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1986 West Dorset District Council election
19 of 55 seats (one third) to West Dorset District Council; 28 seats needed for a majority
Council control before election; Independent;	Council control after election ; Independent;

The 1986 West Dorset District Council election was held on Thursday 8 May 1986 to elect councillors to West Dorset District Council in England. It took place on the same day as other district council elections in the United Kingdom. One third of seats were up for election.

The 1986 election saw the Independent councillors maintain their majority control on the Council.

Ward results

Beaminster

Beaminster^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	E. Smalley	474	36.4	*N/A*
	Independent	R. Bugler *	428	32.8	N/A
	Alliance	J. Hardman	401	30.8	N/A
Majority			46	3.5	N/A
Turnout				46.6	N/A
Registered electors			2,794
	Independent gain from Independent

Bothenhampton

Bothenhampton^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ind. Conservative	D. Cracknell *	440	56.1	*N/A*
	Alliance	I. Kent	344	43.9	N/A
Majority			96	12.2	N/A
Turnout				52.2	N/A
Registered electors			1,502
	Ind. Conservative hold

Bradford Abbas

Bradford Abbas^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	E. Garrett *	500	84.9	*N/A*
	Labour	B. Berry	89	15.1	N/A
Majority			411	69.8	N/A
Turnout				43.9	N/A
Registered electors			1,342
	Independent hold

Bridport North

Bridport North^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Wilkinson	542	39.2	+6.2
	Conservative	D. Stebbings *	498	36.1	–10.2
	Alliance	C. Harris	341	24.7	+4.0
Majority			44	3.2	N/A
Turnout				43.1	–6.0
Registered electors			3,204
	Labour gain from Conservative

Cerne Valley

Cerne Valley^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	R. Stenhouse	508	91.2	*N/A*
	Labour	J. Pope	49	8.8	N/A
Majority			459	82.4	N/A
Turnout				51.8	N/A
Registered electors			1,075
	Independent gain from Independent

Chickerell

Chickerell^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	J. Biggs	299	31.7	*N/A*
	Conservative	P. Brown	265	28.1	–21.4
	Independent	E. Edwards-Stuart *	241	25.6	N/A
	Labour	J. Dickenson	137	14.5	N/A
Majority			34	3.6	N/A
Turnout				31.6	+2.0
Registered electors			2,980
	Alliance gain from Conservative

Dorchester East

Dorchester East^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	D. Smith	466	50.2	+11.4
	Conservative	C. Lucas *	326	35.1	+2.2
	Labour	L. Adams	137	14.7	+6.6
Majority			140	15.1	N/A
Turnout				40.9	+9.3
Registered electors			2,269
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing

Dorchester North

Dorchester North^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. Lock	441	46.9	+15.3
	Alliance	A. Gross	318	33.8	+17.2
	Labour	J. Hertslet	181	19.3	+10.4
Majority			123	13.1	N/A
Turnout				41.6	–28.4
Registered electors			2,258
	Conservative hold		Swing

Dorchester South

Dorchester South^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	D. Maggs *	875	48.6	+13.3
	Conservative	R. Burrage	751	41.7	–11.6
	Labour	T. Warren	173	9.6	–1.8
Majority			124	6.9	N/A
Turnout				47.9	–4.7
Registered electors			3,759
	Alliance hold		Swing

Dorchester West

Dorchester West^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	David Trevor Jones	688	40.5	+13.9
	Conservative	G. Duke *	520	30.6	–5.0
	Labour	D. Watson	491	28.9	–9.0
Majority			168	9.9	N/A
Turnout				62.5	+14.6
Registered electors			2,718
	Alliance gain from Conservative

Holnest

Holnest^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	M. Cockburn *	377	89.8	*N/A*
	Labour	K. Jehan	43	10.2	N/A
Majority			334	79.6	N/A
Turnout				35.9	N/A
Registered electors			1,169
	Independent hold

Lyme Regis

Lyme Regis^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	D. Applebee *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			3,005
	Independent hold

Netherbury

Netherbury^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Peake *	451	74.9	+12.6
	Labour	T. Weld	151	25.1	N/A
Majority			300	49.8	+25.1
Turnout				45.1	–4.0
Registered electors			1,335
	Conservative hold		Swing

Owermoigne

Owermoigne^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	R. Symes *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			2,235
	Independent hold

Queen Thorne

Queen Thorne^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J. Brewer *	447	82.5	*N/A*
	Labour	A. Birks-Hay	95	17.5	N/A
Majority			175	65.0	N/A
Turnout				47.6	N/A
Registered electors			1,139
	Independent hold

Sherborne East

Sherborne East^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	E. Dyke *	566	44.6	*N/A*
	Alliance	A. Graham	444	35.0	N/A
	Labour	G. Faddy	258	20.3	N/A
Majority			122	9.6	N/A
Turnout				48.1	N/A
Registered electors			2,634
	Independent hold

Sherborne West

Sherborne West^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Waddington *	776	43.7	+5.1
	Alliance	L. Lewis	574	32.3	–1.3
	Labour	G. Danes	425	23.9	–3.8
Majority			202	11.4	+6.4
Turnout				46.7	+0.8
Registered electors			3,798
	Conservative hold		Swing

Winterborne St Martin

Winterborne St Martin^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	S. Slade *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			1,771
	Independent hold

Yetminster

Yetminster^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J. Meaden	437	58.3	*N/A*
	Alliance	S. King	277	37.0	N/A
	Labour	W. Dean	35	4.7	N/A
Majority			160	21.3	N/A
Turnout				62.2	N/A
Registered electors			1,204
	Independent gain from Conservative

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s "West Dorset District Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). The Elections Centre (Plymouth University). Retrieved 23 April 2020.

[Elections_Centre-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s "West Dorset District Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). The Elections Centre (Plymouth University). Retrieved 23 April 2020.

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