# 2012 Purbeck District Council election

The 2012 Purbeck District Council election to the Purbeck District Council in Dorset took place on Thursday 3 May 2012.

## Election result

Purbeck election result 2012 :
* Party
* Conservative
* Labour
* Liberal Democrats

### Ward results

Lychett Matravers :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Taylor | 623 | |
| | Conservative | Ian Maitland | 588 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 9 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 35 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,220 | 40.49 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Lychett Minster and Upton East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Carol Tilling | 528 | |
| | Conservative | Clair Pipe | 384 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 19 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 144 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 931 | 29.62 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Lychett Minster and Upton West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Paul Johns | 618 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Starr | 455 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 15 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 163 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,088 | 35.98 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
St. Martin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Beryl Ezzard | 511 | |
| | Conservative | Dean Hutton | 265 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 13 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 246 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 789 | 36.41 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Swanage North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Gloria Marsh | 778 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Clark | 273 | |
| | Labour | Lorie Harding | 231 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 11 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 505 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,293 | 38.79 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Swanage South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Alison Patrick | 784 | |
| | Labour Co-op | Rupert Roker | 570 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mike Hadley | 250 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 13 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 214 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,618 | 34.08 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Wareham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Critchley | 954 | |
| | Conservative | Mike Wiggins | 719 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 29 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 235 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,703 | 37.43 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Wool :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham Holmes | 596 | |
| | Conservative | Richard Ley | 366 | |
| | Labour | Tom Holmes | 142 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 13 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 230 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,117 | 29.80 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |