# 2013 Dorset County Council election

An election to Dorset County Council took place on 2 May 2013 as part of the United Kingdom local elections. 45 councillors were elected from 42 electoral divisions, which returned either one or two county councillors each by first-past-the-post voting for a four-year term of office. The electoral divisions were the same as those used at the previous election in 2009. No elections were held in Bournemouth or Poole, which are unitary authorities outside the area covered by the County Council. The election saw the Conservative Party maintain overall control of the council.
All locally registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) who were aged 18 or over on Thursday 2 May 2013 were entitled to vote in the local elections. Those who were temporarily away from their ordinary address (for example, away working, on holiday, in student accommodation or in hospital) were also entitled to vote in the local elections, although those who had moved abroad and registered as overseas electors could not vote in the local elections. It is possible to register to vote at more than one address (such as a university student who had a term-time address and lives at home during holidays) at the discretion of the local Electoral Register Office, but it remains an offence to vote more than once in the same local government election.

## Summary

The election saw the Conservatives maintain overall control of the council with a majority of 4 seats, a reduction of 1 seat. The Liberal Democrat group retained their status as the council's official opposition despite being reduced to 12 seats, down 4 seats. The Labour Party were the biggest winners, making their debut appearance in county hall with 5 seats. It was also the first time a UKIP candidate had been elected to the council. The council's only independent councillor lost his seat. No other parties achieved electoral representation on the council, though the Green Party did contest the election in a number of divisions.

## Election result summary

Dorset County Council election, 2013 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Conservative | 27 | 1 | 2 | −1 | | 38.89 | 48874 |
| Liberal Democrats | 12 | 1 | 5 | −4 | | 18.49 | 23233 |
| Labour | 5 | 5 | 0 | +5 | | 12.32 | 15484 |
| UKIP | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | | 23.30 | 29284 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0 | 2.94 | 3694 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0 | 0 | 3.70 | 4645 |

## Election result by division
### Beaminster

Beaminster :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Rebecca Knox | 1,574 | 53.83 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Edward Gerrard | 556 | 19.02 |
| | UKIP | Joan Bolton | 457 | 15.63 |
| | Labour | Catherine Shaw | 169 | 5.78 |
| | Green | Anne Elizabeth Clements | 168 | 5.75 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 43.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Blackmore Vale

Blackmore Vale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Pauline Batstone | 1,557 | 54.48 |
| | UKIP | Alan Stewart Kewley | 957 | 33.48 |
| | Labour | Jennifer Carol Anne Donovan | 344 | 12.04 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.42 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats |

### Blandford

Blandford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barrie George Cooper | 861 | 35.73 |
| | Conservative | Nic Nicol | 696 | 28.88 |
| | UKIP | Len Alabaster | 553 | 22.95 |
| | Labour | Mike Owen | 300 | 12.45 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 30.69 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Bride Valley

Bride Valley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Ronald William Coatsworth | 1,106 | 42.54 |
| | UKIP | Malcolm Piers-Taylor | 596 | 22.92 |
| | Labour | Karl Gareth Wallace | 343 | 13.19 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Terry Harrison | 298 | 11.46 |
| | Green | Julian Stephen Langton Jones | 257 | 9.89 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.64 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Bridport

Bridport :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ros Kayes | 863 | 33.41 |
| | Conservative | Roger John Stoodley | 664 | 25.71 |
| | UKIP | Keith Hansford | 463 | 17.92 |
| | Labour | Karen Ellis | 404 | 15.64 |
| | Green | Leon Edwards | 189 | 7.32 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Broadwey

Broadwey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mark Tewkesbury | 1,037 | 42.05 |
| | Conservative | Andy Cooke | 991 | 40.19 |
| | Green | Brian Antony Heatley | 438 | 17.76 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 29.12 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |

### Burton Grange

Burton Grange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David Charles Jones | 855 | 43.42 |
| | UKIP | John William Dendy | 703 | 35.70 |
| | Labour | David Stokes | 411 | 20.87 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 28.26 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Chickerell and Chesil Bank

Chickerell and Chesil Bank :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Ian Charles Gardner | 694 | 32.61 |
| | UKIP | Peter Reece-Edwards | 600 | 28.20 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Vaughan Jones | 463 | 21.76 |
| | Labour Co-op | Anne Kenwood | 244 | 11.47 |
| | Green | Flo McIntosh | 127 | 5.97 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Christchurch Central

Christchurch Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Peter Roger Alexander Hall | 1,089 | 40.24 |
| | UKIP | Richard William Turner | 991 | 36.62 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dave Davies | 355 | 13.12 |
| | Labour | Mike Woods | 271 | 10.02 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.59 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats |

### Colehill and Stapehill

Colehill and Stapehill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janet Dover | 1,215 | 44.09 |
| | Conservative | David Packer | 786 | 28.52 |
| | UKIP | Michael Wellstead | 616 | 22.35 |
| | Labour | Simon Kapadia | 139 | 5.04 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.31 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Commons

Commons :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Margaret Phipps | 1,046 | 39.62 |
| | UKIP | Simon Boyd | 770 | 29.17 |
| | Independent | Fred Neale | 507 | 19.20 |
| | Labour | Peter John Stokes | 173 | 6.55 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martyn John Hurll | 144 | 5.46 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 31.01 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Corfe Mullen

Corfe Mullen :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Jefferies | 1,230 | 48.25 |
| | UKIP | Dave Evans | 642 | 25.19 |
| | Conservative | Sarah Burns | 567 | 22.24 |
| | Labour | David Peden | 110 | 4.32 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 31.67 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Cranborne Chase

Cranborne Chase :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Steve Butler | 1,151 | 50.28 |
| | UKIP | Nick Jones | 720 | 31.45 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pamela Joan Sylvester | 235 | 10.27 |
| | Labour | Haydn Roger White | 183 | 8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.23 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Dorchester

Dorchester (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Trevor Jones | 2,131 | 21.39 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Martin Biggs | 1,940 | 19.47 |
| | Conservative | Vivienne Jennifer Allan | 1,055 | 10.59 |
| | UKIP | Geoffrey Robin Markham | 956 | 9.60 |
| | Conservative | Glyn Hudson Gaskarth | 916 | 9.20 |
| | UKIP | Jeffrey St Aubyn | 821 | 8.24 |
| | Labour Co-op | Vicki Black | 706 | 7.09 |
| | Labour Co-op | Barry Thompson | 579 | 5.81 |
| | Green | Libby Goodchild | 540 | 5.42 |
| | Green | Len Herbert | 318 | 3.19 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.82 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Edgdon Heath

Edgdon Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Peter Wharf | 1,044 | 39.92 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alex Brenton | 759 | 29.02 |
| | UKIP | Rex Ernest Johnson | 622 | 23.79 |
| | Labour | Rosemary Phillips | 190 | 7.27 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.4 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats |

### Ferndown

Ferndown (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | UKIP | Ian Michael Smith | 2,222 | 23.26 |
| | Conservative | John Leslie Wilson | 2,187 | 22.89 |
| | Conservative | Derek Burt | 2,085 | 21.82 |
| | UKIP | Peter Jonathan Lucas | 2,027 | 21.22 |
| | Labour | Marion Lock | 567 | 5.93 |
| | Labour | Gail Cropper | 466 | 4.88 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 31.65 |
| | UKIP gain from Conservative | UKIP gain from Conservative | UKIP gain from Conservative | UKIP gain from Conservative |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Gillingham

Gillingham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David Walsh | 917 | 36.46 |
| | Independent | David Milsted | 840 | 33.40 |
| | UKIP | Lester Geoffrey Taylor | 495 | 19.68 |
| | Labour | Bob Messer | 263 | 10.46 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.17 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats |

### Hambledon

Hambledon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Deborah Croney | 1,671 | 60.99 |
| | Independent | Bob Trethewey | 478 | 17.45 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hugo Anthony Mieville | 328 | 11.97 |
| | Labour | Keith Yarwood | 263 | 9.60 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.43 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Highcliffe and Walkford

Highcliffe and Walkford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Colin Peter Jamieson | 1,422 | 49.67 |
| | UKIP | Philip Glover | 1,120 | 39.12 |
| | Labour | Donald Barr | 321 | 11.21 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.76 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Linden Lea

Linden Lea :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andy Canning | 1,239 | 41.83 |
| | Conservative | Mary Penfold | 1,164 | 39.30 |
| | Labour Co-op | Andy Hutchings | 305 | 10.30 |
| | Green | Hilary Jane Woodall | 254 | 8.58 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative |

### Lodmoor

Lodmoor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | David George Mannings | 1,175 | 39.80 |
| | Conservative | Ian Cameron Bruce | 1,118 | 37.87 |
| | Labour | Richard Baker | 438 | 14.84 |
| | Green | Richard Baker | 221 | 7.49 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.69 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Lytchett

Lytchett :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Fred Drane | 1,156 | 40.01 |
| | Conservative | Michael Fry | 905 | 31.33 |
| | UKIP | Colin Woodbridge Plant | 643 | 22.26 |
| | Labour | Brian Chivers | 185 | 6.40 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.37 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Marshwood Vale

Marshwood Vale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Daryl Whane Turner | 1,332 | 51.65 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patrick William James Hicks | 696 | 26.99 |
| | Green | Chit Chong | 322 | 12.49 |
| | Labour | Richard Howard Nicholls | 229 | 8.88 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.72 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Minster

Minster :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Robin David Cook | 883 | 36.73 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Morgan | 757 | 31.49 |
| | UKIP | Nicholas Wellstead | 553 | 23.00 |
| | Labour | Richard Denton-White | 211 | 8.78 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 30.97 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Mudeford and Highcliffe

Mudeford and Highcliffe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Lesley Margaret Dedman | 1,736 | 56.58 |
| | UKIP | Brian Hogger | 999 | 32.56 |
| | Labour | Carol Ann Wilcox | 333 | 10.85 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.06 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Portland Harbour

Portland Harbour :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour Co-op | Kate Wheller | 944 | 49.79 |
| | Conservative | Ian Munro-Price | 369 | 19.46 |
| | Independent | Geoffrey George Petherick | 316 | 16.67 |
| | Green | Lee Dalton | 177 | 9.34 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Oz Kanji | 90 | 4.75 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 27.43 |
| | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative |

### Portland Tophill

Portland Tophill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour Co-op | Paul Kimber | 460 | 21.64 |
| | UKIP | Alan Ackroyd | 418 | 19.66 |
| | Independent | Rachel Doris Barton | 368 | 17.31 |
| | Independent | Les Ames | 356 | 16.75 |
| | Conservative | Tim Munro | 222 | 10.44 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sue Lees | 138 | 6.49 |
| | Independent | Sylvia Linda Bradley | 81 | 3.81 |
| | Green | Sue Sutton | 64 | 3.01 |
| | United People's Party | Josephine Olive Bray | 19 | 0.89 | {{{change}}} |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.46 |
| | Labour Co-op gain from Independent | Labour Co-op gain from Independent | Labour Co-op gain from Independent | Labour Co-op gain from Independent |

### Purbeck Hills

Purbeck Hills :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Michael William John Lovell | 1,007 | 49.75 |
| | Independent | Nigel Dragon | 723 | 35.72 |
| | Labour | Andrea Etherington | 294 | 14.53 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.49 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Rodwell

Rodwell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Dan Brember | 722 | 29.24 |
| | Conservative | Claudia Lucienne Webb | 583 | 23.61 |
| | Green | Clare Louise Sutton | 565 | 22.88 |
| | UKIP | Don Telfer | 467 | 18.92 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steph Taylor | 132 | 5.35 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.15 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |

### Shaftesbury

Shaftesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mervyn Jeffery | 596 | 32.52 |
| | Conservative | Gary Jefferson | 575 | 31.37 |
| | UKIP | Lynda Judith Dixon | 485 | 26.46 |
| | Labour | Joseph Pestell | 177 | 9.66 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 30.91 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Sherborne

Sherborne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Robert Andrew Gould | 1,161 | 42.30 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Matt Hall | 795 | 28.96 |
| | UKIP | David Graham Savile Platt | 466 | 16.98 |
| | Green | Susan Greene | 170 | 6.19 |
| | Labour | Diana Ruth Staines | 153 | 5.57 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Sherborne Rural

Sherborne Rural :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Michael James Bevan | 1,258 | 37.15 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robin Andrew Shane Legg | 1,168 | 34.50 |
| | UKIP | Oliver Marshall Chisholm | 746 | 22.03 |
| | Green | Michael Riley | 129 | 3.81 |
| | Labour | Nigel Mykura | 85 | 2.51 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 43.56 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### St Leonards and St Ives

St Leonards and St Ives :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Peter William Richardson | 1,118 | 47.17 |
| | UKIP | Robin Francis Grey | 1,116 | 47.09 |
| | Labour | Heather Jean Snow | 136 | 5.74 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.76 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Stour Vale

Stour Vale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Andrew Ronald Cattaway | 1,215 | 50.90 |
| | UKIP | Richard William Lucas | 490 | 20.53 |
| | Independent | Ian Stewart | 474 | 19.86 |
| | Labour | Philip Jacques | 208 | 8.71 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Swanage

Swanage :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | William Stanley Trite | 1,378 | 49.23 |
| | UKIP | Alan Smith | 630 | 22.51 |
| | Labour Co-op | Rupert Roker | 446 | 15.93 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Benwell Clark | 345 | 12.33 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.98 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Three Valleys

Three Valleys :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Jill Haynes | 1,266 | 41.73 |
| | UKIP | Jack St. Aubyn | 636 | 20.96 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Iain Douglas Young | 546 | 18.00 |
| | Labour Co-op | Lesley Begley | 300 | 9.89 |
| | Green | Peter John Barton | 286 | 9.43 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Verwood and Three Legged Cross

Verwood and Three Legged Cross (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Toni Bartley Coombs | 1,838 | 26.35 |
| | Conservative | Spencer Grant Flower | 1,773 | 25.42 |
| | UKIP | John Baxter | 1,280 | 18.35 |
| | UKIP | Roy Wetherall | 1,240 | 17.70 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joe Hickish | 297 | 4.26 |
| | Labour | Heather Ann Clarke | 288 | 4.13 |
| | Labour | Dennis Wardleworth | 259 | 3.71 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 30.66 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Wareham

Wareham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Beryl Rita Ezzard | 1,047 | 42.08 |
| | Conservative | Barry Michael Quinn | 667 | 26.81 |
| | UKIP | Keith Allen Simpson | 565 | 22.71 |
| | Labour | James Sebastian Selby Bennett | 209 | 8.40 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.92 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### West Moors and Holt

West Moors and Holt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Peter Finney | 1,194 | 48.52 |
| | UKIP | Dave Butt | 1,012 | 41.12 |
| | Labour | Michael Shine | 255 | 10.36 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.78 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Westham

Westham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Best Harris | 1,000 | 46.28 |
| | Labour | Lucy Hamilton | 636 | 29.43 |
| | Conservative | Richard Laurence Kazimierz Kosior | 346 | 16.01 |
| | Green | Miles Wheller | 179 | 8.28 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 30.39 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Weymouth Town

Weymouth Town :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mike Byatt | 501 | 25.10 |
| | UKIP | Francis George Drake | 475 | 23.80 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine James | 400 | 20.04 |
| | Conservative | Roger John George Costello | 379 | 18.99 |
| | Green | Jon Orrell | 241 | 12.07 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 25.48 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats |

### Winterborne

Winterbourne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Hilary Ann Cox | 1,314 | 51.51 |
| | UKIP | Geoff Lambert | 732 | 28.69 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Michael Tomlinson | 278 | 10.90 |
| | Labour | Kim Alywin Fendley | 227 | 8.90 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.37 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

## By-elections between 2013 and 2017
### Rodwell

A by-election was held for the Rodwell ward of Dorset County Council on 12 November 2015 following the resignation of Labour councillor Dan Brember due to work commitments.
Rodwell by-election 12 November 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Green | Clare Louise Sutton | 663 | 34.9 |
| | Conservative | Richard Nickinson | 561 | 29.5 |
| | Labour | Hazel Priest | 417 | 21.9 |
| | UKIP | Francis George Drake | 174 | 9.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham Winter | 87 | 4.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Sherborne Rural

A by-election was held for the Sherborne Rural division of Dorset County Council on 2 June 2016 following the resignation of Conservative councillor Michael Bevan for health and family reasons.
Sherborne Rural by-election 2 June 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Matthew Nathan William Hall | 1,287 | 49.61 |
| | Conservative | Mary Penfold | 1,212 | 46.72 |
| | Labour Co-op | Geoff Freeman | 95 | 3.66 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.84 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Ferndown

A by-election was held for the Ferndown division of Dorset County Council on 1 September 2016 following the death of Conservative councillor John Wilson.
Ferndown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Steven Michael Lugg | 2,046 | |
| | UKIP | Peter Jonathan Lucas | 1,092 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jason Darryl Jones | 260 | |
| | Labour | Peter John Stokes | 190 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 22.08 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Another by-election was held for the Ferndown division of Dorset County Council on 1 December 2016 following the resignation of UKIP councillor Ian Michael Smith.
Ferndown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Andrew Charles Parry | 1,463 | |
| | UKIP | Lawrence Leslie Ralph Wilson | 831 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jason Darryl Jones | 301 | |
| | Labour | Peter John Stokes | 160 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 17.15 |
| | Conservative gain from UKIP | Conservative gain from UKIP | Swing | |