Local Election Results 2008
Purbeck
One-third of council up for election. No elections this year in Bere Regis, Castle, Creech Barrow, Langton, West Purbeck or Winfrith.
Other results for Purbeck:
2002
2003
2004
2006
2007
2010
2011
2012
2014
2015
By-elections for Purbeck (may be incomplete): 9th June 2005 (Castle; Lytchett Matravers)
— 15th June 2006 (Swanage S.)
— 7th July 2011 (Lytchett Matravers)
Results for Dorset county council: 2005
2009
2013
2017
Map of the results —Export spreadsheet
| Party |
Votes |
Percent |
Seats |
| Conservative |
5707 |
47.1% |
4 |
| Liberal Democrat |
5459 |
45.0% |
5 |
| Labour |
653 |
5.4% |
0 |
| Independent |
304 |
2.5% |
0 |
| Martyn Colvey |
LD |
785 |
50.2% |
| David Cross |
C |
729 |
46.6% |
| Alexandra Brenton |
LD |
715 |
|
| Colin Gibb |
C |
692 |
|
| James Selby Bennett |
Lab |
50 |
3.2% |
| Wendy Starr |
LD |
692 |
57.6% |
| Simon Williams |
C |
509 |
42.4% |
| Paul Johns |
C |
829 |
65.3% |
| Mark Howlett |
LD |
391 |
30.8% |
| Ruth Cade |
Lab |
50 |
3.9% |
| Beryl Ezzard |
LD |
563 |
56.2% |
| Jane Thomas |
C |
438 |
43.8% |
| Gloria Marsh |
C |
917 |
59.3% |
| Philippa Keeling |
LD |
497 |
32.1% |
| Margaret Storey |
Lab |
132 |
8.5% |
| Alison Patrick |
C |
932 |
50.6% |
| Colin Bright |
LD |
561 |
30.5% |
| Marilyn Larthe de Langladure |
Lab |
348 |
18.9% |
| Keith Critchley |
LD |
1245 |
57.6% |
| Roy Anderson |
C |
915 |
42.4% |
| Graham Holmes |
LD |
725 |
47.1% |
| Malcolm Shakesby |
C |
438 |
28.4% |
| Rosemary Grey-Hodder |
Ind |
304 |
19.7% |
| Rosemary Phillips |
Lab |
73 |
4.7% |
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