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Local Election Results 2009

Dorset

Whole council up for election.

CAPWP = Citizens Action Party (Weymouth/Portland)

Other results for Dorset: 2005 2013 2017
By-elections for Dorset (may be incomplete): 12th November 2015 (Rodwell) — 2nd June 2016 (Sherborne Rural) — 1st September 2016 (Ferndown) — 1st December 2016 (Ferndown) — 22nd February 2018 (Bridport) — 25th October 2018 (Ferndown)
Results for district councils — Christchurch 2003 2007 2011 2015 — East Dorset 2003 2007 2011 2015 — North Dorset 2003 2007 2011 2015 — Purbeck 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 — West Dorset 2003 2007 2011 2015 — Weymouth and Portland 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

Map of the resultsExport spreadsheet


Consolidated results — Dorset 2009

Party Votes Percent Seats
Conservative 68030 48.3% 28
Liberal Democrat 50286 35.7% 16
UK Independence Party 9814 7.0% 0
Labour 8850 6.3% 0
Green Party 1488 1.1% 0
Independent 1479 1.0% 1
Citizens' Action Party (Weymouth/Portland) 781 0.6% 0
British National Party 150 0.1% 0

Beaminster

Rebecca Knox C 1713 51.5%
Peter Jones LD 1264 38.0%
Neil Judd Grn 280 8.4%
Thomas Anderson Lab 67 2.0%

Blackmore Vale

David Fox LD 1719 45.8%
Deborah Croney C 1473 39.2%
Alan Kewley UKIP 483 12.9%
Dennis Wardleworth Lab 79 2.1%

Blandford

Barrie Cooper LD 1633 57.1%
Steve Adamson C 1085 37.9%
Haydn White Lab 144 5.0%

Bride Valley

Ronald Coatsworth C 1730 54.4%
Ros Kayes LD 984 30.9%
Leon Sea Ind 310 9.7%
Anna Birley Lab 156 4.9%

Bridport [LD gain from C]

Karl Wallace LD 1205 42.8%
Sandra Brown C 1096 38.9%
Julian Jones Grn 336 11.9%
Richard Nicholls Lab 179 6.4%

Broadwey [C gain from Lab]

Andy Cooke C 1381 43.4%
Christine James LD 672 21.1%
Mike Byatt Lab 633 19.9%
Brian Heatley Grn 498 15.6%

Burton Grange [C gain from LD]

David Jones C 1102 43.5%
Betty-Ann Fox-Hodges LD 676 26.7%
Simon Boyd UKIP 453 17.9%
Barry Bennett BNP 150 5.9%
Vera Hill Lab 150 5.9%

Chickerell and Chesil Bank

Ian Gardner C 1178 47.0%
Brendan Webster LD 1074 42.8%
Steve Bick Lab 255 10.2%

Christchurch Central

Peter Hall LD 1438 40.8%
Ray Nottage C 1345 38.2%
Rollo Reid UKIP 604 17.2%
Michael Woods Lab 134 3.8%

Colehill and Stapehill

Janet Dover LD 1486 41.8%
David Packer C 1429 40.2%
John Myers UKIP 539 15.2%
Kay Wilcox Lab 100 2.8%

Commons

David Fox C 1514 45.4%
Ric Johnson UKIP 981 29.4%
John Blunden LD 644 19.3%
Robert Deeks Lab 196 5.9%

Corfe Mullen

Susan Jefferies LD 1453 42.7%
Brian Lane C 1399 41.1%
Josephine Evans UKIP 554 16.3%

Cranborne Chase

Timothy Palmer C 2178 71.6%
David Tooke LD 863 28.4%

Dorchester (2)

Richard Biggs LD 3085 52.3%
David Jones LD 3068
Mary Penfold C 2192 37.2%
Jonathan Halewood C 2053
Vicki Black Lab 623 10.6%
Andy Hutchings Lab 549

Egdon Heath [LD gain from C]

Alex Brenton LD 1373 47.0%
Malcolm Shakesby C 1369 46.8%
David Stokes Lab 182 6.2%

Ferndown (2)

John Wilson C 3575 53.9%
Derek Burt C 3460
David Baxter UKIP 1780 26.8%
John Baxter UKIP 1691
Margaret Martin LD 913 13.8%
Phillip Cuckstone LD 873
Christopher Hampton Lab 368 5.5%

Gillingham

David Milsted LD 1606 49.0%
Nick Mason C 1528 46.7%
Terry Joyes Lab 141 4.3%

Hambledon

Angus Campbell C 2437 66.0%
Graeme Hole LD 1098 29.7%
Keith Yarwood Lab 159 4.3%

Highcliffe and Walkford

Colin Jamieson C 1833 51.7%
Philip Glover UKIP 887 25.0%
Jonathan Foster LD 615 17.3%
Rob Maskell Lab 213 6.0%

Linden Lea

David Crowhurst C 1945 58.1%
Tim Harries LD 1135 33.9%
Daniel Hassell Lab 266 7.9%

Lodmoor

Brian Ellis LD 1792 49.1%
Ian Bruce C 1616 44.3%
Maureen Drake Lab 242 6.6%

Lytchett

Frederick Drane LD 1873 51.1%
Bill Pipe C 1643 44.9%
James Selby Bennett Lab 146 4.0%

Marshwood Vale

Geoffrey Brierley C 1749 56.7%
Christopher Savory LD 1152 37.4%
Carole Murless Lab 181 5.9%

Minster [C gain from LD]

Robin Cook C 1594 50.4%
Marilyn Osner LD 1567 49.6%

Mudeford and Highcliffe

Alan Griffiths C 2356 60.1%
Brian Hogger UKIP 642 16.4%
John Campbell LD 487 12.4%
Carol Wilcox Lab 254 6.5%
Lindsay Turner Ind 178 4.5%

Portland Harbour [C gain from Lab]

Tim Munro C 795 32.7%
Anne Kenwood Lab 584 24.1%
Trefor Morgan LD 555 22.9%
Richard Denton-White CAPWP 494 20.3%

Portland Tophill

Les Ames Ind 991 44.6%
Ian Munro-Price C 637 28.6%
Sandy West Lab 309 13.9%
Don Roach CAPWP 287 12.9%

Purbeck Hills

Michael Lovell C 1605 59.8%
Beryl Ezzard LD 898 33.4%
Leigh van de Zande Lab 183 6.8%

Rodwell [C gain from Lab]

Nigel Reed C 1126 41.5%
John Birtwistle LD 1019 37.6%
Kate Wheller Lab 566 20.9%

St Leonards and St Ives

Peter Richardson C 1879 63.7%
Allan Tallett UKIP 627 21.3%
Nick Smith LD 444 15.1%

Shaftesbury

Mervyn Jeffrey LD 1319 53.6%
Jane Gould C 1061 43.1%
Christine Moss Lab 81 3.3%

Sherborne

Robert Gould C 1639 52.7%
Jan Palmer LD 942 30.3%
Susan Greene Grn 374 12.0%
Graham Parish Lab 158 5.1%

Sherborne Rural [C gain from LD]

Michael Bevan C 2080 51.2%
Robin Legg LD 1871 46.0%
Kate Parish Lab 112 2.8%

Stour Vale

Andrew Cattaway C 1905 59.1%
Ian Stewart LD 1222 37.9%
David Harvey Lab 99 3.1%

Swanage

William Trite C 1507 41.0%
Peter Clark LD 1155 31.4%
Mike Hobson UKIP 652 17.7%
Max Stanford Lab 366 9.9%

Three Valleys

Jill Haynes C 2154 57.9%
Andrew Canning LD 1302 35.0%
Harry Burden Lab 263 7.1%

Verwood and Three Legged Cross (2)

Toni Coombs C 2939 61.8%
Spencer Flower C 2814
Alan Dorey LD 1555 32.7%
Heidi James LD 1506
Mike Ellis Lab 261 5.5%

Wareham

David Budd LD 1535 48.3%
Jane Thomas C 1172 36.9%
Keith Simpson UKIP 377 11.9%
Rosemary Smith Lab 91 2.9%

West Moors and Holt

Peter Finney C 1623 45.7%
Pete Holden LD 1268 35.7%
Dave Butt UKIP 662 18.6%

Westham [LD gain from Lab]

David Harris LD 1336 52.9%
Ian James C 757 30.0%
Mike Owen Lab 434 17.2%

Weymouth Town

Howard Legg LD 1244 51.6%
Peter Farrell C 869 36.0%
Colin Huckle Lab 300 12.4%

Winterborne

Hilary Cox C 1822 53.8%
Graham Burton LD 814 24.1%
Bob Pilkington UKIP 573 16.9%
Kim Fendley Lab 175 5.2%

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