1995 West Dorset District Council election

1995 UK local government election April 2022 1995 West Dorset District Council election parliamentary no 1995 05 04 y 1991 West Dorset District Council election 1991 1999 West Dorset District Council election 1999 All 55 seats to West Dorset District Council 28 Con Conservative Party (UK) 18 seats, 33.2% 18 8,895 24.8% 8.4% Ind Independent politician 19 seats, 13.2% 18 1 7,280 12.9% 6.9% LD Liberal Democrats (UK) 11 seats, 29.0% 13 2 12,408 34.6% 5.6% Lab Labour Party (UK) 5 seats, 18.1% 5 7,037 19.6% 1.5% SDP Social Democratic Party (UK, 1990–present) 1 seat, 1.6% 1 N/A N/A 1.6% Council control Council control after election No overall control No overall control The 1995 West Dorset District Council election was held on Thursday 4 May 1995 to elect councillors to West Dorset District Council in England. It took place on the same day as other district council elections in the United Kingdom. The entire council was up for election. The 1995 election saw the council remain in no overall control, with Independent councillors and the Conservatives each electing 18 councillors. Ward results Beaminster Beaminster (2 seats)West Dorset District Council Election Results 1973-2011 http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/West-Dorset-1973-2011.pdf The Elections Centre (Plymouth University) 25 April 2020 Independent politician D. Barrett 963 – N/A Liberal Democrats (UK) F. Streets 785 33.6 –8.0 Conservative Party (UK) V. Ivory 587 25.1 –0.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) M. Walcot 514 – Independent politician M. Puzey 514 – N/A 57.0 +0.7 3,130 Independent politician Liberal Democrats (UK) Bothenhampton Bothenhampton Conservative Party (UK) G. Pritchard 496 60.3 –13.5 Labour Party (UK) M. Farmer 327 39.7 +13.5 169 20.5 –27.1 51.6 –4.7 1,595 Conservative Party (UK) Bradford Abbas Bradford Abbas Independent politician E. Garrett * unopposed N/A N/A 1,491 Independent politician Bradpole Bradpole Independent politician R. Coatsworth * 450 68.9 N/A Labour Party (UK) M. Shiels 203 31.1 +0.9 247 37.8 N/A 37.0 –3.5 1,767 Independent politician Independent Conservative Bridport North Bridport North (3 seats) Labour Party (UK) L. Dibdin * 922 40.6 –0.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) R. Draper 721 31.7 –2.2 Conservative Party (UK) B. Rowe 628 27.7 +2.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) F. McKenzie 570 – 42.7 –11.5 3,475 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Bridport South Bridport South (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) C. Murless * 660 37.2 +5.7 Independent politician C. Samways * 477 26.9 –1.0 Conservative Party (UK) S. Brown 397 22.4 +0.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) B. Wheeler 242 13.6 –4.7 53.5 +1.8 2,629 Labour Party (UK) Independent politician Broadmayne Broadmayne Independent politician A. Thacker * unopposed N/A N/A 1,483 Independent politician Broadwindsor Broadwindsor Liberal Democrats (UK) J. Hardman * unopposed N/A N/A 1,166 Liberal Democrats (UK) Burton Bradstock Burton Bradstock Conservative Party (UK) M. Pritchard * unopposed N/A N/A 1,311 Conservative Party (UK) Caundle Vale Caundle Vale Independent politician N. White * 260 62.1 –9.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) E. Compton 236 47.6 N/A 24 4.8 –19.3 48.9 –6.4 1,092 Independent politician Cerne Valley Cerne Valley Independent politician R. Stenhouse * unopposed N/A N/A 1,186 Independent politician Charminster Charminster Conservative Party (UK) J. Kennedy * unopposed N/A N/A 1,249 Conservative Party (UK) Charmouth Charmouth Independent politician J. Cockerill * unopposed N/A N/A 1,348 Independent politician Chesil Bank Chesil Bank Independent politician M. Pengelly * unopposed N/A N/A 1,383 Independent politician Chickerell Chickerell (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) P. Brown * unopposed N/A N/A Independent politician I. Gardner * unopposed N/A N/A 3,906 Conservative Party (UK) Independent politician Conservative Party (UK) Dorchester East Dorchester East (2 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) Enid Stella Jones * 769 75.5 +11.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) T. Harries * 626 – Conservative Party (UK) G. Duke 249 24.5 +1.6 35.7 –14.0 2,936 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Dorchester North Dorchester North (2 seats) Independent politician L. Phillips * 446 – Liberal Democrats (UK) R. Biggs 372 28.2 N/A Independent politician L. Lock * 323 – N/A Labour Party (UK) J. Dyer 278 21.1 N/A Labour Party (UK) S. Pering 258 – Green Party of England and Wales B. Smith 223 16.9 –9.7 47.0 –3.1 2,214 Independent politician Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Dorchester South Dorchester South (3 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) H. Dowell * 1,054 42.5 +0.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) M. Rennie * 1,008 – Liberal Democrats (UK) D. Maggs * 893 – Independent politician K. Lambert 867 34.9 N/A Conservative Party (UK) R. Hill 560 22.6 –11.1 45.0 –8.8 4,029 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Dorchester West Dorchester West (3 seats) Labour Party (UK) J. Antell * 1,059 51.3 +3.2 Labour Party (UK) W. Gundry * 789 – Liberal Democrats (UK) David Trevor Jones * 653 31.6 –0.4 Labour Party (UK) P. Hayward 631 – Liberal Democrats (UK) P. Sennett 430 – Conservative Party (UK) D. Fry 354 17.1 –2.8 46.3 – 3,227 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Frome Valley Frome Valley Independent politician M. Penfold * unopposed N/A N/A 1,229 Independent politician Halstock Halstock Independent politician T. Frost * unopposed N/A N/A 1,401 Independent politician Holnest Holnest Liberal Democrats (UK) S. Friar 521 69.2 N/A Conservative Party (UK) G. House * 232 30.8 N/A 289 38.4 N/A 58.0 N/A 1,303 Liberal Democrats (UK) Independent politician Loders Loders Conservative Party (UK) E. Bryan unopposed N/A N/A 1,154 Conservative Party (UK) Lyme Regis Lyme Regis (3 seats) Independent politician O. Lovell * 792 – N/A Independent politician E. Street 707 – N/A Conservative Party (UK) S. Poupard * 543 37.5 N/A Independent politician V. White 443 – N/A Independent politician K. Whetlor 310 – N/A Liberal Democrats (UK) A. Saull-Hunt 112 7.7 N/A 39.0 N/A 3,067 Independent politician Independent politician Independent politician Conservative Party (UK) Maiden Newton Maiden Newton Independent politician E. Harris 450 72.8 N/A Conservative Party (UK) R. Bowditch 168 27.2 N/A 282 45.6 N/A 51.0 N/A 1,228 Independent politician Independent politician Netherbury Netherbury Conservative Party (UK) G. Haynes * 286 50.7 –17.1 Independent politician R. Pawley 278 49.3 N/A 8 1.4 –34.3 42.0 –6.7 1,329 Conservative Party (UK) Owermoigne Owermoigne (2 seats) Social Democratic Party (UK, 1990–present) J. Shuttleworth * unopposed N/A N/A Conservative Party (UK) P. Grove-White unopposed N/A N/A 2,523 Social Democratic Party (UK, 1990–present) Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Piddle Valley Piddle Valley Conservative Party (UK) J. Boughey unopposed N/A N/A 1,422 Conservative Party (UK) Independent politician Puddletown Puddletown Conservative Party (UK) G. Harries * unopposed N/A N/A 1,219 Conservative Party (UK) Queen Thorne Queen Thorne Independent politician I. Martin unopposed N/A N/A 1,179 Independent politician Independent politician Sherborne East Sherborne East (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) T. Farmer 496 39.3 –15.0 Labour Party (UK) R. Bygrave * 422 33.4 N/A Conservative Party (UK) J. Williams 372 – Liberal Democrats (UK) M. Rehahn 344 27.3 N/A Labour Party (UK) L. Ashby 339 – 45.7 –12.8 2,590 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Independent politician Sherborne West Sherborne West (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) D. Mildenhall * 863 40.3 +3.0 Conservative Party (UK) P. Shorland * 788 – Liberal Democrats (UK) M. Doyle 693 32.4 –4.1 Conservative Party (UK) H. Warburton 657 – Labour Party (UK) P. O'Dwyer 586 27.4 N/A Liberal Democrats (UK) R. Bonelle 559 – Liberal Democrats (UK) T. Rogers 497 – 46.6 –13.9 3,911 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Symondsbury Symondsbury Conservative Party (UK) G. Summers * 228 50.8 –4.6 Labour Party (UK) B. Begley 221 49.2 +4.6 7 1.6 –9.3 32.5 –9.0 1,383 Conservative Party (UK) Thorncombe Thorncombe Conservative Party (UK) J. Terrett * 290 59.1 N/A Labour Party (UK) J. Everington 201 40.9 N/A 89 18.1 N/A 48.0 N/A 1,025 Conservative Party (UK) Tolpuddle Tolpuddle Conservative Party (UK) T. Hutchinson * 248 63.8 –4.7 Labour Party (UK) R. Pickering 141 36.2 +4.7 107 27.5 –9.5 49.0 –5.2 796 Conservative Party (UK) Whitchurch Canonicorum Whitchurch Canonicorum Conservative Party (UK) D. Bushrod * 331 57.0 +18.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) A. Hemingway 250 43.0 N/A 81 13.9 +7.6 52.0 –8.0 1,171 Conservative Party (UK) Winterborne St Martin Winterborne St Martin Independent politician S. Slade * unopposed N/A N/A 1,989 Independent politician Yetminster Yetminster Liberal Democrats (UK) S. King 391 57.4 N/A Conservative Party (UK) R. Wilson 290 42.6 N/A 101 14.8 N/A 49.7 N/A 1,370 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) By-elections between 1995 and 1999 Thorncombe Thorncombe By-Election 17 April 1997West Dorset DC, Thornecombe [sic] http://www.gwydir.demon.co.uk/byelections/le9704.htm#1704 27 April 2020 31 August 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200831145837/http://www.gwydir.demon.co.uk/byelections/le9704.htm#1704 dead Conservative Party (UK) 225 44.6 –14.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) 199 39.5 N/A Labour Party (UK) 80 15.8 –25.1 26 5.2 –12.9 46.84 –1.16 Conservative Party (UK) Bridport South Bridport South By-Election (2 seats) 1 May 1997West Dorset DC, Bridport South (2 vacancies) http://www.gwydir.demon.co.uk/byelections/le9705.htm#0164 27 April 2020 31 August 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200831145550/http://www.gwydir.demon.co.uk/byelections/le9705.htm#0164 dead Labour Party (UK) 354 35.1 –2.1 Conservative Party (UK) 328 32.5 +10.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) 326 32.2 +18.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) 293 – Conservative Party (UK) 270 – Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Independent politician Yetminster Yetminster By-Election 1 May 1997West Dorset DC, Yetminster http://www.gwydir.demon.co.uk/byelections/le9705.htm#0163 27 April 2020 31 August 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200831145550/http://www.gwydir.demon.co.uk/byelections/le9705.htm#0163 dead Conservative Party (UK) 576 51.3 +8.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) 546 48.7 –8.7 30 2.7 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Chickerell Chickerell By-Election 10 July 1997West Dorset DC, Chickerell http://www.gwydir.demon.co.uk/byelections/le9707.htm#1022 27 April 2020 31 August 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200831105114/http://www.gwydir.demon.co.uk/byelections/le9707.htm#1022 dead Liberal Democrats (UK) 701 64.3 N/A Conservative Party (UK) 201 18.4 N/A Independent politician 187 16.9 N/A 500 45.9 N/A 27.7 N/A Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) References West Dorset 1995 Category:1990s in Dorset