1993 Dorset County Council election

Local election in Dorset 1993 Dorset County Council election Dorset Parliamentary no yes 1989 Dorset County Council election 1989 1997 Dorset County Council election 1997 All 77 seats to Dorset County Council 38 6 May 1993 32.24% Liberal Democrats (UK) 38 16 79,448 41.5% Conservative Party (UK) 29 15 70,676 36.9% Labour Party (UK) 6 28,347 14.8% Independent 4 5 11,267 5.9% Council control Council control after election Conservative Liberal Democrats The 1993 Dorset County Council election was held on 6 May 1993, on the same day as other county council elections. A legal challenge to the result was lodged for the Lytchett division of North Dorset. 1993-06-30 RECOUNT AGREED FOR DORSET COUNTY WARD AFTER MAY DISPUTE https://www.lgcplus.com/archive/recount-agreed-for-dorset-county-ward-after-may-dispute-30-06-1993/ 2024-05-04 Local Government Chronicle (LGC) en Conservative candidate Commander Harry Selby-Bennett won 1,315 votes while Liberal Democrat candidate, Peter Gainsford had 1,314 votes. 1993-06-30 RECOUNT AGREED FOR DORSET COUNTY WARD AFTER MAY DISPUTE https://www.lgcplus.com/archive/recount-agreed-for-dorset-county-ward-after-may-dispute-30-06-1993/ 2024-05-04 Local Government Chronicle (LGC) en The result was void by the High Court. 1993-07-20 DORSET BALLOT VOID, HIGH COURT RULES https://www.lgcplus.com/archive/dorset-ballot-void-high-court-rules-20-07-1993/ 2024-05-04 Local Government Chronicle (LGC) en In September 1993, the council was taken by the Liberal Democrats following local council by-election wins. 1993-09-24 DORSET SEES HUGE LIB DEMS SWING https://www.lgcplus.com/archive/dorset-sees-huge-lib-dems-swing-24-09-1993/ 2024-05-04 Local Government Chronicle (LGC) en Results summary Results6 May 1993 Results from the county council elections https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/results-from-the-county-council-elections-2321323.html 4 May 2024 The IndependentPartySeatsChangeVotesVotes %Liberal Democrats38 1779,44841.5Conservative Party29 1270,67636.9Labour Party628,34714.8Independents4 511,2675.9Green01,7600.9Votes190,692514,270 Ward results Alderney Alderney Liberal Democrats (UK) E. Hogg 1,150 58.9 Labour Party (UK) H. White 803 41.1 347 17.8 1,953 30.5 6,401 Liberal Democrats (UK) Beaminster Beaminster Liberal Democrats (UK) F. Streets 1,785 50.9 Conservative Party (UK) J. Peake* 1,725 49.1 60 1.7 3,510 51.7 6,795 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 10% Blackmore Vale Blackmore Vale Liberal Democrats (UK) G. Rose 1,898 62.1 Conservative Party (UK) D. Adami 1,063 34.8 Labour Party (UK) Ms N. Hayes 97 3.2 835 27.3 2,961 46.8 6,528 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 15% Blandford Blandford Liberal Democrats (UK) B. Cooper 1,801 62.5 Conservative Party (UK) Ms. J. Rousseau 811 28.1 Labour Party (UK) M. Owen 269 9.3 990 34.4 2,612 41.3 6,978 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 20% Boscombe East Boscombe East Liberal Democrats (UK) W. Brandwood 942 53.0 Conservative Party (UK) W. Carey* 635 35.7 Labour Party (UK) A. Crew 200 11.3 307 17.3 1,577 30.0 5,917 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 15% Boscombe West Boscombe West Conservative Party (UK) R. Wotton* 680 45.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) A. Eggerding 605 40.2 Labour Party (UK) M. Davis 220 14.6 75 5.0 1,285 22.9 6,587 Conservative Party (UK) Bournemouth Central Bournemouth Central Conservative Party (UK) W. Robbins 827 47.7 Independent Ms. L. Rhodes* 605 34.9 Labour Party (UK) Ms. S. Reynolds 300 17.3 222 12.8 1,732 29.4 5,892 Conservative Party (UK) Independent 10% References External links Results See also Dorset County Council elections Category:Dorset County Council elections Category:1990s in Dorset Category:1993 United Kingdom local elections