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2009 UK local government election
March 2025
November 2013
2009 Dorset County Council election Dorset Parliamentary no yes 2005 Dorset County Council election 2005 2013 Dorset County Council election 2013 All 45 seats of Dorset County Council 23 4 June 2009 Conservative Party (UK) 24 seats, 44.3% 24 28 4 76,357 48.8% Liberal Democrats (UK) 16 seats, 39.7% 16 16 55,733 35.6% Independent (politician) 1 seat, 2.0% 1 1 1,479 1.0% Dorset UK local election 2009 map.svg 400px Map of the results of the 2009 Dorset council election. Council control Council control after election Conservative Conservative
Elections to Dorset County Council took place on 4 June 2009.Elections 2009 - Dorset at bbc.co.uk The vote was delayed from 7 May, in order to coincide with elections to the European Parliament. A key issue in the election was an Audit Commission report on social care which reported a decline in standards since 2006, however the Conservative party responded that their administration was the best performing county council in England. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/local-elections/5278896/Dorset-county-council-local-election-2009.html https://web.archive.org/web/20090601102825/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/local-elections/5278896/Dorset-county-council-local-election-2009.html dead 2009-06-01 Dorset county council local election 2009 2009-06-04 2009-05-18 The Daily Telegraph There were fears however that voter turnout would be a record low. http://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/4416088.Polls_in_Dorset_set_for_record_low_turn_out/ Polls in Dorset set for record low turn-out 2009-06-04 2009-06-03 Dorset Echo
Election result summary
Dorset County Council election, 2009
Conservative Party (UK)
28
6
2
4
62.22
48.76
76,357
Liberal Democrats (UK)
16
3
3
35.56
35.59
55,733
Independent (politician) Independent
1
0
0
2.22
0.94
1,479
United Kingdom Independence Party
0
0
0
0
7.35
11,505
Labour Party (UK)
0
0
4
4
0
6.00
9,399
Green Party of England and Wales
0
0
0
0
0.95
1,488
Citizen's Action Party
0
0
0
0
0.49
781
British National Party
0
0
0
0
0.1
150
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Election result by division
Results by district by ward:2009 Dorset County Council election results http://maps.dorsetforyou.com/election/ dead https://archive.today/20120710011518/http://maps.dorsetforyou.com/election/ 10 July 2012 7 September 2011
Christchurch
Burton Grange
Burton Grange
Conservative Party (UK)
David Charles Jones
1,102
43.54
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Betty-Ann Fox-Hodges
676
26.71
United Kingdom Independence Party
Simon Peter Boyd
453
17.90
British National Party
Barry John Sinclair Bennett
150
5.93
Labour Party (UK)
Vera Elizabeth Hill
150
5.93
36.66
Conservative Party (UK)
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Christchurch Central
Christchurch Central
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Peter Roger Alexander Hall
1,438
40.84
Conservative Party (UK)
Ray Nottage
1,345
38.20
United Kingdom Independence Party
Rollo Reid
604
17.15
Labour Party (UK)
Michael Edward Woods
134
3.81
44.59
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Commons
Commons
Conservative Party (UK)
David John Fox
1,514
45.40
United Kingdom Independence Party
Ric Johnson
981
29.42
Liberal Democrats (UK)
John Blunden
644
19.31
Labour Party (UK)
Robert William Ian Deeks
196
5.88
40.2
Conservative Party (UK)
Highcliffe and Walkford
Highcliffe and Walkford
Conservative Party (UK)
Colin Peter Jamieson
1,833
51.66
United Kingdom Independence Party
Philip Glover
887
25
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Jonathan Christopher Stephen Foster
615
17.33
Labour Party (UK)
Rob Maskell
213
6
46.27
Conservative Party (UK)
Mudeford and Highcliffe
Mudeford and Highcliffe
Conservative Party (UK)
Alan John Charles Griffiths
2,356
60.15
United Kingdom Independence Party
Brian Hogger
642
16.39
Liberal Democrats (UK)
John Campbell
487
12.43
Labour Party (UK)
Carol Ann Wilcox
254
6.48
Independent (politician)
Lindsay Margaret Turner
178
4.54
51.57
Conservative Party (UK)
East Dorset
Colehill and Stapehill
Colehill and Stapehill
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Janet Dover
1,486
41.81
Conservative Party (UK)
David Packer
1,429
40.21
United Kingdom Independence Party
John Richard Myers
539
15.17
Labour Party (UK)
Kay Susanne Wilcox
100
2.81
46.81
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Corfe Mullen
Corfe Mullen
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Susan Jefferies
1,453
42.66
Conservative Party (UK)
Brian Lane
1,399
41.07
United Kingdom Independence Party
Josephine Marie Evans
554
16.27
42.32
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Cranborne Chase
Cranborne Chase
Conservative Party (UK)
Timothy John Palmer
2,178
71.62
Liberal Democrats (UK)
David Lawrence Tooke
863
28.38
44.32
Conservative Party (UK)
Ferndown
Ferndown (2 seats)
Conservative Party (UK)
John Leslie Wilson
3,575
28.24
Conservative Party (UK)
Derek Bidkar Frank Burt
3,460
27.33
United Kingdom Independence Party
David Leigh Baxter
1,780
14.06
United Kingdom Independence Party
John Lees Baxter
1,691
13.36
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Margaret Martin
913
7.21
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Phillip Graeme Cuckstone
873
6.90
Labour Party (UK)
Christopher Hampton
368
2.91
42.76
Conservative Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Minster
Minster
Conservative Party (UK)
Robin David Cook
1,594
50.43
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Marilyn Blanche Osner
1,567
49.57
41.65
Conservative Party (UK)
Liberal Democrats (UK)
St Leonards & St Ives
St Leonards and St Ives
Conservative Party (UK)
Peter William Richardson
1,879
63.69
United Kingdom Independence Party
Allan Stephen Tallett
627
21.25
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Nick Smith
444
15.05
49.65
Conservative Party (UK)
Verwood & Three Legged Cross
Verwood and Three Legged Cross (2 seats)
Conservative Party (UK)
Toni Bartley Coombs
2,939
32.39
Conservative Party (UK)
Spencer Grant Flower
2,814
31.01
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Alan Stuart Dorey
1,555
17.13
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Heidi Maria James
1,506
16.60
Labour Party (UK)
Mike Ellis
261
2.88
41.78
Conservative Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
West Moors & HoltWest Moors and Holt
Conservative Party (UK)
Peter James Michael Finney
1,623
45.68
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Peter Holden
1,268
35.69
United Kingdom Independence Party
Dave Butt
662
18.63
47.46
Conservative Party (UK)
North Dorset
Blackmore Vale
Blackmore Vale
Liberal Democrats (UK)
David Charles Thomas Fox
1,719
45.79
Conservative Party (UK)
Deborah Anne Croney
1,473
39.24
United Kingdom Independence Party
Alan Stewart Kewley
483
12.87
Labour Party (UK)
Dennis Wardleworth
79
2.10
47.46
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Blandford
Blandford
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Barrie George Cooper
1,633
57.06
Conservative Party (UK)
Steve Adamson
1,085
37.91
Labour Party (UK)
Haydn Roger White
144
5.03
38.61
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Gillingham
Gillingham
Liberal Democrats (UK)
David Milsted
1,606
49.04
Conservative Party (UK)
Nick Mason
1,528
46.66
Labour Party (UK)
Terry Joyes
141
4.31
42.88
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Hambledon
Hambledon
Conservative Party (UK)
Angus Campbell
2,437
65.97
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Graeme Henry Hole
1,098
29.72
Labour Party (UK)
Keith Yarwood
159
4.30
45.3
Conservative Party (UK)
Shaftesbury
Shaftesbury
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Mervyn Jeffrey
1,319
53.60
Conservative Party (UK)
Jane Katherine Gould
1,061
43.11
Labour Party (UK)
Christine Pamela Moss
81
3.29
45.79
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Stour Vale
Stour Vale
Conservative Party (UK)
Andrew Ronald Cattaway
1,905
59.05
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Ian Stewart
1,222
37.88
Labour Party (UK)
David John Harvey
99
3.07
45.95
Conservative Party (UK)
Winterborne
Winterborne
Conservative Party (UK)
Hilary Ann Cox
1,822
53.84
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Graham Douglas Burton
814
24.05
United Kingdom Independence Party
Bob Pilkington
573
16.93
Labour Party (UK)
Kim Fendley
175
5.17
44.33
Conservative Party (UK)
Purbeck
Egdon Heath
Edgdon Heath
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Alex Brenton
1,373
46.96
Conservative Party (UK)
Malcolm Leonard Shakesby
1,369
46.82
Labour Party (UK)
David Llewellyn Kelsey Stokes
182
6.22
43.72
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Lytchett
Lytchett
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Frederick Henry Drane
1,873
51.15
Conservative Party (UK)
Bill Pipe
1,643
44.87
Labour Party (UK)
James Sebastian Selby Bennett
146
3.99
41.45
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Purbeck Hills
Purbeck Hills
Conservative Party (UK)
Michael William John Lovell
1,605
59.75
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Beryl Rita Ezzard
898
33.43
Labour Party (UK)
Leigh Van de Zande
183
6.81
47.92
Conservative Party (UK)
Swanage
Swanage
Conservative Party (UK)
William Stanley Trite
1,507
40.95
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Peter B Clark
1,155
31.39
United Kingdom Independence Party
Mike Hobson
652
17.72
Labour Party (UK)
Max Stanford
366
9.95
45.29
Conservative Party (UK)
Wareham
Wareham
Liberal Democrats (UK)
David Anthony Budd
1,535
48.35
Conservative Party (UK)
Jane Thomas
1,172
36.91
United Kingdom Independence Party
Keith Allen Simpson
377
11.87
Labour Party (UK)
Rosemary Smith
91
2.87
47.23
Liberal Democrats (UK)
West Dorset
Beaminster
Beaminster
Conservative Party (UK)
Rebecca Knox
1,713
51.53
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Peter Ivan Jones
1,264
38.03
Green Party of England and Wales
Neil Antony Judd
280
8.42
Labour Party (UK)
Thomas Anderson
67
2.02
49.37
Conservative Party (UK)
Bride Valley
Bride Valley
Conservative Party (UK)
Ronald William Coatsworth
1,730
54.40
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Ros Kayes
984
30.94
Independent (politician)
Leon Sea
310
9.75
Labour Party (UK)
Anna May Alice Birley
156
4.91
47.17
Conservative Party (UK)
Bridport
Bridport
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Karl Gareth Wallace
1,205
42.79
Conservative Party (UK)
Sandra Ann Brown
1,096
38.92
Green Party of England and Wales
Julian Stephen Langton Jones
336
11.93
Labour Party (UK)
Richard Howard Nicholls
176
6.36
37.36
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Chickerell and Chesil Bank
Chickerell and Chesil Bank
Conservative Party (UK)
Ian Charles Gardner
1,178
46.99
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Brendan Webster
1,074
42.84
Labour Party (UK)
Steve Bick
255
10.17
39.12
Conservative Party (UK)
Dorchester
Dorchester (2 seats)
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Richard Martin Biggs
3,085
26.66
Liberal Democrats (UK)
David Trevor Jones
3,068
26.52
Conservative Party (UK)
Mary Penfold
2,192
18.95
Conservative Party (UK)
Jonathan Halewood
2,053
17.74
Labour Co-operative
Vicki Black
623
5.38
Labour Co-operative
Andy Hutchings
549
4.75
43.1
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Linden Lea
Linden Lea
Conservative Party (UK)
David Crowhurst
1,945
58.13
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Tim Harries
1,135
33.92
Labour Party (UK)
Daniel Peter Alec Hassell
266
7.95
43.33
Conservative Party (UK)
Marshwood Vale
Marshwood Vale
Conservative Party (UK)
Geoffrey John Brierley
1,749
56.75
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Christopher John Savory
1,152
37.38
Labour Party (UK)
Carole Ann Murless
181
5.87
41.62
Conservative Party (UK)
Sherborne
Sherborne
Conservative Party (UK)
Robert Andrew Gould
1,639
52.65
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Jan Palmer
942
30.26
Green Party of England and Wales
Susan Greene
374
12.01
Labour Party (UK)
Graham John Parish
158
5.08
44.32
Conservative Party (UK)
Sherborne Rural
Sherborne Rural
Conservative Party (UK)
Michael James Bevan
2,080
51.19
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Robin Andrew Shane Legg
1,871
46.05
Labour Party (UK)
Kate Parish
112
2.76
52.2
Conservative Party (UK)
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Three Valleys
Three Valleys
Conservative Party (UK)
Jill Haynes
2,154
57.92
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Andrew James Canning
1,302
35.01
Labour Party (UK)
Harry Burden
263
7.07
45.91
Conservative Party (UK)
Weymouth and Portland
Broadwey
Broadwey
Conservative Party (UK)
Andy Cooke
1,381
43.37
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Christine James
672
21.11
Labour Party (UK)
Mike Byatt
633
19.88
Green Party of England and Wales
Brian Anthony Heatley
498
15.64
38.04
Conservative Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Lodmoor
Lodmoor
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Brian Ellis
1,792
49.10
Conservative Party (UK)
Ian Bruce
1,616
44.27
Labour Party (UK)
Maureen Audrey Drake
242
6.63
49.86
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Portland Harbour
Portland Harbour
Conservative Party (UK)
Tim Munro
795
32.74
Labour Party (UK)
Anne Kenwood
584
24.05
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Trefor Morgan
555
22.86
Citizen's Action Party
Richard Denton-White
494
20.35
34.32
Conservative Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Portland Tophill
Portland Tophill
Independent (politician)
Les Ames
991
44.56
Conservative Party (UK)
Ian Munro-Price
637
28.64
Labour Party (UK)
Sandy West
309
13.89
Citizen's Action Party
Don Roach
287
12.90
33.94
Independent (politician)
Rodwell
Rodwell
Conservative Party (UK)
Nigel Reed
1,126
41.53
Liberal Democrats (UK)
John Birtwistle
1,019
37.59
Labour Party (UK)
Kate Wheller
566
20.88
39.14
Conservative Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Westham
Westham
Liberal Democrats (UK)
David Harris
1,336
52.87
Conservative Party (UK)
Ian James
757
29.96
Labour Party (UK)
Mike Owen
434
17.17
36.06
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Weymouth Town
Weymouth Town
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Howard Legg
1,244
51.55
Conservative Party (UK)
Peter Michael Farrell
869
36.01
Labour Party (UK)
Colin Huckle
300
12.43
31.14
Liberal Democrats (UK)
References
External links
Election Nominations – full list of nominated candidates, at Dorset County website
Category:2009 English local elections
2009
Category:2000s in Dorset