# North Dorset District Council elections

North Dorset District Council in Dorset, England existed from 1974 to 2019, when it was abolished and subsumed into Dorset Council.

## Political control

From the first election to the council in 1973 until its abolition in 2019, political control was held by the following parties:
| Party in control | Years |
| Independent | 1973–1995 |
| Liberal Democrats | 1995–1999 |
| No overall control | 1999–2007 |
| Conservative | 2007–2019 |

### Leadership

The leaders of the council from 2012 until the council's abolition in 2019 were:
| Councillor | Party | From | To |
| Peter Webb | Conservative | | 28 Sep 2012 |
| Deborah Croney | Conservative | 28 Sep 2012 | 29 Jul 2016 |
| Graham Carr-Jones | Conservative | 29 Jul 2016 | 31 Mar 2019 |

## Council elections

* 1973 North Dorset District Council election
* 1976 North Dorset District Council election
* 1979 North Dorset District Council election
* 1983 North Dorset District Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 1987 North Dorset District Council election
* 1991 North Dorset District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
* 1995 North Dorset District Council election
* 1999 North Dorset District Council election
* 2003 North Dorset District Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 2007 North Dorset District Council election
* 2011 North Dorset District Council election
* 2015 North Dorset District Council election (New ward boundaries)

## Council composition

| Year | Conservative | Liberal Democrats | Independent | Council control after election |
| 1999 | 16 | 10 | 7 | No overall control |
| 2003 | 15 | 11 | 7 | No overall control |
| 2007 | 17 | 13 | 3 | Conservative |
| 2011 | 23 | 6 | 4 | Conservative |
| 2015 | 27 | 4 | 2 | Conservative |

## District result maps

* 2003 results map
* 2007 results map
* 2011 results map
* 2015 results map

## By-election results
### 1995-1999

Blandford West By-Election 9 January 1997 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 413 | 45.6 |
| | Conservative | | 316 | 34.9 |
| | Labour | | 176 | 19.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 97 | 10.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 905 | 23.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Riverside By-Election 26 November 1998 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 231 | 62.4 | +22.2 |
| | Labour | | 139 | 37.6 | +18.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 92 | 34.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 370 | 28.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### 1999-2003

Gillingham Town By-Election 4 October 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 243 | 58.0 | +22.3 |
| | Conservative | | 119 | 28.4 | −5.3 |
| | Independent | | 57 | 13.6 | −17.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 124 | 29.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 419 | 29.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Wyke By-Election 4 October 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stephen James | 434 | 46.8 | −4.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ann Beckley | 374 | 40.3 | +19.3 |
| | Independent | Su Hunt | 119 | 12.8 | −14.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 60 | 6.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 927 | 34.3 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2003-2007

Hill Forts By-Election 10 June 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 1,149 | 58.1 | +18.9 |
| | Conservative | | 775 | 39.2 | −12.6 |
| | Labour | | 52 | 2.6 | +2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 374 | 18.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,976 | 62.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Lodbourne By-Election 7 July 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 308 | 57.6 | +57.6 |
| | Independent | | 131 | 24.5 | +24.5 |
| | Independent | | 96 | 17.9 | +17.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 177 | 33.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 535 | 35.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Lydden Vale By-Election 6 July 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Fox | 429 | 57.0 | +47.4 |
| | Conservative | Ian Johns | 324 | 43.0 | +28.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 105 | 14.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 753 | 50.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### 2011-2015

Lodbourne By-Election 21 March 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Arnold | 187 | 47.9 | +0.1 |
| | Conservative | Mike Gould | 134 | 34.4 | −17.8 |
| | Labour | Bob Messer | 69 | 17.7 | +17.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 53 | 13.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 390 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
The Stours By-Election 21 March 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Traci Handford | 207 | 80.2 | +11.8 |
| | Labour | Joseph Pestell | 51 | 19.8 | +19.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 156 | 60.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 258 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2015-2019

Blanford Hilltop By-Election 5 May 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Traci Handford | 176 | 32.5 | −14.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hugo Mieville | 170 | 31.4 | n/a |
| | Labour | Haydn White | 100 | 18.5 | +8.1 |
| | UKIP | William Woodhouse | 96 | 17.7 | −3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6 | 1.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Hill Forts By-Election 5 May 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Piers Brown | 946 | 48.4 | +4.3 |
| | UKIP | John England | 417 | 21.3 | +0.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Tibbles | 318 | 16.3 | n/a |
| | Labour | Keith Yarwood | 273 | 14.0 | −0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 529 | 27.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Gillingham Town By-Election 4 May 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alexander Chase | 678 | 46.2 | +11.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barry von Clemens | 660 | 45.0 | +13.0 |
| | UKIP | Peter Caulfield | 129 | 8.8 | +8.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18 | 1.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,467 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Blandford Central By-Election 27 July 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Noc Lacey-Clarke | 310 | 36.6 | +16.6 |
| | Labour | Haydn White | 307 | 36.3 | +25.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hugo Mieville | 229 | 27.1 | +0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3 | 0.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |