1995 West Dorset District Council election

1995 West Dorset District Council election
All 55 seats to West Dorset District Council; 28 seats needed for a majority
Council control before election; No overall control;	Council control after election ; No overall control;

The 1995 West Dorset District Council election was held on Thursday 4 May 1995 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. The entire council was up for election.

The 1995 election saw the council remain in no overall control, with Independent councillors and the Conservatives each electing 18 councillors.

Ward results

Beaminster

Beaminster (2 seats)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	D. Barrett	963	–	*N/A*
	Liberal Democrats	F. Streets	785	33.6	–8.0
	Conservative	V. Ivory	587	25.1	–0.3
	Liberal Democrats	M. Walcot	514	–
	Independent	M. Puzey	514	–	N/A
Turnout				57.0	+0.7
Registered electors			3,130
	Independent hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Bothenhampton

Bothenhampton^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Pritchard	496	60.3	–13.5
	Labour	M. Farmer	327	39.7	+13.5
Majority			169	20.5	–27.1
Turnout				51.6	–4.7
Registered electors			1,595
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bradford Abbas

Bradford Abbas^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	E. Garrett *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			1,491
	Independent hold

Bradpole

Bradpole^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	R. Coatsworth *	450	68.9	*N/A*
	Labour	M. Shiels	203	31.1	+0.9
Majority			247	37.8	N/A
Turnout				37.0	–3.5
Registered electors			1,767
	Independent gain from Ind. Conservative		Swing

Bridport North

Bridport North (3 seats)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. Dibdin *	922	40.6	–0.1
	Liberal Democrats	R. Draper	721	31.7	–2.2
	Conservative	B. Rowe	628	27.7	+2.3
	Liberal Democrats	F. McKenzie	570	–
Turnout				42.7	–11.5
Registered electors			3,475
	Labour hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Bridport South

Bridport South (2 seats)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Murless *	660	37.2	+5.7
	Independent	C. Samways *	477	26.9	–1.0
	Conservative	S. Brown	397	22.4	+0.1
	Liberal Democrats	B. Wheeler	242	13.6	–4.7
Turnout				53.5	+1.8
Registered electors			2,629
	Labour hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

Broadmayne

Broadmayne^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	A. Thacker *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			1,483
	Independent hold

Broadwindsor

Broadwindsor^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Hardman *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			1,166
	Liberal Democrats hold

Burton Bradstock

Burton Bradstock^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Pritchard *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			1,311
	Conservative hold

Caundle Vale

Caundle Vale^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	N. White *	260	62.1	–9.7
	Liberal Democrats	E. Compton	236	47.6	N/A
Majority			24	4.8	–19.3
Turnout				48.9	–6.4
Registered electors			1,092
	Independent hold

Cerne Valley

Cerne Valley^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	R. Stenhouse *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			1,186
	Independent hold

Charminster

Charminster^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Kennedy *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			1,249
	Conservative hold

Charmouth

Charmouth^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J. Cockerill *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			1,348
	Independent hold

Chesil Bank

Chesil Bank^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	M. Pengelly *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			1,383
	Independent hold

Chickerell

Chickerell (2 seats)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Brown *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
	Independent	I. Gardner *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			3,906
	Conservative hold
	Independent gain from Conservative

Dorchester East

Dorchester East (2 seats)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Enid Stella Jones *	769	75.5	+11.9
	Liberal Democrats	T. Harries *	626	–
	Conservative	G. Duke	249	24.5	+1.6
Turnout				35.7	–14.0
Registered electors			2,936
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Dorchester North

Dorchester North (2 seats)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	L. Phillips *	446	–
	Liberal Democrats	R. Biggs	372	28.2	*N/A*
	Independent	L. Lock *	323	–	N/A
	Labour	J. Dyer	278	21.1	N/A
	Labour	S. Pering	258	–
	Green	B. Smith	223	16.9	–9.7
Turnout				47.0	–3.1
Registered electors			2,214
	Independent hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Dorchester South

Dorchester South (3 seats)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	H. Dowell *	1,054	42.5	+0.6
	Liberal Democrats	M. Rennie *	1,008	–
	Liberal Democrats	D. Maggs *	893	–
	Independent	K. Lambert	867	34.9	N/A
	Conservative	R. Hill	560	22.6	–11.1
Turnout				45.0	–8.8
Registered electors			4,029
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Dorchester West

Dorchester West (3 seats)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Antell *	1,059	51.3	+3.2
	Labour	W. Gundry *	789	–
	Liberal Democrats	David Trevor Jones *	653	31.6	–0.4
	Labour	P. Hayward	631	–
	Liberal Democrats	P. Sennett	430	–
	Conservative	D. Fry	354	17.1	–2.8
Turnout				46.3	–
Registered electors			3,227
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Frome Valley

Frome Valley^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	M. Penfold *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			1,229
	Independent hold

Halstock

Halstock^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	T. Frost *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			1,401
	Independent hold

Holnest

Holnest^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	S. Friar	521	69.2	*N/A*
	Conservative	G. House *	232	30.8	N/A
Majority			289	38.4	N/A
Turnout				58.0	N/A
Registered electors			1,303
	Liberal Democrats gain from Independent

Loders

Loders^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Bryan	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			1,154
	Conservative hold

Lyme Regis

Lyme Regis (3 seats)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	O. Lovell *	792	–	*N/A*
	Independent	E. Street	707	–	*N/A*
	Conservative	S. Poupard *	543	37.5	*N/A*
	Independent	V. White	443	–	N/A
	Independent	K. Whetlor	310	–	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	A. Saull-Hunt	112	7.7	N/A
Turnout				39.0	N/A
Registered electors			3,067
	Independent hold
	Independent gain from Independent
	Conservative hold

Maiden Newton

Maiden Newton^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	E. Harris	450	72.8	*N/A*
	Conservative	R. Bowditch	168	27.2	N/A
Majority			282	45.6	N/A
Turnout				51.0	N/A
Registered electors			1,228
	Independent gain from Independent

Netherbury

Netherbury^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Haynes *	286	50.7	–17.1
	Independent	R. Pawley	278	49.3	N/A
Majority			8	1.4	–34.3
Turnout				42.0	–6.7
Registered electors			1,329
	Conservative hold		Swing

Owermoigne

Owermoigne (2 seats)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SDP	J. Shuttleworth *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
	Conservative	P. Grove-White	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			2,523
	SDP hold
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

Piddle Valley

Piddle Valley^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Boughey	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			1,422
	Conservative gain from Independent

Puddletown

Puddletown^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Harries *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			1,219
	Conservative hold

Queen Thorne

Queen Thorne^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	I. Martin	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			1,179
	Independent gain from Independent

Sherborne East

Sherborne East (2 seats)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. Farmer	496	39.3	–15.0
	Labour	R. Bygrave *	422	33.4	*N/A*
	Conservative	J. Williams	372	–
	Liberal Democrats	M. Rehahn	344	27.3	N/A
	Labour	L. Ashby	339	–
Turnout				45.7	–12.8
Registered electors			2,590
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing

Sherborne West

Sherborne West (3 seats)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Mildenhall *	863	40.3	+3.0
	Conservative	P. Shorland *	788	–
	Liberal Democrats	M. Doyle	693	32.4	–4.1
	Conservative	H. Warburton	657	–
	Labour	P. O'Dwyer	586	27.4	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	R. Bonelle	559	–
	Liberal Democrats	T. Rogers	497	–
Turnout				46.6	–13.9
Registered electors			3,911
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Symondsbury

Symondsbury^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Summers *	228	50.8	–4.6
	Labour	B. Begley	221	49.2	+4.6
Majority			7	1.6	–9.3
Turnout				32.5	–9.0
Registered electors			1,383
	Conservative hold		Swing

Thorncombe

Thorncombe^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Terrett *	290	59.1	*N/A*
	Labour	J. Everington	201	40.9	N/A
Majority			89	18.1	N/A
Turnout				48.0	N/A
Registered electors			1,025
	Conservative hold

Tolpuddle

Tolpuddle^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. Hutchinson *	248	63.8	–4.7
	Labour	R. Pickering	141	36.2	+4.7
Majority			107	27.5	–9.5
Turnout				49.0	–5.2
Registered electors			796
	Conservative hold		Swing

Whitchurch Canonicorum

Whitchurch Canonicorum^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Bushrod *	331	57.0	+18.4
	Liberal Democrats	A. Hemingway	250	43.0	N/A
Majority			81	13.9	+7.6
Turnout				52.0	–8.0
Registered electors			1,171
	Conservative hold		Swing

Winterborne St Martin

Winterborne St Martin^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	S. Slade *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			1,989
	Independent hold

Yetminster

Yetminster^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	S. King	391	57.4	*N/A*
	Conservative	R. Wilson	290	42.6	N/A
Majority			101	14.8	N/A
Turnout				49.7	N/A
Registered electors			1,370
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

By-elections between 1995 and 1999

Thorncombe

Thorncombe By-Election 17 April 1997^[2]
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	225	44.6	–14.5
	Liberal Democrats	199	39.5	N/A
	Labour	80	15.8	–25.1
Majority		26	5.2	–12.9
Turnout			46.84	–1.16
Registered electors
	Conservative hold	Swing

Bridport South

Bridport South By-Election (2 seats) 1 May 1997^[3]
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Labour	354	35.1	–2.1
	Conservative	328	32.5	+10.1
	Liberal Democrats	326	32.2	+18.7
	Liberal Democrats	293	–
	Conservative	270	–
Turnout
Registered electors
	Labour hold	Swing
	Conservative gain from Independent	Swing

Yetminster

Yetminster By-Election 1 May 1997^[4]
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	576	51.3	+8.7
	Liberal Democrats	546	48.7	–8.7
Majority		30	2.7	N/A
Turnout
Registered electors
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats	Swing

Chickerell

Chickerell By-Election 10 July 1997^[5]
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	701	64.3	*N/A*
	Conservative	201	18.4	N/A
	Independent	187	16.9	N/A
Majority		500	45.9	N/A
Turnout			27.7	N/A
Registered electors
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative	Swing

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[2] "West Dorset DC, Thornecombe [sic]". Archived from the original on 31 August 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.

[3] "West Dorset DC, Bridport South (2 vacancies)". Archived from the original on 31 August 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.

[4] "West Dorset DC, Yetminster". Archived from the original on 31 August 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.

[5] "West Dorset DC, Chickerell". Archived from the original on 31 August 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.

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