1986 West Dorset District Council election

1986 UK local government election April 2022 1986 West Dorset District Council election parliamentary no 1986 05 08 y 1984 West Dorset District Council election 1984 1987 West Dorset District Council election 1987 19 of 55 seats (one third) to West Dorset District Council 28 Ind Independent politician 28 10 29 1 3,978 24.4% Con Conservative Party (UK) 17 3 12 5 4,028 24.7% All SDP–Liberal Alliance 6 4 9 3 5,027 30.9% IndC Independent Conservative 3 1 3 440 2.8% Lab Labour Party (UK) 1 1 2 1 2,806 17.2% Council control Council control after election Independent Independent The 1986 West Dorset District Council election was held on Thursday 8 May 1986 to elect councillors to West Dorset District Council in England. It took place on the same day as other district council elections in the United Kingdom. One third of seats were up for election. The 1986 election saw the Independent councillors maintain their majority control on the Council. Ward results Beaminster BeaminsterWest 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) 23 April 2020 Independent politician E. Smalley 474 36.4 N/A Independent politician R. Bugler * 428 32.8 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance J. Hardman 401 30.8 N/A 46 3.5 N/A 46.6 N/A 2,794 Independent politician Independent politician Bothenhampton Bothenhampton Independent Conservative D. Cracknell * 440 56.1 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance I. Kent 344 43.9 N/A 96 12.2 N/A 52.2 N/A 1,502 Independent Conservative Bradford Abbas Bradford Abbas Independent politician E. Garrett * 500 84.9 N/A Labour Party (UK) B. Berry 89 15.1 N/A 411 69.8 N/A 43.9 N/A 1,342 Independent politician Bridport North Bridport North Labour Party (UK) R. Wilkinson 542 39.2 +6.2 Conservative Party (UK) D. Stebbings * 498 36.1 –10.2 SDP–Liberal Alliance C. Harris 341 24.7 +4.0 44 3.2 N/A 43.1 –6.0 3,204 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Cerne Valley Cerne Valley Independent politician R. Stenhouse 508 91.2 N/A Labour Party (UK) J. Pope 49 8.8 N/A 459 82.4 N/A 51.8 N/A 1,075 Independent politician Independent politician Chickerell Chickerell SDP–Liberal Alliance J. Biggs 299 31.7 N/A Conservative Party (UK) P. Brown 265 28.1 –21.4 Independent politician E. Edwards-Stuart * 241 25.6 N/A Labour Party (UK) J. Dickenson 137 14.5 N/A 34 3.6 N/A 31.6 +2.0 2,980 SDP–Liberal Alliance Conservative Party (UK) Dorchester East Dorchester East SDP–Liberal Alliance D. Smith 466 50.2 +11.4 Conservative Party (UK) C. Lucas * 326 35.1 +2.2 Labour Party (UK) L. Adams 137 14.7 +6.6 140 15.1 N/A 40.9 +9.3 2,269 SDP–Liberal Alliance Conservative Party (UK) Dorchester North Dorchester North Conservative Party (UK) L. Lock 441 46.9 +15.3 SDP–Liberal Alliance A. Gross 318 33.8 +17.2 Labour Party (UK) J. Hertslet 181 19.3 +10.4 123 13.1 N/A 41.6 –28.4 2,258 Conservative Party (UK) Dorchester South Dorchester South SDP–Liberal Alliance D. Maggs * 875 48.6 +13.3 Conservative Party (UK) R. Burrage 751 41.7 –11.6 Labour Party (UK) T. Warren 173 9.6 –1.8 124 6.9 N/A 47.9 –4.7 3,759 SDP–Liberal Alliance Dorchester West Dorchester West SDP–Liberal Alliance David Trevor Jones 688 40.5 +13.9 Conservative Party (UK) G. Duke * 520 30.6 –5.0 Labour Party (UK) D. Watson 491 28.9 –9.0 168 9.9 N/A 62.5 +14.6 2,718 SDP–Liberal Alliance Conservative Party (UK) Holnest Holnest Independent politician M. Cockburn * 377 89.8 N/A Labour Party (UK) K. Jehan 43 10.2 N/A 334 79.6 N/A 35.9 N/A 1,169 Independent politician Lyme Regis Lyme Regis Independent politician D. Applebee * unopposed N/A N/A 3,005 Independent politician Netherbury Netherbury Conservative Party (UK) J. Peake * 451 74.9 +12.6 Labour Party (UK) T. Weld 151 25.1 N/A 300 49.8 +25.1 45.1 –4.0 1,335 Conservative Party (UK) Owermoigne Owermoigne Independent politician R. Symes * unopposed N/A N/A 2,235 Independent politician Queen Thorne Queen Thorne Independent politician J. Brewer * 447 82.5 N/A Labour Party (UK) A. Birks-Hay 95 17.5 N/A 175 65.0 N/A 47.6 N/A 1,139 Independent politician Sherborne East Sherborne East Independent politician E. Dyke * 566 44.6 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance A. Graham 444 35.0 N/A Labour Party (UK) G. Faddy 258 20.3 N/A 122 9.6 N/A 48.1 N/A 2,634 Independent politician Sherborne West Sherborne West Conservative Party (UK) S. Waddington * 776 43.7 +5.1 SDP–Liberal Alliance L. Lewis 574 32.3 –1.3 Labour Party (UK) G. Danes 425 23.9 –3.8 202 11.4 +6.4 46.7 +0.8 3,798 Conservative Party (UK) Winterborne St Martin Winterborne St Martin Independent politician S. Slade * unopposed N/A N/A 1,771 Independent politician Yetminster Yetminster Independent politician J. Meaden 437 58.3 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance S. King 277 37.0 N/A Labour Party (UK) W. Dean 35 4.7 N/A 160 21.3 N/A 62.2 N/A 1,204 Independent politician Conservative Party (UK) References West Dorset 1986 Category:1980s in Dorset