1977 Dorset County Council election

1977 UK local government election March 2020 February 2014 November 2019 1977 Dorset County Council election Dorset Local government no yes 1973 Dorset County Council election 1973 1981 Dorset County Council election 1981 All 91 seats of Dorset County Council 67 5 May 1977 Conservative Party (UK) 79 19 Independent (politician) 4 3 Labour Party (UK) 4 9 Dorset UK locator map 2010.svg The County of Dorset within England Council control Council control after election Conservative Conservative Elections to Dorset County Council were held on Thursday, 5 May 1977. The whole council of 91 members was up for election and the result was that the Conservatives comfortably retained their control, winning seventy-nine seats, a gain of 19, of which nine were from Labour and seven from the Liberals. Labour, the Liberals, and the Independents ended with only four county councillors each.'Conservatives triumph in Greater London and metropolitan counties' in The Times of London, issue 59997 dated 7 May 1977, p. 3 Results Result of Dorset County Council election, 1977 Conservative Party (UK) 79 19 0 +19 86.8 Independent (politician) 4 0 3 –3 4.4 Labour Party (UK) 4 0 9 –9 4.4 Liberal Party (UK) 4 0 7 –7 4.4 |} Election result by division Bournemouth (25 seats) Bournemouth (Boscombe East) Conservative Party (UK) M Green 1,187 85.0 Labour Party (UK) E Hourihane 210 15.0 1,397 29.6 Conservative Party (UK) Bournemouth (Boscombe West) Conservative Party (UK) R Wotton 1,390 68.3 Independent Conservative H Mears 483 23.7 Labour Party (UK) I Evison 162 8.0 2,035 31.5 Conservative Party (UK) Bournemouth (Central) Conservative Party (UK) J Williams 1,214 77.2 Liberal Party (UK) J Stone 227 14.4 Labour Party (UK) J Reidy 131 8.3 1,572 27.4 Conservative Party (UK) Bournemouth (East Cliff) Conservative Party (UK) J Curtis 1,575 87.7 Labour Party (UK) N Howard 220 12.3 1,795 30.1 Conservative Party (UK) Bournemouth (Kings Park) (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) E Hollies-Smith 1,748 Conservative Party (UK) D Jenkinson 1,616 Liberal Party (UK) R Beale 498 Liberal Party (UK) B Leake 405 Labour Party (UK) N Copage 311 38.2 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Independent Liberal Bournemouth (Kinson North) (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) L Cade 1,852 Conservative Party (UK) L Cox 1,609 Residents Association R Haskell 1,467 Labour Party (UK) R Bennett 1,129 Labour Party (UK) L Bennett 1,124 Liberal Party (UK) D Cobb 619 42.4 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Bournemouth (Kinson South) (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) K Baily 2,188 Conservative Party (UK) G Graham 1,878 Labour Party (UK) G Spicer 1,551 Labour Party (UK) P Brushett 1,377 35.7 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Bournemouth (Moordown North) (2 seats) Independent (politician) R Whittaker 2,539 Conservative Party (UK) S McQueen 2,122 Labour Party (UK) A Tankard 656 46.2 Independent (politician) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Bournemouth (Moordown South) Conservative Party (UK) W Sayers 753 46.9 Liberal Party (UK) P Bamborough 643 40.0 Labour Party (UK) N Pankhurst 211 13.1 1,607 36.9 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Bournemouth (Queens Park) (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) P Hogarth 2,032 Conservative Party (UK) G Knops 1,438 Residents Association C Dyer 1,270 Residents Association G Griffiths 683 Labour Party (UK) H Cutler 405 33.3 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Bournemouth (Redhill Park) (2 seats) Independent Conservative P Whitelegg 2,031 Conservative Party (UK) G Masters 1,762 Conservative Party (UK) B Wallace-Smith 704 Labour Party (UK) W Bishop 240 Labour Party (UK) V Williams 212 38.9 Independent Conservative Conservative Party (UK) Bournemouth (Southbourne) (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) E Day 1,971 Conservative Party (UK) B Beckett 1,954 Independent Conservative E Ruston 1,778 Labour Party (UK) D Dykes 390 35.3 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Bournemouth (West Cliff) (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) R Judd 1,656 Conservative Party (UK) S Dunscombe 1,633 Residents Association H Nettleton-Walker 256 Labour Party (UK) A Shead 250 30.2 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Bournemouth (West Southbourne) Conservative Party (UK) D Scott 1,415 63.7 Liberal Party (UK) D Eyre 637 28.7 Labour Party (UK) W Gaskin 170 7.7 2,222 36.8 Conservative Party (UK) Bournemouth (Westbourne) (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) B Bicknell 3,093 Conservative Party (UK) L Pardy 2,891 Labour Party (UK) R Woodley 274 37.3 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Bournemouth (Winton) Conservative Party (UK) P Haley 1,180 57.2 Labour Party (UK) B Grower 882 42.8 2,062 40.7 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Christchurch (6 seats) Christchurch No. 1 (Central) Conservative Party (UK) J Richardson 1,041 61.3 Labour Party (UK) T Staniforth 656 38.7 1,697 41.7 Conservative Party (UK) Christchurch No. 2 (Highcliffe East) Conservative Party (UK) J Beattie unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Christchurch No. 3 (Highcliffe West) Conservative Party (UK) M Williams unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Christchurch No. 4 (Mudeford) Conservative Party (UK) W Freestone unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Christchurch No. 5 Conservative Party (UK) D Fox 1,850 83.3 Labour Party (UK) H Blake 372 16.7 2,222 30.7 Conservative Party (UK) Christchurch No. 6 Conservative Party (UK) A Green 1,553 56.3 Labour Party (UK) R Holloway 799 29.0 Liberal Party (UK) B Toms 405 14.7 2,757 44.6 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) East Dorset (9 seats) Ringwood and Fordingbridge Conservative Party (UK) J Slater unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Wimborne and Cranborne No. 1 Conservative Party (UK) P Hargreaves 1,192 55.7 Residents Association J Williams 665 31.1 Liberal Party (UK) P Smith 283 13.2 2,140 36.2 Conservative Party (UK) Wimborne and Cranborne No. 2 Conservative Party (UK) W Iremonger 2,773 74.5 Liberal Party (UK) M Herridge 949 25.5 3,722 38.4 Conservative Party (UK) Wimborne and Cranborne No. 3 Conservative Party (UK) A Morgan 1,065 52.2 Residents Association G Hibbs 828 40.1 Liberal Party (UK) F Goater 149 7.3 2,042 42.2 Conservative Party (UK) Wimborne and Cranborne No. 4 Conservative Party (UK) J Guarella 1,489 68.6 Liberal Party (UK) F Beal 682 31.4 2,171 35.4 Conservative Party (UK) Independent (politician) Wimborne and Cranborne No. 5 Liberal Party (UK) J Bingham unopposed Liberal Party (UK) Wimborne and Cranborne No. 6 Conservative Party (UK) M Wicken unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Wimborne and Cranborne No. 7 Conservative Party (UK) W Wells 1,236 63.5 Liberal Party (UK) D Bussey 710 36.5 1,946 47.4 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Wimborne Minster Conservative Party (UK) W Tapper unopposed Conservative Party (UK) North Dorset (7 seats) Blandford Conservative Party (UK) D Trench 1,298 81.2 Labour Party (UK) P Cheater 300 18.8 1,598 33.3 Conservative Party (UK) Blandford Rural No. 1 Conservative Party (UK) C Mitchell unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Blandford Rural No. 2 Conservative Party (UK) D Jones unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Shaftesbury Conservative Party (UK) D Newman 1,892 60.2 Liberal Party (UK) K Waights 1,252 39.8 3,144 52.6 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Shaftesbury Rural Conservative Party (UK) N Scott 2,197 73.1 Liberal Party (UK) V Cane 809 26.9 3,006 49.0 Conservative Party (UK) Sturminster Rural No. 1 Conservative Party (UK) J Rose unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Sturminster Rural No. 2 Conservative Party (UK) R Rose unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Poole (17 seats) Poole No. 1 Liberal Party (UK) E Weeks 1,034 39.0 Conservative Party (UK) J Gardner 983 37.0 Labour Party (UK) H Rosser 637 24.0 2,654 36.2 Liberal Party (UK) Poole No. 2 (East) Conservative Party (UK) I Duncan 1,620 59.4 Liberal Party (UK) R Feltham 642 23.6 Labour Party (UK) M Knight 464 17.0 2,726 42.0 Conservative Party (UK) Poole No. 2 (West) Conservative Party (UK) E Webster 1,454 66.2 Labour Party (UK) G Partington 376 17.1 Liberal Party (UK) B Clements 366 16.7 2,196 41.1 Conservative Party (UK) Poole No. 3 (North) Conservative Party (UK) J Bradley 711 51.3 Independent Socialist M Pauley 332 24.0 Labour Party (UK) D Coleman 191 13.8 Liberal Party (UK) J Allen 152 11.0 1,386 35.3 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Poole No. 3 (South) Conservative Party (UK) K McIntyre 925 68.6 Labour Party (UK) R Ledwith 297 22.0 Liberal Party (UK) J Brown 126 9.3 1,348 40.6 Conservative Party (UK) Poole No. 4 (North) Conservative Party (UK) A Watts 1,145 63.1 Liberal Party (UK) W Rigler 670 36.9 1,815 46.1 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Poole No. 4 (South) Conservative Party (UK) V Braham 1,199 70.0 Residents Association D Ward 418 24.4 Liberal Party (UK) P Rowland 95 5.5 1,712 36.1 Conservative Party (UK) Poole No. 5 (North) Conservative Party (UK) J Peters 960 69.6 Liberal Party (UK) M Churchill 419 30.4 1,379 36.3 Conservative Party (UK) Poole No. 5 (South) Conservative Party (UK) B McIntyre 1,690 91.6 Liberal Party (UK) A Giles 154 8.4 1,844 51.9 Conservative Party (UK) Poole No. 6 Conservative Party (UK) J Bisgood 2,511 96.3 Liberal Party (UK) F Kara 96 3.7 2,607 43.1 Conservative Party (UK) Poole No. 7 Conservative Party (UK) F Rowe 1,684 63.8 Liberal Party (UK) G Goode 957 36.2 2,641 38.9 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Poole No. 8 (North) Liberal Party (UK) R Buyers 641 57.0 Labour Party (UK) J Payne 483 43.0 1,124 31.2 Liberal Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Poole No. 8 (South) Liberal Party (UK) H Ballam unopposed Liberal Party (UK) Poole No. 9 (North) Labour Party (UK) S Hodge 385 37.5 Independent (politician) J Dyke 374 36.4 Liberal Party (UK) S Beauchamp 269 26.2 1,028 25.4 Labour Party (UK) Poole No. 9 (South) Labour Party (UK) D Gooding 546 61.1 Liberal Party (UK) C Vincent 348 38.9 894 24.6 Labour Party (UK) Poole No. 10 (North) Conservative Party (UK) E Adams 2,849 79.1 Liberal Party (UK) D James 754 20.9 3,603 48.8 Conservative Party (UK) Poole No. 10 (South) Conservative Party (UK) R Hann 1,490 73.3 Liberal Party (UK) A Foster 542 26.7 2,032 34.3 Conservative Party (UK) Purbeck (6 seats) Swanage Conservative Party (UK) R Montague-Jones unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Wareham Conservative Party (UK) C Hodge unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Independent (politician) Wareham and Purbeck No. 1 Conservative Party (UK) K Ferguson unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Wareham and Purbeck No. 2 Conservative Party (UK) D Franklin 1,620 78.6 Labour Party (UK) S Shinn 440 21.4 2,060 44.8 Conservative Party (UK) Independent (politician) Wareham and Purbeck No. 3 Conservative Party (UK) C Perkins 1,340 78.3 Liberal Party (UK) M Dawson 372 21.7 1,712 38.1 Conservative Party (UK) Wareham and Purbeck No. 4 Conservative Party (UK) M Bond 1,688 69.6 Labour Party (UK) W Bartlett 738 30.4 2,426 46.2 Conservative Party (UK) Independent (politician) West Dorset (12 seats) Beaminster Rural No. 1 Conservative Party (UK) G Best unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Beaminster Rural No. 2 Conservative Party (UK) R Earle 1,393 67.1 Independent (politician) K Macksey 682 32.9 2,075 43.7 Conservative Party (UK) Bridport Conservative Party (UK) J Stickland 1,057 57.7 Independent (politician) J Booker 776 42.3 1,833 36.0 Conservative Party (UK) Bridport Rural Conservative Party (UK) J Mallinson 2,383 87.7 Labour Party (UK) J McKenzie 333 12.3 2,716 46.0 Conservative Party (UK) Dorchester No. 1 (West) Conservative Party (UK) C Lucas 1,200 54.6 Liberal Party (UK) R Brissenden 526 23.9 Labour Party (UK) R Wakely 473 21.5 2,199 41.9 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Dorchester No. 2 Conservative Party (UK) P Seaton 1,476 63.5 Liberal Party (UK) D Smith 593 23.5 Labour Party (UK) G Standfield 254 10.9 2,323 44.8 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Dorchester Rural No. 1 Conservative Party (UK) H Bond unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Dorchester Rural No. 2 Conservative Party (UK) Lord Digby 1,641 75.4 Labour Party (UK) P Gregory 536 24.6 2,177 49.5 Conservative Party (UK) Dorchester Rural No. 3 Conservative Party (UK) P Meaden unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Lyme Regis Conservative Party (UK) J Nuttall unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Sherborne Conservative Party (UK) G Buchanan 1,620 48.5 Liberal Party (UK) P Winch 1,051 31.4 Labour Party (UK) E Noake 671 20.1 3,342 59.0 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Sherborne Rural Conservative Party (UK) H Chapman unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Weymouth and Portland (9 seats) Portland (2 seats) Independent (politician) J Morris 1,401 Conservative Party (UK) E Wright 1,287 Residents Association J Neimer 1,075 Conservative Party (UK) W Perry 696 Labour Party (UK) F Morris 470 Labour Party (UK) J Bishop 404 36.7 Independent (politician) Conservative Party (UK) Weymouth No. 1 Conservative Party (UK) R Russell 1,172 70.6 Labour Party (UK) C Cousins 488 29.4 1,660 40.9 Conservative Party (UK) Weymouth No. 2 Conservative Party (UK) L Hill 1,069 74.2 Labour Party (UK) P Rendall 372 25.8 1,441 33.1 Conservative Party (UK) Weymouth No. 3 Conservative Party (UK) A Biles 1,721 80.5 Labour Party (UK) R Clayton 417 19.5 2,138 40.2 Conservative Party (UK) Weymouth No. 4 Conservative Party (UK) J O'Brien 1,879 85.9 Labour Party (UK) V McCarthy 309 14.1 2,188 37.3 Conservative Party (UK) Weymouth No. 5 Labour Party (UK) P Jevons unopposed Labour Party (UK) Weymouth No. 6 Conservative Party (UK) A Griffin 1,145 57.7 Labour Party (UK) M Jewkes 839 42.3 1,984 46.1 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Weymouth No. 7 Labour Party (UK) R Gainey unopposed Labour Party (UK) References 1977 Dorset County Council election, 1977