1,102 37.7 Muspratt A. LD 210 7.2 Dorchester North (6882) Littledown (8151) vote share vote share Turnout 40.9 17.4 Seaton P. Ms.* Con 1,374 42.9 Siberry B. Ms. Con 1,658 54.0 Harries T. LD 782 24.4 Russell K. Ms. LD 1,212 39.5 Canford Heath (7498) Pope F. Ms. Lab 596 18.6 Taylor J. Ms. Lab 199 6.5 vote share McMillan J. Green 449 14.0 Mackenzie M. Ms.* LD 1,074 44.7 Turnout 37.7 14.5 Shillaw P. Con 929 38.6 Turnout 46.5 18.5 Kybert P. Lab 402 16.7 Lodmoor (7332) Dorchester Rural South (7897) vote share Turnout 32.1 6.0 vote share Dodge D. Con 1,804 52.6 Symes R. Con 1,566 63.5 Robertson J. LD 1,625 47.4 Canford Magna (6134) Hutchings A. Lab 900 36.5 vote share Turnout 46.8 5.2 Stimpson A. Con 1,116 57.3 Turnout 31.2 27.0 Knight L. LD 617 31.7 Longfleet (6547) Gee D. Lab 213 10.9 East Cliff (6549) vote share vote share Wretham F.* Con 1,132 49.1 Turnout 31.7 25.6 Curtis J. Ms.* Con 1,072 60.9 Knox J. LD 876 38.0 Hamer M. Ms. Lab 383 21.8 Lockyer R. Lab 297 12.9 Wall R. LD 305 17.3 Turnout 35.2 11.1 Turnout 26.9 39.1

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Lower Parkstone (6370) Swanage (7600) vote share Portland Tophill (6692) vote share Dunscombe S. Ms.* Con 1,098 55.4 vote share O'Sullivan M. Con 1,466 50.6 Tetlow A. LD 632 31.9 Hunt D. Ind 1,294 48.4 Davidson S. Ms. LD 1,029 35.5 Perkins F. Ms. Lab 252 12.7 Ames L.* Res 1,066 39.8 Meers H. Ms. Lab 403 13.9 Kimber P. Lab 316 11.8 Turnout 31.1 23.5 Turnout 38.1 15.1 Turnout 40.0 8.5 Lytchett (7936) Talbot Woods (5911) vote share Purbeck Hills (4903) vote share Selby Bennett H. Con 1,570 50.5 vote share Henning H. Con 956 55.5 Vasevi J. Ms. Green 560 18.0 Duffy P.* LD 1,710 65.0 Rawlings K. LD 767 44.5 Bartlett P. LD 495 15.9 Bond M. Con 920 35.0 Wilmot C. Ms. Lab 482 15.5 Turnout 29.1 11.0 Turnout 53.6 30.0 Turnout 39.2 32.5 Upper Parkstone (6319) Queens Park (7124) vote share Marshwood Vale (6683) vote share Bond C. Ms. LD 950 46.3 vote share Dyer C.* Res 1,038 45.9 Smith R. Con 891 43.4 Terrett J. Con 0 0.0 Lange D. Con 569 25.2 Eede R. Green 212 10.3 Walker J. Ms. LD 387 17.1 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Dinkenor A. Lab 268 11.8 Turnout 32.5 2.9

Merley (5328) Turnout 31.8 20.7 Verwood (9159) vote share vote share Adams E. Ms.* Con 1,470 65.3 Redhill Park (5840) Bussey A. Ms. LD 1,764 50.7 Kitson D. Ms. LD 560 24.9 vote share Wells W.* Con 1,718 49.3 Gee D. Ms. Lab 221 9.8 Brown P. LD 1,182 49.9 Reidy D. Con 982 41.4 Turnout 38.0 1.3 Turnout 42.2 40.4 Watkins J. Lab 207 8.7 Wallisdown (6560) Minster (7054) Turnout 40.6 8.4 vote share vote share Brushett P.* Lab 1,319 69.0 Hymers P. Ms.* LD 1,272 44.1 Rodwell (6453) Needham A. Ms. Con 395 20.7 Rothschild G. Con 767 26.6 vote share Starr S. LD 198 10.4 Wathen B. Ms. Ind 600 20.8 Webb E.* Con 1,617 64.1 Stennett J. Ms. Lab 244 8.5 Frost M. Lab 904 35.9 Turnout 29.1 48.3

Turnout 40.9 17.5 Turnout 39.1 28.3 Wareham (6690) vote share Moordown (5863) Salterns (6706) Hodge C.* Con 1,862 61.1 vote share vote share Huskinson R. Lab 653 21.4 Moore J. Ms.* LD 767 43.0 Ockelford C. Con 1,857 78.5 Critchley K. LD 533 17.5 Newman B. Con 623 35.0 Walker Q. LD 360 15.2 Snow M. Lab 392 22.0 Besley W. Lab 150 6.3 Turnout 45.6 39.7

Turnout 30.4 8.1 Turnout 35.3 63.2 West Cliff (7073) vote share Mudeford & Wingfield (7961) Shaftesbury (7221) Sharkey M. Ms. Con 1,145 69.8 vote share vote share Sissons J. LD 296 18.0 Staples P.* Con 0 0.0 Hine G.* Con 1,799 50.9 Laughton S. Lab 199 12.1 Beer D. LD 1,604 45.4 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Wyllie W. Lab 129 3.7 Turnout 23.2 51.8

Muscliff (7995) Turnout 48.9 5.5 West Moors (7908) vote share vote share Whittaker R.* Ind 2,402 87.5 Sherborne (6359) Burns G.* Con 0 0.0 Fields D. Lab 222 8.1 vote share Trickett J. LD 122 4.4 Barker J. LD 1,654 46.8 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Bird L. Con 1,450 41.1 Turnout 34.3 79.4 Eglin M. Lab 427 12.1 West Southbourne (6946) vote share Newtown (6547) Turnout 55.5 5.8 Millward J.* LD 1,599 57.7 vote share Griffiths J. Ms. Con 1,173 42.3 Pardy G. Ms.* LD 822 46.4 Sherborne Rural (6231) Chaffey K. Con 603 34.0 vote share Turnout 39.9 15.4 Drage J. Ms. Lab 348 19.6 Legg R.* LD 1,838 57.9 Etherington C. Con 1,338 42.1 Westbourne (6591) Turnout 27.1 12.4 vote share Turnout 51.0 15.7 Harris D. Con 1,305 67.4 Oakdale (6693) Moore D. LD 394 20.4 vote share Southbourne (6862) Davidson A. Lab 237 12.2 Kellaway J. Ms.* Con 1,235 52.1 vote share O'Mahoney R. Lab 571 24.1 Ratcliffe B. Con 1,681 62.4 Turnout 29.4 47.1 King N. LD 565 23.8 Teasdill G. LD 1,014 37.6 Westham (6688) Turnout 35.4 28.0 Turnout 39.3 24.7 vote share Gainey R.* Lab 1,765 67.2 Poole Town (6927) St. Leonards & St. Ives (5824) Scott J. Con 860 32.8 vote share vote share Jewitt D. LD 1,078 42.3 Neill J. Con 1,380 67.6 Turnout 39.2 34.5 Perry J. Con 856 33.6 Montague G. LD 660 32.4 Jones V. Ms. Lab 616 24.2 Weymouth Town (6446) Turnout 35.0 35.3 vote share Turnout 36.8 8.7 Griffin A.* Con 1,016 42.6 Strouden Park (8154) Neilson D. Ms. LD 767 32.1 Portland Harbour (6497) vote share Prowse A. Lab 604 25.3 vote share Hogarth P. Ms.* LD 1,335 48.0 Dench B. Ms.* Lab 1,357 50.6 Rochester C. Con 912 32.8 Turnout 37.0 10.4 Manton A. Ind 672 25.0 Dykes O. Ms. Lab 533 19.2 Clissold H. Ms. Con 655 24.4 Turnout 34.1 15.2 Turnout 41.3 25.5 Results of the County Council Elections 1973-2009 11

Winterbourne (6932) Broadstone (6450) Cranborne Chase (6297) vote share vote share vote share Jones D. Ms.* Con 1,687 63.3 Noyes J. LD 1,935 61.6 Humphries A.* LD 1,592 60.2 Allen M. LD 579 21.7 Coles P. Con 1,117 35.6 Laird S. Ms. Con 1,054 39.8 White G. Lab 400 15.0 Davenport N. Lab 90 2.9 Turnout 42.0 20.3 Turnout 38.5 41.6 Turnout 48.7 26.0 Creekmoor (7195) Winton (6274) Broadwey (7762) vote share vote share vote share Williams R.* LD 1,397 59.7 Smith E.* LD 1,368 59.8 Chedzoy A.* Lab 2,101 68.8 Burden L. Con 714 30.5 Wheatley R. Con 679 29.7 Riggs R. Con 954 31.2 Zakrzewski A. Lab 230 9.8 Toole J. Ms. Lab 240 10.5 Turnout 39.4 37.5 Turnout 32.5 29.2 Turnout 36.5 30.1 Burton Grange (7449) Dorchester East (6687) vote share vote share Cooper H. Con 745 33.8 Jones D.* LD 1,856 62.0 Dorset 1993 Potts C. Ms. Lab 734 33.3 Fry D. Ms. Con 759 25.4 Wells-Lakeland G. Ind 724 32.9 Pope F. Ms. Lab 379 12.7

Alderney (6401) Turnout 29.6 0.5 Turnout 44.8 36.6 vote share Hogg E. LD 1,150 58.9 Canford Cliffs (6858) Dorchester North (6678) White H. Lab 803 41.1 vote share vote share Smith R. Con 1,554 58.7 Seaton P. Ms.* Con 1,070 35.1 Turnout 30.5 17.8 Steen M.* Ind Con 584 22.1 Maggs D. LD 1,009 33.1 Yates R. LD 510 19.3 Gundry W. Lab 867 28.4 Beaminster (6795) West H. Ms. Green 103 3.4 vote share Turnout 38.6 36.6 Streets F. LD 1,785 50.9 Turnout 45.7 2.0 Peake J.* Con 1,725 49.1 Canford Heath (7582) vote share Dorchester Rural South (8610) Turnout 51.7 1.7 Mackenzie M. Ms.* LD 1,540 65.5 vote share Wise A. Con 595 25.3 Symes R.* Con 1,401 51.0 Blackmore Vale (6528) Kybert L. Ms. Lab 217 9.2 Buckoke C. Lab 1,344 49.0 vote share

Rose G. LD 1,898 62.1 Turnout 31.0 40.2 Turnout 31.9 2.1 Adami D. Con 1,063 34.8 Hayes N. Ms. Lab 97 3.2 Canford Magna (6237) East Cliff (6214) vote share vote share Turnout 46.8 27.3 Legg L. LD 1,161 53.4 Curtis J. Ms.* Con 815 46.7 Grafton M. Ms. Con 856 39.4 Gregory P. LD 786 45.1 Blandford (6978) Inglis G. Lab 158 7.3 Ksaiba J. Ms. Lab 143 8.2 vote share

Cooper B. LD 1,801 62.5 Turnout 34.9 14.0 Turnout 28.1 1.7 Rousseau J. Ms. Con 811 28.1 Owen M. Lab 269 9.3 Cerne (7133) Egdon Heath (6267) vote share vote share Turnout 41.3 34.4 Hammick S.* Ind 1,405 46.5 Shinn S. Lab 1,034 50.4 Sloan E. LD 1,355 44.9 Hunt L. Ms.* Con 1,019 49.6 Boscombe East (5917) Sterling S. Green 260 8.6 vote share Turnout 32.8 0.7 Brandwood W. LD 942 53.0 Turnout 42.3 1.7 Carey W.* Con 635 35.7 Ensbury Park (6242) Crew A. Lab 200 11.3 Chesil (7540) vote share vote share Craven P.* LD 1,360 55.2 Turnout 30.0 17.3 Pritchard G. Ms.* Con 1,755 63.3 Gritt D. Lab 576 23.4 Smith K. Ms. Lab 1,018 36.7 Welch T. Con 527 21.4 Boscombe West (6587)

vote share Turnout 36.8 26.6 Turnout 39.5 31.8 Wotton R.* Con 680 45.2 Eggerding A. LD 605 40.2 Christchurch Central (6711) Ferndown (6458) Davis M. Lab 220 14.6 vote share vote share Payne J. Ms.* Ind 1,506 66.3 Batstone P. Ms. Con 1,192 57.9 Turnout 22.9 5.0 Newman J. Con 767 33.7 Knighton M. Ms. LD 689 33.5 Scott D. Lab 178 8.6 Bournemouth Central (5892) Turnout 33.9 32.5 vote share Turnout 31.9 24.4 Robbins W. Con 827 47.7 Colehill (7192) Rhodes L. Ms.* Ind 605 34.9 vote share Gillingham (6926) Reynolds S. Ms. Lab 300 17.3 Wallace D.* LD 1,568 54.1 vote share Slocock C. Con 1,147 39.6 Packwood D. Con 1,254 47.8 Turnout 29.4 12.8 Matthews E. Lab 184 6.3 Conroy M. LD 1,157 44.1 Wardleworth D. Lab 214 8.2 Branksome (6045) Turnout 40.3 14.5 vote share Turnout 37.9 3.7 Handley L. LD 787 37.6 Commons (6667) Hughes W.* Ind 570 27.2 vote share Hambledon (6668) Collier D. Con 552 26.3 Fox D.* Con 1,096 50.1 vote share Coates D. Lab 186 8.9 Wiltshire J. LD 1,091 49.9 Tapper G.* LD 1,955 65.0 Bourke J. Con 931 30.9 Turnout 34.7 10.4 Turnout 32.8 0.2 Mitchell M. Lab 124 4.1

Bridport (7379) Corfe Mullen (7717) Turnout 45.1 34.0 vote share vote share Dibdin L.* Lab 1,762 58.8 Evans N. LD 1,719 56.4 Hampreston South (6637) Stebbings D. Ms. Con 1,236 41.2 Battey E.* Con 1,134 37.2 vote share Russell S. Lab 193 6.3 Halton D.* Con 1,317 59.0 Turnout 40.6 17.5 Sylvester P. Ms. LD 763 34.2 Turnout 39.5 19.2 Holloway S. Lab 153 6.9

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Moordown (5708) Rodwell (6553) Hamworthy (6332) vote share vote share vote share Moore J. Ms.* LD 951 50.2 Webb E.* Con 1,059 41.6 Dodd P.* LD 1,203 65.4 Andrew J. Con 559 29.5 Chalker H. Ind 879 34.5 Butt J. Ms. Con 380 20.7 Wareham P. Lab 384 20.3 Frost M. Lab 608 23.9 Wilmot R. Lab 257 14.0 Turnout 33.2 20.7 Turnout 38.9 7.1 Turnout 29.1 44.7 Mudeford & Wingfield (7798) Salterns (6650) Highcliffe (6750) vote share vote share vote share Havelock A. Con 1,850 58.0 Ockelford C.* Con 1,451 61.3 Lofts J.* Con 1,788 67.6 Sheppeard D. LD 1,337 42.0 Knight L. LD 806 34.1 Russell I. Ms. LD 858 32.4 Kybert P. Lab 110 4.6 Turnout 40.9 16.1 Turnout 39.2 35.1 Turnout 35.6 27.2 Muscliff (7663) Kinson (6300) vote share Shaftesbury (7383) vote share Whittaker R.* Ind 1,988 72.0 vote share Bennett L.* Lab 1,501 60.3 Sanders B. Con 310 11.2 Dolan L. Ms. LD 1,832 51.2 Butt K. Con 567 22.8 Brown P.* LD 265 9.6 Hine G.* Con 1,593 44.5 Smale J. Ms. LD 422 16.9 Thomas L. Ms. Lab 200 7.2 Hanley J. Ms. Lab 154 4.3

Turnout 39.5 37.5 Turnout 36.1 60.7 Turnout 48.5 6.7

Littledown (8084) Newtown (6578) Sherborne (6345) vote share vote share vote share Siberry B. Ms.* Con 1,298 46.0 Tetlow A.* LD 1,119 57.7 Barker J.* LD 1,925 57.9 Wiltshire C. Ms. LD 1,215 43.1 Pudney R. Con 446 23.0 Mildenhall D. Con 1,401 42.1 Ansell R. Lab 309 10.9 Drage J. Ms. Lab 374 19.3 Turnout 52.4 15.8 Turnout 34.9 2.9 Turnout 29.5 34.7 Sherborne Rural (6191) Lodmoor (7430) Oakdale (6611) vote share vote share vote share Legg R.* LD 1,994 60.8 Akers R. LD 2,152 60.0 Allen J. LD 1,152 47.5 Harris H. Con 1,286 39.2 Dodge D.* Con 1,203 33.5 Kellaway J. Ms. Con 819 33.8 Stops V. Lab 234 6.5 O'Mahoney R. Lab 452 18.7 Turnout 53.0 21.6

Turnout 48.3 26.4 Turnout 36.7 13.7 Southbourne (6628) vote share Longfleet (6483) Poole Town (7468) Ratcliffe B.* Con 1,681 61.5 vote share vote share Dowding B. LD 1,052 38.5 Wretham F. Con 932 39.7 Jewitt D.* LD 1,253 49.6 Osner R. LD 897 38.2 Duncan G. Con 826 32.7 Turnout 41.2 23.0 Greening G. M.S Lab 349 14.9 Jones B. Lab 448 17.7 Craig M. Ms. Ind 171 7.3 St. Leonards & St. Ives (5559) Turnout 33.8 16.9 vote share Turnout 36.2 1.5 Neill J.* Con 1,029 55.4 Portland Harbour (6404) Bussey D. LD 678 36.5 Lower Parkstone (6337) vote share Jones Nash N. Lab 149 8.0 vote share Dench B. Ms.* Lab 1,156 45.9 Barker R.* LD 1,165 52.2 Stimpson N. LD 860 34.2 Turnout 33.4 18.9 Fudge R. Con 829 37.1 Northcott-Deacon M. Con 329 13.1 Watt P. Lab 238 10.7 Nash G. Ind 171 6.8 Strouden Park (7824) vote share Turnout 35.2 15.1 Turnout 39.3 11.8 Hogarth P. Ms.* LD 1,147 45.9 Daniels B. Con 768 30.7 Lytchett (8004) Portland Tophill (6635) Teare R. Ms. Lab 372 14.9 vote share vote share Hellier-Woods T. RES 211 8.4 Selby Bennett H.* Con 1,315 42.5 Ames L. Ind 1,397 57.7 Gainsford P. LD 1,314 42.5 Hunt D.* Ind 402 16.6 Turnout 31.9 15.2 Collis D. Lab 463 15.0 Moss A. Lab 384 15.9 Feddery K. Ms. Con 237 9.8 Swanage (7470) Turnout 38.6 0.0 vote share Turnout 36.5 41.1 O'Sullivan M.* Con 1,406 57.3 Marshwood Vale (6497) Meers H. Ms. Lab 1,049 42.7 vote share Purbeck Hills (4918) Terrett J.* Con 0 0.0 vote share Turnout 32.9 14.5 Duffy P.* LD 1,505 83.8 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Huskinson R. Lab 292 16.2 Talbot Woods (5743) vote share Merley (5244) Turnout 36.5 67.5 Henning H.* Con 788 47.5 vote share McGowen L. Ms. LD 697 42.0 Dover J. Ms. LD 1,209 52.0 Queens Park (7012) Wilson W. Lab 175 10.5 Wenham J. Ms. Con 1,016 43.7 vote share Gee D. Ms. Lab 102 4.4 Rowberry A. Ms. LD 835 34.7 Turnout 28.9 5.5 Dyer C.* Ind 832 34.6 Turnout 44.4 8.3 Knops G. Con 530 22.0 Upper Parkstone (6485) Taylor J. Ms. Lab 208 8.6 vote share Minster (7075) Hartwell P. LD 1,374 60.2 vote share Turnout 34.3 0.1 Richings J. Con 710 31.1 Hymers P. Ms.* LD 1,507 56.9 O'Mahoney M. Ms. Lab 200 8.8 Packer D. Con 883 33.3 Redhill Park (5749) Stone D. Lab 258 9.7 vote share Turnout 35.2 29.1 Allington C. Ms. LD 1,250 59.9 Turnout 37.4 23.6 Geaves C. Con 600 28.7 Verwood (9440) Watkins J. Lab 238 11.4 vote share Bussey A. Ms.* LD 1,910 55.0 Turnout 36.3 31.1 Burt E. Con 1,355 39.0 Jones S. Lab 205 5.9

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Wallisdown (6172) Corfe Mullen (8015) vote share Dorset 1997 vote share Brushett P.* Lab 1,201 67.3 Jones L. Ms. LD 3,113 50.6 Rattue J. LD 321 18.0 Burt D. Con 2,456 39.9 Callaway T. Con 262 14.7 Beaminster (7244) Hogan D. Lab 582 9.5 vote share

Turnout 28.9 49.3 Streets F.* LD 3,210 56.9 Turnout 76.7 10.7 Alford A. Con 2,428 43.1 Wareham (6766) Cranborne Chase (6682) vote share Turnout 77.8 13.9 vote share Hodge C.* Con 1,141 41.7 Palmer T. Con 2,366 46.0 Bird K. LD 975 35.6 Blackmore Vale (7077) Humphries A.* LD 2,343 45.5 Wheeler B. Lab 620 22.7 vote share Owen M. Lab 436 8.5 Rose G.* LD 2,532 47.9

Turnout 40.4 6.1 Adami D. Con 2,149 40.6 Turnout 77.0 0.4 Eggs P. Lab 609 11.5 West Cliff (6660) Dorchester East (7147) vote share Turnout 74.7 7.2 vote share Sharkey M. Ms.* Con 940 56.3 Jones D.* LD 2,843 52.3 Denton E. Ms. LD 567 33.9 Blandford (7574) Williams R. Con 1,645 30.3 Parsons L. Ms. Lab 164 9.8 vote share Ennals P. Lab 945 17.4 Cooper B.* LD 2,593 48.0

Turnout 25.1 22.3 Laird S. Ms. Con 1,826 33.8 Turnout 76.0 22.1 Pritchard J. Lab 986 18.2 West Moors (7770) Dorchester North (6935) vote share Turnout 71.3 14.2 vote share Burns G.* Con 1,371 47.7 Biggs R. LD 1,998 42.1 Slade R. LD 1,110 38.6 Bridport (7571) Gundry W. Lab 1,522 32.0 Finch D. Lab 391 13.6 vote share Hill R. Con 1,230 25.9 Dibdin L.* Lab 2,797 54.7

Turnout 37.0 9.1 Dunford J. Ms. Con 2,318 45.3 Turnout 68.5 10.0

West Southbourne (6733) Turnout 67.6 9.4 Dorchester Rural South (9384) vote share vote share Millward J.* LD 1,331 58.7 Broadwey (7763) Crowhurst D. Con 2,646 38.7 Jason C. Ms. Con 803 35.4 vote share Gardner I. LD 2,548 37.3 Tankard A. Lab 135 5.9 Chedzoy A.* Lab 2,880 49.2 Buckoke C. Lab 1,641 24.0 Goodman M. Con 1,795 30.6

Turnout 33.7 23.3 Robb J. Ms. LD 1,184 20.2 Turnout 72.8 1.4

Westbourne (6443) Turnout 75.5 18.5 Egdon Heath (6606) vote share vote share Harris D.* Con 1,106 56.0 Burton Grange (7965) Briggs J. Ms. LD 1,804 37.8 El-Dars M. LD 632 32.0 vote share Sullivan J. Ms. Con 1,736 36.4 Davidson A. Lab 238 12.0 Fox-Hodges B. Ms. LD 2,273 39.6 Shinn S.* Lab 1,227 25.7 Jamieson C. Con 1,922 33.4

Turnout 30.7 24.0 Joy M. Lab 933 16.2 Turnout 72.2 1.4 Peirce M. Ind 619 10.8 Westham (6525) Ferndown (6624) vote share Turnout 72.1 6.1 vote share Williams B. Ms. LD 1,658 53.8 Batsone P. Ms.* Con 2,781 55.6 Gainey R.* Lab 1,243 40.3 Cerne (7647) Slade R. LD 1,771 35.4 Scott J. Ind 180 5.8 vote share Finch D. Lab 450 9.0 Peake J. Con 2,745 48.5

Turnout 47.2 13.5 Rickard D. LD 2,168 38.3 Turnout 75.5 20.2 Pickering R. Lab 747 13.2 Weymouth Town (6752) Gillingham (8386) vote share Turnout 74.0 10.2 vote share Brickell E. Ms. LD 1,437 60.7 Mason R. Con 2,831 45.6 Griffin A.* Con 524 22.1 Chesil (7855) Tucker D. LD 2,513 40.5 Wilcox A. Lab 405 17.1 vote share Cox P. Lab 866 13.9 Pritchard G. Ms.* Con 2,975 49.6

Turnout 35.0 38.6 Jones E. LD 2,180 36.3 Turnout 74.0 5.1 Kiss L. Ms. Lab 843 14.1 Winterbourne (6787) Hambledon (6991) vote share Turnout 76.3 13.3 vote share Fox D. LD 1,286 48.1 Tapper G.* LD 2,660 50.4 Jones D. Ms.* Con 1,193 44.6 Christchurch Central (7099) Fox V. Con 2,206 41.8 Erin V. Ms. Lab 197 7.4 vote share Owen M. Lab 407 7.7 Hall P. LD 2,213 41.5

Turnout 39.4 3.5 Wilkes S. Ms. Con 1,897 35.5 Turnout 75.4 8.6 Payne J. Ms.* Ind 753 14.1 Winton (6109) Hanley J. Lab 475 8.9 Hampreston South (6800) vote share vote share Smith E.* Ind 1,039 44.4 Turnout 75.2 5.9 Halton D.* Con 2,993 55.5 Wilkins B. LD 790 33.7 Tidd M. LD 1,953 36.2 Case B. Con 353 15.1 Colehill (7425) Franklin J. Ms. Lab 443 8.2 Froud G. Lab 159 6.8 vote share Wallace D.* LD 2,992 50.5 Turnout 79.2 19.3 Turnout 38.3 10.6 Elliott G. Ms. Con 2,435 41.1 Matthews E. Lab 493 8.3 Highcliffe (6862) vote share Turnout 79.7 9.4 Lofts J.* Con 3,161 58.0 Jefferis L. Ms. LD 1,838 33.7 Commons (6798) Wilcox C. Ms. Lab 450 8.3 vote share

Fox D.* Con 2,300 42.6 Turnout 79.4 24.3 Hurll M. LD 2,172 40.2 White G. Ms. Lab 467 8.7 McArthur R. Ind 458 8.5

Turnout 79.4 2.4

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Lodmoor (7699) Sherborne Rural (6633) vote share vote share Blandford (7690) Beare R.* LD 2,758 47.0 Legg R.* LD 2,499 48.0 vote share Bruce H. Ms. Con 2,103 35.8 Spicer J. Con 2,301 44.2 Cooper B.* LD 2,071 43.9 Freezer A. Ms. Lab 1,007 17.2 Ashby L. Ms. Lab 409 7.9 Adey C. Ms. Con 1,798 38.1 White H. Lab 853 18.1 Turnout 76.2 11.2 Turnout 78.5 3.8 Turnout 62.3 5.8 Lytchett (8413) St. Leonards & St. Ives (5866) vote share vote share Bridport (7432) Gainsford P.* LD 2,821 43.8 Warman A. Ms. Con 2,998 64.7 vote share Pay J. Con 2,567 39.9 Biggin M. Ms. LD 1,319 28.5 Brown S. Ms. Con 1,934 42.6 Cade R. Ms. Lab 1,053 16.3 Lock M. Ms. Lab 317 6.8 Draper R. LD 1,616 35.6 Nicholls R. Lab 988 21.8 Turnout 76.5 3.9 Turnout 79.0 36.2 Turnout 61.4 7.0 Marshwood Vale (6816) Swanage (7684) vote share vote share Broadwey (7953) Poupard S. Ms. Con 2,047 41.5 Sutton C. LD 2,120 39.2 vote share Thomas H. LD 1,745 35.4 Jones D. Ms. Con 2,012 37.2 Burden H. Lab 2,398 44.7 Everington J. Ms. Lab 630 12.8 Smith D. Lab 1,271 23.5 Goodman M. Con 1,924 35.9 Whetlor K. Ind 511 10.4 Holloway J. LD 1,042 19.4 Turnout 70.3 2.0 Turnout 72.3 6.1 Turnout 68.1 8.8 Verwood (10186) Minster (7458) vote share Burton Grange (7780) vote share Bussey A. Ms.* LD 3,708 47.2 vote share Hymers P. Ms.* LD 2,971 53.6 Burt E. Con 3,576 45.5 Fox-Hodges B. Ms.* LD 1,862 40.0 Fairey I. Ms. Con 1,887 34.1 Crisp D. Lab 577 7.3 Flagg D. Con 1,825 39.2 Stone D. Lab 683 12.3 Joy M. Lab 970 20.8 Turnout 77.2 1.7 Turnout 74.3 19.6 Turnout 60.4 0.8 Wareham (6915) Mudeford & Wingfield (8094) vote share Cerne (7655) vote share Budd D. LD 2,174 42.1 vote share Havelock A.* Con 3,761 57.6 Anderson R. Con 1,955 37.9 Peake J.* Con 2,903 52.2 Holes S. LD 2,267 34.7 Tighe J. Lab 1,035 20.0 Rickard D. LD 1,908 34.3 Hall S. Lab 501 7.7 Pickering J. Ms. Lab 746 13.4 Turnout 74.7 4.2 Turnout 80.7 22.9 Turnout 73.1 17.9 West Moors (8120) Portland Harbour (6260) vote share Chesil (8041) vote share Gaussen P. Con 2,998 46.7 vote share Churchouse J.* Lab 2,291 51.7 Barron M. LD 2,813 43.8 Coatsworth R. Con 2,925 49.9 Hollings D. Con 1,292 29.2 Hampton C. Lab 611 9.5 Marshall S. LD 2,173 37.1 Cowdrey E. LD 849 19.2 Kiss L. Ms. Lab 763 13.0 Turnout 79.1 2.9 Turnout 70.8 22.5 Turnout 73.4 12.8 Westham (6193) Portland Tophill (6317) vote share Christchurch Central (7626) vote share Gainey R. Lab 1,914 41.1 vote share Ames L.* Ind 2,128 47.2 Williams B. Ms.* LD 1,809 38.8 Hall P.* LD 2,192 44.0 Mackay R. Ms. Lab 781 17.3 Scott J. Con 936 20.1 Wilkes S. Ms. Con 2,146 43.1 Stockley J. LD 665 14.8 Jacques M. Lab 642 12.9 Durston V. Ms. Ind 551 12.2 Turnout 75.2 2.3 McQuillen P. Con 381 8.5 Turnout 65.9 0.9 Weymouth Town (6060) Turnout 71.3 29.9 vote share Colehill (7454) Sager P. LD 1,504 37.3 vote share Purbeck Hills (5134) Climo L. Ms. Lab 1,453 36.0 Wallace D.* LD 2,326 45.0 vote share Treanor J. Ms. Con 1,075 26.7 Flower S. Con 2,290 44.3 Duffy P.* LD 2,129 53.9 Matthews E. Lab 556 10.8 Bond M. Con 1,453 36.8 Turnout 66.5 1.3 Lefley M. Lab 367 9.3 Turnout 69.8 0.7 Winterbourne (7347) Turnout 76.9 17.1 vote share Commons (6848) Cox H. Ms. Con 2,491 45.2 vote share Rodwell (6605) Fox D.* LD 2,421 44.0 Fox D.* Con 2,226 47.5 vote share Revill J. Ms. Lab 593 10.8 Payne C. Ms. LD 1,787 38.1 Smith R. Ms. Lab 1,582 33.7 Blatchford G. Lab 678 14.5 Griffin A. Con 1,080 23.0 Turnout 74.9 1.3 Chalker H. Ind 713 15.2 Turnout 68.9 9.4 Roberstson J. LD 708 15.1 Diment P. Ind 607 12.9 Corfe Mullen (8067) Dorset 2001 vote share Turnout 71.0 10.7 Jones L. Ms.* LD 3,385 63.2 Newell D. Con 1,975 36.8 Beaminster (7128) Shaftesbury (7753) vote share vote share Turnout 67.5 26.3 Dolan L. Ms.* LD 2,801 48.5 Streets F.* LD 2,570 49.4 Carpenter P. Con 2,430 42.1 Etherington C. Con 2,264 43.6 Cranborne Chase (6775) Aslett J. Ms. Lab 543 9.4 Everington J. Ms. Lab 364 7.0 vote share Palmer T.* Con 2,691 58.2 Turnout 74.5 6.4 Turnout 73.5 5.9 Sylvester P. Ms. LD 1,475 31.9 Parish K. Ms. Lab 456 9.9 Blackmore Vale (7290) Sherborne (6599) vote share vote share Turnout 68.5 26.3 Mildenhall D. Con 2,202 44.6 Ash R. Ms. Con 2,257 44.8 Barker J.* LD 1,900 38.5 Rose G.* LD 1,887 37.5 O'Dwyer P. Lab 839 17.0 Eddy J. Ms. Lab 481 9.6 Bone C. Ms. Ind 410 8.1

Turnout 74.9 6.1 Turnout 69.7 7.3 Results of the County Council Elections 1973-2009 15

Dorchester East (7128) Marshwood Vale (6828) Swanage (8016) vote share vote share vote share Jones D.* LD 2,396 49.4 Brierley G. Con 2,342 48.6 Hiett D. Con 2,231 43.3 Grassby C. Con 1,644 33.9 Thomas H. LD 2,058 42.7 O'Donovan H. Ms. LD 1,515 29.4 Bacchus B. Lab 806 16.6 Ahern L. Lab 420 8.7 Dunn L. Ms. Lab 1,411 27.4

Turnout 68.5 15.5 Turnout 71.3 5.9 Turnout 64.8 13.9

Dorchester North (7064) Minster (7636) Verwood (11711) vote share vote share vote share Biggs R.* LD 2,003 44.1 Osner M. Ms. LD 2,141 43.7 Coombs T. Ms. Con 4,120 53.4 Martindale R. Con 1,478 32.6 Burt E. Con 1,936 39.5 Bussey A. Ms.* LD 2,815 36.5 Kiss R. Lab 1,059 23.3 Stone D. Lab 823 16.8 Crisp D. Lab 784 10.2

Turnout 65.1 11.6 Turnout 64.6 4.2 Turnout 66.5 16.9

Dorchester Rural South (9704) Mudeford & Wingfield (8061) Wareham (6964) vote share vote share vote share Crowhurst D. Con 2,725 41.2 Havelock A.* Con 3,422 58.7 Budd D. LD 2,653 58.8 Canning A. LD 2,279 34.4 Johnson A. Ms. LD 1,710 29.3 Anderson R. Con 1,857 41.2 Hutchings A. Lab 1,612 24.4 Wilcox H. Lab 695 11.9 Turnout 66.5 17.6 Turnout 68.7 6.7 Turnout 72.7 29.4 West Moors (8286) Egdon Heath (6648) Portland Harbour (6446) vote share vote share vote share Gaussen P.* Con 3,030 55.4 Shakesby M. Con 1,874 43.0 Churchhouse J.* Lab 2,358 57.2 Dedden L. LD 1,478 27.0 Briggs J. Ms.* LD 1,673 38.4 Thomson T. Ms. Con 1,136 27.6 Shine M. Lab 960 17.6 Davey J. Lab 812 18.6 Biggs J. Ind 628 15.2 Turnout 66.8 28.4 Turnout 65.6 4.6 Turnout 64.5 29.6 Westham (6106) Ferndown (6562) Portland Tophill (6406) vote share vote share vote share Byatt M. Lab 1,650 40.1 Burt D.* Con 2,410 58.7 Ames L.* Ind 1,646 40.3 Legg H. LD 1,549 37.7 Coakes R. LD 1,046 25.5 Mackay R. Ms. Lab 1,038 25.4 Bell J. Ms. Con 915 22.2 Finch D. Lab 649 15.8 McGown S. Ms. Ind 796 19.5 McQuillen P. Con 601 14.7 Turnout 67.7 2.5 Turnout 63.0 33.2 Turnout 64.1 14.9 Weymouth Town (6282) Gillingham (8749) vote share vote share Purbeck Hills (5195) Farrell P. LD 1,396 38.7 Mason R.* Con 2,674 48.6 vote share Kenwood A. Lab 1,301 36.1 Milsted D. LD 2,438 44.3 Duffy P.* LD 1,734 47.2 Smy D. Con 911 25.2 Peevers L. Ms. Ind 386 7.0 Todd R. Con 1,409 38.4 Huskinson R. Lab 528 14.4 Turnout 58.0 2.6 Turnout 64.4 4.3 Turnout 70.8 8.9 Winterbourne (7753) Hambledon (7069) vote share vote share Rodwell (6637) Cox H. Ms.* Con 2,703 51.8 Campbell I. Con 2,564 52.9 vote share Maitland-Gleed K. LD 1,809 34.7 Spencer G. LD 1,916 39.5 Priest H. Ms. Lab 2,463 57.8 Harvey D. Lab 706 13.5 Wardleworth D. Lab 371 7.6 Knipe H. Con 1,798 42.2 Turnout 67.8 17.1 Turnout 69.3 13.4 Turnout 65.0 15.6

Hampreston South (6869) Shaftesbury (8175) vote share vote share Dorset 2005 Wilson J. Con 2,902 62.7 Hine G. Con 2,500 45.7 Coakes E. Ms. LD 1,103 23.8 Dolan L. Ms.* LD 2,433 44.5 Hampton C. Lab 621 13.4 Macken P. Lab 540 9.9 Beaminster (6231) vote share

Turnout 67.7 38.9 Turnout 67.9 1.2 Gregson P. Con 2,523 52.0 Wallace K. LD 2,326 48.0 Highcliffe (6714) Sherborne (6756) vote share vote share Turnout 77.8 4.1 Lofts J.* Con 2,647 54.4 Mildenhall D.* Con 2,361 52.1 Nicholson R. LD 1,681 34.5 Friar S. LD 1,526 33.6 Blackmore Vale (7582) Wilcox C. Ms. Lab 541 11.1 Bygrave R. Lab 648 14.3 vote share Fox D. LD 2,805 53.3

Turnout 72.0 19.8 Turnout 68.2 18.4 Ash R. Ms.* Con 2,460 46.7

Lodmoor (7679) Sherborne Rural (6479) Turnout 69.4 6.6 vote share vote share Beare R.* LD 2,321 41.4 Legg R.* LD 2,412 50.7 Blandford (7145) Bruce H. Ms. Con 2,199 39.2 Sargent P. Ms. Con 2,006 42.1 vote share Freezer A. Ms. Lab 1,093 19.5 Ashby L. Ms. Lab 343 7.2 Cooper B.* LD 2,385 51.9 Stayt J. Ms. Con 1,595 34.7

Turnout 73.4 2.2 Turnout 74.1 8.5 White H. Lab 617 13.4

Lytchett (8824) St. Leonards & St. Ives (6062) Turnout 64.3 17.2 vote share vote share Pay J. Con 2,470 43.5 Warman A. Ms.* Con 2,974 69.7 Bride Valley (6342) Fudge P. LD 2,174 38.3 Briggs R. LD 870 20.4 vote share Collis D. Lab 1,038 18.3 Lock M. Ms. Lab 421 9.9 Coatsworth R.* Con 2,728 54.9 Harrison A. LD 1,773 35.7

Turnout 65.3 5.2 Turnout 71.2 49.3 Sea L. Green 467 9.4

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Bridport (6518) Ferndown (15669)2 Portland Tophill (6295) vote share vote share vote share Brown S. Ms.* Con 1,940 42.3 Wilson J.* Con 5,390 45.4 Ames L.* Ind 1,531 36.1 Ray C. LD 1,695 36.9 Burt D.* Con 5,306 - Draper J. Lab 981 23.2 Nicholls R. Lab 622 13.6 Smith N. LD 2,422 20.4 Redfern J. Ms. Ind 621 14.7 Judd N. Green 331 7.2 Bartlett P. LD 2,316 - Lindley S. Ms. Con 575 13.6 Birr M. Ind 1,497 12.6 Legg H. LD 528 12.5 Turnout 70.4 5.3 Hampton C. Lab 1,480 12.5 Heaslip R. UKIP 1,083 9.1 Turnout 67.3 13.0 Broadwey (8116) vote share Turnout 69.1 25.0 Purbeck Hills (5758) Burden H.* Lab 2,485 43.6 vote share Goodman M. Con 2,099 36.8 Gillingham (7457) Lovell M. Con 2,071 50.4 Keets R. LD 1,115 19.6 vote share Wilson W. LD 1,322 32.2 Milsted D. LD 2,862 57.9 Davey J. Lab 718 17.5 Turnout 70.2 6.8 Mason L.* Con 2,077 42.1 Turnout 71.4 18.2 Burton Grange (6585) Turnout 66.2 15.9 vote share Rodwell (6768) Fox-Hodges B. Ms.* LD 1,651 40.2 Hambledon (8016) vote share Jones D. Con 1,549 37.7 vote share Sutton C. Ms. Lab 1,734 36.9 Hill V. Ms. Lab 910 22.1 Campbell A.* Con 3,035 52.3 O'Neill P. Con 1,476 31.4 Spencer G. LD 2,389 41.2 Birtwhistle J. LD 1,186 25.2 Turnout 62.4 2.5 Wardleworth D. Lab 378 6.5 Hopper A. UKIP 305 6.5

Chickerell & Chesil Bank (5925) Turnout 72.4 11.1 Turnout 69.5 5.5 vote share Nash R. Con 1,831 42.3 Highcliffe & Walkford (7369) Shaftesbury (5465) Canning A. LD 1,523 35.1 vote share vote share Hutchings A. Lab 979 22.6 Lofts J.* Con 2,986 55.0 Cook T. LD 1,894 50.8 Legg C. LD 1,614 29.7 Hine G.* Con 1,100 29.5 Turnout 73.1 7.1 Trim S. Lab 832 15.3 Thomas R. Ind 407 10.9 Pestell J. Lab 331 8.9 Christchurch Central (7481) Turnout 73.7 25.3 vote share Turnout 68.3 21.3 Hall P.* LD 2,331 46.4 Linden Lea (7040) Duckworth M. Con 2,038 40.6 vote share Sherborne (6355) Jacques M. Lab 653 13.0 Crowhurst D.* Con 2,607 47.3 vote share Harries T. LD 2,013 36.5 Mildenhall D.* Con 2,612 55.5 Turnout 67.1 5.8 Owen M. Lab 889 16.1 Hewson S. Ms. LD 2,094 44.5

Colehill & Stapehill (7595) Turnout 78.3 10.8 Turnout 74.1 11.0 vote share Dover J. Ms. LD 2,710 48.1 Lodmoor (7218) Sherborne Rural (7323) Packer D. Con 2,393 42.5 vote share vote share Parish K. Ms. Lab 527 9.4 Ellis B. LD 2,554 45.9 Legg R.* LD 2,993 51.6 Bruce H. Ms. Con 2,117 38.1 Clark M. Con 2,809 48.4 Turnout 74.1 5.6 Drake M. Ms. Lab 890 16.0 Turnout 79.2 3.2 Commons (7936) Turnout 77.0 7.9 vote share St. Leonards & St. Ives (6048) Fox D.* Con 2,687 48.6 Lytchett (8653) vote share Viney J. LD 1,968 35.6 vote share Warman A. Ms.* Con 2,923 66.4 Brennan J. Lab 872 15.8 Drane F. LD 3,351 56.5 Briggs D. Ms. LD 1,103 25.1 Hindley P. Ms. Con 2,578 43.5 Tallett A. UKIP 376 8.5 Turnout 69.6 13.0 Turnout 68.5 13.0 Turnout 72.8 41.3 Corfe Mullen (7946) vote share Marshwood Vale (6983) Stour Vale (6411) Jefferies S. Ms. LD 3,488 63.0 vote share vote share Carmichael G. Ms. Con 2,047 37.0 Brierley G.* Con 2,724 51.9 Cattaway A. Con 2,472 52.8 Turner D. Ms. LD 2,520 48.1 Jeffery M. LD 1,842 39.4 Turnout 69.7 26.0 Harvey D. Lab 365 7.8 Turnout 75.1 3.9 Cranborne Chase (6741) Turnout 73.0 13.5 vote share Minster (7466) Palmer T.* Con 2,859 59.1 vote share Swanage (7980) Tooke D. LD 1,977 40.9 Osner M. Ms.* LD 2,428 47.3 vote share Hodkinson M. Con 2,122 41.4 Hiett D.* Con 2,223 40.1 Turnout 71.7 18.2 Parish G. Lab 581 11.3 Clark P. LD 1,650 29.8 Rabson C. Ms. Lab 1,364 24.6 Dorchester (12522)2 Turnout 68.7 6.0 Madeley M. Ms. UKIP 302 5.5 vote share Biggs R.* LD 4,844 52.8 Mudeford & Highcliffe (7391) Turnout 69.4 10.3 Jones T.* LD 4,814 - vote share Halewood J. Con 2,850 31.1 Havelock A.* Con 3,328 61.3 Three Valleys (7280) Parry A. Con 2,758 - Campbell J. LD 1,368 25.2 vote share Fell J. Ms. Lab 1,478 16.1 Wilcox C. Ms. Lab 732 13.5 Peake J.* Con 3,063 54.3 Tarr R. LD 2,582 45.7 Turnout 73.3 21.7 Turnout 73.4 36.1 Turnout 77.5 8.5 Egdon Heath (6418) Portland Harbour (6810) vote share vote share Verwood & Three Legged Cross (11278)2 Shakesby M.* Con 2,237 50.6 Kenwood A. Ms. Lab 1,927 42.2 vote share Angel M. LD 1,256 28.4 Alsop M. Ms. Con 1,126 24.6 Coombs T. Ms.* Con 4,232 57.2 Killingback J. Lab 930 21.0 Roe L. Ms. LD 682 14.9 Flower S. Con 3,558 - Munro T. Ind 438 9.6 Dedden L. Ms. LD 3,173 42.8 Turnout 68.9 22.2 Biggs J. UKIP 397 8.7 Baker P. LD 3,099 -

Turnout 67.1 17.5 Turnout 66.7 14.3

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Wareham (6763) Broadwey (8370) Ferndown (15682)2 vote share vote share vote share Budd D.* LD 2,863 61.6 Cooke A. Con 1,381 43.4 Wilson J.* Con 3,575 53.9 Russell M. Con 1,781 38.4 James C. Ms. LD 672 21.1 Burt D.* Con 3,460 - Byatt M. Lab 633 19.9 Baxter D. UKIP 1,780 26.8 Turnout 68.7 23.3 Heatley B. Green 498 15.6 Baxter J. UKIP 1,691 - Martin M. Ms. LD 913 13.8 West Moors & Holt (7330) Turnout 38.5 22.3 Cuckstone P. LD 873 - vote share Hampton C. Lab 368 5.5 Gaussen P.* Con 2,654 53.6 Burton Grange (6904) Holden P. LD 1,881 38.0 vote share Turnout 42.8 27.0 Eckel M. UKIP 419 8.5 Jones D. Con 1,102 43.5 Fox-Hodges B. Ms.* LD 676 26.7 Gillingham (7638) Turnout 67.6 15.6 Boyd S. UKIP 453 17.9 vote share Bennett B. BNP 150 5.9 Milsted D.* LD 1,606 49.0 Westham (6731) Hill V. Ms. Lab 150 5.9 Mason N. Con 1,528 46.7 vote share Joyes T. Lab 141 4.3 Byatt M.* Lab 2,012 43.4 Turnout 36.9 16.8 James C. Ms. LD 1,593 34.4 Turnout 43.4 2.4 Wyness N. Con 1,028 22.2 & Chesil Bank (6409) vote share Hambledon (8169) Turnout 68.8 9.0 Gardner I. Con 1,178 47.0 vote share Webster B. LD 1,074 42.8 Campbell A.* Con 2,437 66.0 Weymouth Town (7396) Bick S. Lab 255 10.2 Hole G. LD 1,098 29.7 vote share Yarwood K. Lab 159 4.3 Farrell P.* LD 1,641 39.0 Turnout 39.8 4.1 Climo L. Ms. Lab 1,449 34.4 Turnout 45.7 36.2 Afedakis G. Con 1,117 26.6 Christchurch Central (7896) vote share Highcliffe & Walkford (7668) Turnout 56.9 4.6 Hall P.* LD 1,438 40.8 vote share Nottage R. Con 1,345 38.2 Jamieson C. Con 1,833 51.7 Winterborne (7456) Reid R. UKIP 604 17.2 Glover P. UKIP 887 25.0 vote share Woods M. Lab 134 3.8 Foster J. LD 615 17.3 Cox H. Ms.* Con 2,616 50.1 Maskell R. Lab 213 6.0 Burton G. LD 2,021 38.7 Turnout 44.8 2.6 Ormerod T. Lab 582 11.2 Turnout 46.6 26.7 Colehill & Stapehill (7593) Turnout 70.0 11.4 vote share Linden Lea (7722) Dover J. Ms.* LD 1,486 41.8 vote share Packer D. Con 1,429 40.2 Crowhurst D.* Con 1,945 58.1 Myers J. UKIP 539 15.2 Harries T. LD 1,135 33.9 Dorset 2009 Wilcox K. Ms. Lab 100 2.8 Hassell D. Lab 266 7.9

Turnout 47.2 1.6 Turnout 44.1 24.2 Beaminster (6733) vote share Commons (8297) Lodmoor (7320) Knox R. Ms. Con 1,713 51.5 vote share vote share Jones P. LD 1,264 38.0 Fox D.* Con 1,514 45.4 Ellis B.* LD 1,792 49.1 Judd N. Green 280 8.4 Johnson R. UKIP 981 29.4 Bruce I. Con 1,616 44.3 Anderson T. Lab 67 2.0 Blunden J. LD 644 19.3 Drake M. Ms. Lab 242 6.6 Deeks R. Lab 196 5.9 Turnout 49.6 13.5 Turnout 50.7 4.8 Turnout 40.5 16.0 Blackmore Vale (7910) Lytchett (8834) vote share Corfe Mullen (8048) vote share Fox D.* LD 1,719 45.8 vote share Drane F.* LD 1,873 51.1 Croney D. Ms. Con 1,473 39.2 Jefferies S. Ms.* LD 1,453 42.7 Pipe B. Con 1,643 44.9 Kewley A. UKIP 483 12.9 Lane B. Con 1,399 41.1 Selby Bennett J. Lab 146 4.0 Wardleworth D. Lab 79 2.1 Evans J. Ms. UKIP 554 16.3 Turnout 42.1 6.3 Turnout 47.6 6.6 Turnout 42.6 1.6 Marshwood Vale (7405) Blandford (7412) Cranborne Chase (6862) vote share vote share vote share Brierley G.* Con 1,749 56.7 Cooper B.* LD 1,633 57.1 Palmer T.* Con 2,178 71.6 Savory C. LD 1,152 37.4 Adamson S. Con 1,085 37.9 Tooke D. LD 863 28.4 Murless C. Ms. Lab 181 5.9 White H. Lab 144 5.0

Turnout 44.7 43.2 Turnout 42.4 19.4 Turnout 39.1 19.1 Dorchester (14123)2 Minster (7590) Bride Valley (6742) vote share vote share vote share Biggs R.* LD 3,085 52.3 Cook R. Con 1,594 50.4 Coatsworth R.* Con 1,730 54.4 Jones D.* LD 3,068 - Osner M. Ms.* LD 1,567 49.6 Kayes R. Ms. LD 984 30.9 Penfold M. Ms. Con 2,192 37.2 Sea L. Ind 310 9.7 Halewood J. Con 2,053 - Turnout 42.4 0.9 Birley A. Ms. Lab 156 4.9 Black V. Ms. Lab 623 10.6 Hutchings A. Lab 549 - Mudeford & Highcliffe (7596) Turnout 47.6 23.5 vote share Turnout 43.2 15.1 Griffiths A. Con 2,356 60.1 Bridport (7538) Hogger B. UKIP 642 16.4 vote share Egdon Heath (6688) Campbell J. LD 487 12.4 Wallace K. LD 1,205 42.8 vote share Wilcox C. Ms. Lab 254 6.5 Brown S. Ms.* Con 1,096 38.9 Brenton A. Ms. LD 1,373 47.0 Turner Bailey L. Ms. Ind 178 4.5 Jones J. Green 336 11.9 Shakesby M.* Con 1,369 46.8 Nicholls R. Lab 179 6.4 Stokes D. Lab 182 6.2 Turnout 51.8 43.8

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Portland Harbour (7074) Verwood & Three Legged Cross (11394)2 vote share vote share Munro T. Con 795 32.7 Coombs T. Ms.* Con 2,939 61.8 Kenwood A. Ms.* Lab 584 24.1 Flower S.* Con 2,814 - Morgan T. LD 555 22.9 Dorey A. LD 1,555 32.7 Denton-White R. Ind 494 20.3 James H. Ms. LD 1,506 - Ellis M. Lab 261 5.5 Turnout 34.8 8.7 Turnout 41.8 29.1 Portland Tophill (6553) vote share Wareham (6722) Ames L.* Ind 991 44.6 vote share Munro-Price I. Con 637 28.6 Budd D.* LD 1,535 48.3 West S. Lab 309 13.9 Thomas J. Ms. Con 1,172 36.9 Roach D. Ind 287 12.9 Simpson K. UKIP 377 11.9 Smith R. Ms. Lab 91 2.9 Turnout 34.3 15.9 Turnout 47.5 11.4 Purbeck Hills (5605) vote share West Moors & Holt (7486) Lovell M.* Con 1,605 59.8 vote share Ezzard B. Ms. LD 898 33.4 Finney P. Con 1,623 45.7 Van De Zande L. Lab 183 6.8 Holden P. LD 1,268 35.7 Butt D. UKIP 662 18.6 Turnout 48.6 26.3 Turnout 47.8 10.0 Rodwell (6926) vote share Westham (7121) Reed N. Con 1,126 41.5 vote share Birtwistle J. LD 1,019 37.6 Harris D. LD 1,336 52.9 Wheller K. Ms. Lab 566 20.9 James I. Con 757 30.0 Owen M. Lab 434 17.2 Turnout 39.7 3.9 Turnout 36.0 22.9 Shaftesbury (5375) vote share Weymouth Town (7749) Jeffrey M. LD 1,319 53.6 vote share Gould J. Ms. Con 1,061 43.1 Legg H. LD 1,244 51.6 Moss C. Ms. Lab 81 3.3 Farrell P.* Con 869 36.0 Huckle C. Lab 300 12.4 Turnout 46.1 10.5 Turnout 31.8 15.5 Sherborne (7024) vote share Winterborne (7641) Gould R. Con 1,639 52.7 vote share Palmer J. Ms. LD 942 30.3 Cox H. Ms.* Con 1,822 53.8 Greene S. Ms. Green 374 12.0 Burton G. LD 814 24.1 Parish G. Lab 158 5.1 Pilkington B. UKIP 573 16.9 Fendley K. Lab 175 5.2 Turnout 44.7 22.4 Turnout 44.6 29.8 Sherborne Rural (7784) vote share Bevan M. Con 2,080 51.2 Legg R. LD 1,871 46.0 Parish K. Ms. Lab 112 2.8

Turnout 52.6 5.1

St. Leonards & St. Ives (5942) vote share Richardson P. Con 1,879 63.7 Tallett A. UKIP 627 21.3 Smith N. LD 444 15.1

Turnout 50.0 42.4

Stour Vale (7020) vote share Cattaway A.* Con 1,905 59.1 Stewart I. LD 1,222 37.9 Harvey D. Lab 99 3.1

Turnout 46.7 21.2

Swanage (8125) vote share Trite W. Con 1,507 41.0 Clark P. LD 1,155 31.4 Hobson M. UKIP 652 17.7 Stanford M. Lab 366 9.9

Turnout 45.5 9.6

Three Valleys (8101) vote share Haynes J. Ms. Con 2,154 57.9 Canning A. LD 1,302 35.0 Burden H. Lab 263 7.1

Turnout 46.6 22.9

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