# 2017 Dorset County Council election

The 2017 Dorset County Council election took place on 4 May 2017 as part of the 2017 local elections in the United Kingdom. All 46 councillors were elected from 40 electoral divisions, which returned either one or two county councillors each by first-past-the-post voting for a four-year term of office.
Boundary changes to the electoral divisions, saw an increase in councillors from 45 to 46 and decrease in electoral wards from 42 to 40, took effect at this election after a review of the county by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England.

## Election result summary

Dorset County Council election, 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Votes | Votes | Votes |
| Party | Party | Stood | Elected | Gained | Unseated | Net | % of total | % | No. | Net % |
| | Conservative | 46 | 32 | – | – | 5 | 69.6% | 53.8% | 82,511 | 14.9% |
| | Liberal Democrats | 37 | 11 | – | – | 1 | 23.9% | 24.7% | 37,850 | 6.2% |
| | Green | 19 | 2 | – | – | 2 | 4.3% | 4.7% | 7,146 | 1% |
| | Labour | 45 | 1 | – | – | 4 | 2.2% | 12.1% | 18,587 | 0.2% |
| | UKIP | 21 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0% | 4.1% | 6,286 | 19.2% |
| | Independent | 3 | 0 | – | – | | 0% | 0.7% | 1,006 | 2.2% |

## Election result by division
### Beaminster

Beaminster :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Rebecca Knox * | 2,018 | 62.8 | +9.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter James Allen | 848 | 26.4 | +7.4 |
| | Labour | Mark Gage | 178 | 5.5 | –0.3 |
| | Green | Neil Antony Judd | 170 | 5.3 | –0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,170 | 36.4 | +1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 46.27 | +2.67 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Blackmore Vale

Blackmore Vale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Pauline Hannah Batstone * | 1,980 | 71.2 | +16.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Tibbles | 405 | 14.6 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Bill Woodhouse | 209 | 7.5 | –26.0 |
| | Labour | Robert Zachary Taylor | 185 | 6.7 | –5.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,575 | 56.7 | +35.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.90 | +5.48 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Blandford Forum

Blandford Forum :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Byron Robert Quayle | 1,086 | 43.0 | +14.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barrie George Cooper * | 1,035 | 40.9 | +5.2 |
| | Labour | Pat Osborne | 291 | 11.5 | –1.0 |
| | UKIP | Jane Mary Unwin | 116 | 4.6 | –18.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 51 | 2.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.10 | +4.41 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Bridport

Bridport (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ros Kayes * | 2,490 | 38.3 | +4.9 |
| | Conservative | Keith Day | 2,415 | 37.2 | +11.5 |
| | Conservative | Mark Roberts | 2,244 | – | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sarah Horniman | 1,840 | – | |
| | Green | Kevin Clayton | 810 | 12.5 | +5.2 |
| | Labour | Phylida Culpin | 783 | 12.0 | –3.6 |
| | Labour | Bill Mellish | 690 | – | |
| | Green | Robert Casey | 490 | – | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.69 | +8.49 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Broadwey

Broadwey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Kevin Brookes | 1,128 | 45.4 | +5.2 |
| | Labour | Mark Richard Tewkesbury * | 904 | 36.4 | –5.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ryan Dean Hope | 283 | 11.4 | N/A |
| | Green | David Howard Smith | 168 | 6.8 | –11.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 224 | 9.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.30 | +6.18 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Burton Grange

Burton Grange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Charles Jones * | 1,374 | 65.6 | +22.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jade Bailey | 366 | 17.5 | N/A |
| | Labour | Antoinette Pearce | 353 | 16.9 | –4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,008 | 48.2 | +40.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 27.95 | –0.31 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Chickerell and Chesil Bank

Chickerell and Chesil Bank :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jean Dunseith | 1,624 | 65.5 | +32.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Alexander Lane Canning | 348 | 14.0 | –7.8 |
| | Labour | Lynda Ann Kiss | 283 | 11.4 | –0.1 |
| | Green | Carol Rosemary Byrom | 226 | 9.4 | +3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,276 | 51.4 | +47.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.30 | +2.30 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Christchurch Central

Christchurch Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Roger Alexander Hall * | 1,707 | 74.7 | +34.5 |
| | Labour | Julian Spurr | 578 | 25.3 | +15.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,129 | 49.4 | +45.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 30.58 | –14.01 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Colehill East and Stapehill

Colehill East and Stapehill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janet Dover * | 1,342 | 47.8 | N/A |
| | Conservative | KD Johnson | 1,100 | 39.2 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Paul Graham | 217 | 7.7 | N/A |
| | Labour | Ashley Wynne Rowlands | 146 | 5.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 242 | 8.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.36 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |

### Colehill West and Wimborne Minster

Colehill West and Wimborne Minster :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Shane Bartlett | 1,190 | 38.8 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Robin David Cook * | 1,154 | 37.7 | N/A |
| | Labour | Chris Brown | 574 | 18.7 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Nick Wellstead | 147 | 4.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 36 | 1.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.38 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |

### Commons

Commons :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Margaret Phipps * | 1,789 | 68.2 | +28.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Fiona Cox | 467 | 17.8 | +12.3 |
| | Labour | Peter Stokes | 369 | 14.1 | +7.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,322 | 50.4 | +39.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.03 | +1.02 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Corfe Mullen

Corfe Mullen :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Jefferies * | 1,603 | 51.1 | +2.8 |
| | Conservative | Paul Ronald Harrison | 1,300 | 41.5 | +19.3 |
| | Labour | David Peden | 127 | 4.0 | –0.3 |
| | UKIP | David Ewart Mattocks | 106 | 3.4 | –21.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 303 | 9.7 | –13.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.32 | +7.65 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Cranborne Chase

Cranborne Chase :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Steve Butler * | 1,773 | 75.0 | +24.7 |
| | Labour | Joanne Margaret Scotton | 442 | 18.7 | +10.7 |
| | UKIP | Cyril John Barnes | 148 | 6.3 | –25.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,331 | 56.3 | +37.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.58 | +2.35 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Dorchester

Dorchester (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andy Canning * | 2,871 | 44.0 | +4.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Martin Biggs * | 2,799 | – | |
| | Conservative | Gerald Duke | 1,781 | 27.3 | +7.7 |
| | Conservative | Ian Francois Bernard Gosling | 1,730 | – | |
| | Labour | Claudia Catherine Sorin | 983 | 15.1 | +2.0 |
| | Labour | Barry Thompson | 775 | – | |
| | Green | Vicki Black | 581 | 8.9 | –1.1 |
| | UKIP | Geoffrey Robin Markham | 311 | 4.8 | –12.9 |
| | Green | Ken Huggins | 265 | – | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.24 | +5.42 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Ferndown

Ferndown (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Steven Michael Lugg | 3,090 | 66.6 | +22.6 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Charles Parry | 2,950 | – | |
| | UKIP | Lawrence Leslie Ralph Wilson | 795 | 17.1 | –27.6 |
| | UKIP | Peter Jonathan Lucas | 657 | – | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Francis Cox | 508 | 11.0 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jason Jones | 429 | – | |
| | Labour | David Munnik | 244 | 5.3 | –6.1 |
| | Labour | Ian R Wands | 203 | – | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.52 | +0.87 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from UKIP | Conservative gain from UKIP | Swing | | |

### Gillingham

Gillingham (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Walsh * | 2,675 | 56.3 | +19.8 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Ronald Cattaway * | 2,368 | – | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barry Von Clemens | 1,252 | 26.4 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graeme Henry Hole | 802 | – | |
| | Labour | Geoff Longcroft | 414 | 8.7 | –1.8 |
| | UKIP | Peter Caulfield | 409 | 8.6 | –11.1 |
| | UKIP | Steve Unwin | 348 | – | |
| | Labour | Clive Edward Struver | 344 | – | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.50 | +4.33 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Hambledon

Hambledon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Deborah Croney | 1,841 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Thomas Strange | 488 | |
| | Labour | Keith Yarwood | 221 | |
| | UKIP | Robert Michael Snow | 178 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.48 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Linden Lea

Linden Lea :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nick Ireland | 1,317 | |
| | Conservative | Peter Jonathon Stein | 1,299 | |
| | Labour | Richard Michael Shrubb | 198 | |
| | Green | Rebekah Webb | 127 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 41.60 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Lodmoor

Lodmoor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Anthony Ferrari | 1,702 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David George Mannings | 1,083 | |
| | Labour | Thomas Taylor | 392 | |
| | Green | Brian Heatley | 183 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 46.20 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats |

### Lytchett Minster and Upton

Lytchett Minster and Upton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Bill Pipe | 1,049 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Fred Drane | 944 | |
| | UKIP | Mike Fry | 237 | |
| | Labour | Richard Douglas Jordan | 154 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.70 |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Marshwood Vale

Marshwood Vale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Daryl Turner | 1,730 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steve Trevethan | 538 | |
| | Labour | Joy Everington | 284 | |
| | Green | Chit Chong | 263 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.83 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Moors

Moors (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Bray Ryan | 3,743 | |
| | Conservative | David William Shortell | 3,662 | |
| | UKIP | Robin Grey | 776 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lily Cox | 657 | |
| | Labour | Sandra Joy Turner | 460 | |
| | Labour | Heather Jean Snow | 367 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Mudeford and Highcliffe

Mudeford and Highcliffe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Lesley Margaret Dedman | 2,582 | |
| | Labour | Carol Ann Wilcox | 557 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.04 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### North West Purbeck

North West Purbeck :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Peter Kendrick Wharf | 1,654 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Brian Taylor | 890 | |
| | Labour | Stewart Bullen | 141 | |
| | UKIP | Josephine Marie Evans | 123 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.40 |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Portland Harbour

Portland Harbour :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour Co-op | Kate Wheller | 1,282 | |
| | Conservative | Kerry Leanne Baker | 879 | |
| | Green | Len Herbert | 145 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.50 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold |

### Portland Tophill

Portland Tophill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Katherine Muriel Garcia | 995 | |
| | Labour Co-op | Paul Ralph Kimber | 923 | |
| | Green | Claudia Lucienne Moore | 149 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.20 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour Co-op | Conservative gain from Labour Co-op | Conservative gain from Labour Co-op | Conservative gain from Labour Co-op |

### Rodwell

Rodwell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Green | Clare Sutton | 1,474 | |
| | Conservative | David Leslie Hastings | 901 | |
| | Labour | Matthew John Hall | 514 | |
| | UKIP | Jill Ann Hordle | 195 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 41.00 |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Green hold | Green hold |

### Shaftesbury

Shaftesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Derek Leslie Beer | 1,231 | |
| | Conservative | Piers Brown | 863 | |
| | UKIP | Lester Geoffrey Taylor | 181 | |
| | Labour | Ursula Louise Ann Osborne | 114 | |
| | Independent | Lester Mark Dibben | 100 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.65 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Sherborne Rural

Sherborne Rural :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Mary Penfold | 1,657 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Matt Hall | 1,535 | |
| | Green | Andrew Martin Spring | 130 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 47.25 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats |

### Sherborne Town

Sherborne Town :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jon Andrews | 1,493 | |
| | Conservative | Robert Andrew Gould | 1,471 | |
| | Labour | Nick Boothroyd | 126 | |
| | Green | Pam Rosling | 103 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 45.57 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative |

### South Purbeck

South Purbeck :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Cherry Louise Brooks | 1,135 | |
| | Independent | Nigel Dragon | 766 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham Holmes | 666 | |
| | Labour | Leigh Van De Zande | 205 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.90 |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Stalbridge and The Beacon

Stalbridge and The Beacon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Graham Carr-Jones | 1,879 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dorothy Jane Webb | 424 | |
| | UKIP | Rory Herbert | 235 | |
| | Labour | Richard George Harvey | 203 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.68 |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Swanage

Swanage :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | William Stanley Trite | 1,856 | |
| | Labour | Cherry Ann Bartlett | 679 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gill Calvin–Thomas | 540 | |
| | Independent | Jason Paul Haiselden | 140 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.60 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Three Valleys

Three Valleys :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Jill Haynes | 1,853 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Taylor | 720 | |
| | Green | Peter John Barton | 349 | |
| | Labour | Janine Miller | 301 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.28 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Verwood

Verwood (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Toni Bartley Coombs | 3,160 | |
| | Conservative | Spencer Grant Flower | 2,878 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Lawrence Tooke | 820 | |
| | Green | Kate Bisson | 545 | |
| | UKIP | John Baxter | 527 | |
| | Labour | Christopher John Archibold | 387 | |
| | Labour | Peter Thomas Parsons | 276 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.15 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Walkford

Walkford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Colin Jamieson | 2,186 | |
| | Labour | Lindsay Turner | 516 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.81 |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Wareham

Wareham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Beryl Rita Ezzard | 1,778 | |
| | Conservative | Laura Jane Miller | 1,234 | |
| | Labour | Roy Holliday | 185 | |
| | UKIP | Keith Allen Simpson | 165 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.80 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Westham

Westham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Best Harris | 1,155 | |
| | Conservative | Shenis Cant | 791 | |
| | Labour | Kieron Womble | 488 | |
| | Green | James Robert Askew | 158 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.80 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Weymouth Town

Weymouth Town :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Green | Jon Orrell | 810 | |
| | Conservative | Jason Louis Osborne | 698 | |
| | Labour | Ann Linda Rosina Weaving | 464 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Mary James | 387 | |
| | UKIP | Francis George Drake | 206 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.40 |
| | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour |

### Winterborne

Winterbourne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Hilary Ann Cox | 1,527 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Charles Thomas Fox | 506 | |
| | Labour | Haydn Roger White | 284 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.01 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

## By-elections between 2017 and 2019
### Bridport

A by-election was held for the Bridport ward of Dorset County Council on 22 February 2018 following the resignation of Liberal Democrat councillor Ros Kayes.
Bridport by-election 22 February 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mark Roberts | 1,660 | 39.6 | +2.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dave Rickard | 1,451 | 34.6 | −3.7 |
| | Labour | Rose Allwork | 691 | 16.5 | +4.5 |
| | Green | Kelvin Clayton | 388 | 9.3 | −3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 209 | 5.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,190 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Ferndown

A by-election was held for the Ferndown ward of Dorset County Council on 25 October 2018 following the death of Conservative councillor Steve Lugg.
Ferndown by-election 25 October 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mike Parkes | 1,878 | 61.3 | −5.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Matthew Coussell | 647 | 21.1 | +10.1 |
| | UKIP | Lawrence Wilson | 540 | 17.6 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,231 | 40.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,065 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |