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1977 Dorset County Council election

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Party Conservative Independent Labour

The County of Dorset within England

Council control before election

Conservative

Council control after election

Conservative

Elections to Dorset County Council were held on Thursday, 5 May 1977. The whole council of 91 members was up for election and the result was that the Conservatives comfortably retained their control, winning seventy-nine seats, a gain of 19, of which nine were from Labour and seven from the Liberals. Labour, the Liberals, and the Independents ended with only four county councillors each.

Results

Result of Dorset County Council election, 1977
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 79 19 0 +19 86.8
  Independent 4 0 3 –3 4.4
  Labour 4 0 9 –9 4.4
  Liberal 4 0 7 –7 4.4

Election result by division

Bournemouth (25 seats)

Bournemouth (Boscombe East)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M Green 1,187 85.0
Labour E Hourihane 210 15.0
Turnout 1,397 29.6
Conservative hold Swing
Bournemouth (Boscombe West)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R Wotton 1,390 68.3
Ind. Conservative H Mears 483 23.7
Labour I Evison 162 8.0
Turnout 2,035 31.5
Conservative hold Swing
Bournemouth (Central)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J Williams 1,214 77.2
Liberal J Stone 227 14.4
Labour J Reidy 131 8.3
Turnout 1,572 27.4
Conservative hold Swing
Bournemouth (East Cliff)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J Curtis 1,575 87.7
Labour N Howard 220 12.3
Turnout 1,795 30.1
Conservative hold Swing
Bournemouth (Kings Park) (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative E Hollies-Smith 1,748
Conservative D Jenkinson 1,616
Liberal R Beale 498
Liberal B Leake 405
Labour N Copage 311
Turnout 38.2
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Independent Liberal Swing
Bournemouth (Kinson North) (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative L Cade 1,852
Conservative L Cox 1,609
Residents R Haskell 1,467
Labour R Bennett 1,129
Labour L Bennett 1,124
Liberal D Cobb 619
Turnout 42.4
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Bournemouth (Kinson South) (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative K Baily 2,188
Conservative G Graham 1,878
Labour G Spicer 1,551
Labour P Brushett 1,377
Turnout 35.7
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Bournemouth (Moordown North) (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent R Whittaker 2,539
Conservative S McQueen 2,122
Labour A Tankard 656
Turnout 46.2
Independent gain from Labour Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Bournemouth (Moordown South)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W Sayers 753 46.9
Liberal P Bamborough 643 40.0
Labour N Pankhurst 211 13.1
Turnout 1,607 36.9
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing
Bournemouth (Queens Park) (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative P Hogarth 2,032
Conservative G Knops 1,438
Residents C Dyer 1,270
Residents G Griffiths 683
Labour H Cutler 405
Turnout 33.3
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Bournemouth (Redhill Park) (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ind. Conservative P Whitelegg 2,031
Conservative G Masters 1,762
Conservative B Wallace-Smith 704
Labour W Bishop 240
Labour V Williams 212
Turnout 38.9
Ind. Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Bournemouth (Southbourne) (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative E Day 1,971
Conservative B Beckett 1,954
Ind. Conservative E Ruston 1,778
Labour D Dykes 390
Turnout 35.3
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Bournemouth (West Cliff) (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R Judd 1,656
Conservative S Dunscombe 1,633
Residents H Nettleton-Walker 256
Labour A Shead 250
Turnout 30.2
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Bournemouth (West Southbourne)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D Scott 1,415 63.7
Liberal D Eyre 637 28.7
Labour W Gaskin 170 7.7
Turnout 2,222 36.8
Conservative hold Swing
Bournemouth (Westbourne) (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative B Bicknell 3,093
Conservative L Pardy 2,891
Labour R Woodley 274
Turnout 37.3
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Bournemouth (Winton)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative P Haley 1,180 57.2
Labour B Grower 882 42.8
Turnout 2,062 40.7
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

Christchurch (6 seats)

Christchurch No. 1 (Central)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J Richardson 1,041 61.3
Labour T Staniforth 656 38.7
Turnout 1,697 41.7
Conservative hold Swing
Christchurch No. 2 (Highcliffe East)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J Beattie unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Christchurch No. 3 (Highcliffe West)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M Williams unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Christchurch No. 4 (Mudeford)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W Freestone unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Christchurch No. 5
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D Fox 1,850 83.3
Labour H Blake 372 16.7
Turnout 2,222 30.7
Conservative hold Swing
Christchurch No. 6
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A Green 1,553 56.3
Labour R Holloway 799 29.0
Liberal B Toms 405 14.7
Turnout 2,757 44.6
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

East Dorset (9 seats)

Ringwood and Fordingbridge
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J Slater unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Wimborne and Cranborne No. 1
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative P Hargreaves 1,192 55.7
Residents J Williams 665 31.1
Liberal P Smith 283 13.2
Turnout 2,140 36.2
Conservative hold Swing
Wimborne and Cranborne No. 2
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W Iremonger 2,773 74.5
Liberal M Herridge 949 25.5
Turnout 3,722 38.4
Conservative hold Swing
Wimborne and Cranborne No. 3
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A Morgan 1,065 52.2
Residents G Hibbs 828 40.1
Liberal F Goater 149 7.3
Turnout 2,042 42.2
Conservative hold Swing
Wimborne and Cranborne No. 4
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J Guarella 1,489 68.6
Liberal F Beal 682 31.4
Turnout 2,171 35.4
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Wimborne and Cranborne No. 5
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal J Bingham unopposed
Liberal hold Swing
Wimborne and Cranborne No. 6
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M Wicken unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Wimborne and Cranborne No. 7
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W Wells 1,236 63.5
Liberal D Bussey 710 36.5
Turnout 1,946 47.4
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing
Wimborne Minster
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W Tapper unopposed
Conservative hold Swing

North Dorset (7 seats)

Blandford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D Trench 1,298 81.2
Labour P Cheater 300 18.8
Turnout 1,598 33.3
Conservative hold Swing
Blandford Rural No. 1
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative C Mitchell unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Blandford Rural No. 2
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D Jones unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Shaftesbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D Newman 1,892 60.2
Liberal K Waights 1,252 39.8
Turnout 3,144 52.6
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing
Shaftesbury Rural
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative N Scott 2,197 73.1
Liberal V Cane 809 26.9
Turnout 3,006 49.0
Conservative hold Swing
Sturminster Rural No. 1
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J Rose unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Sturminster Rural No. 2
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R Rose unopposed
Conservative hold Swing

Poole (17 seats)

Poole No. 1
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal E Weeks 1,034 39.0
Conservative J Gardner 983 37.0
Labour H Rosser 637 24.0
Turnout 2,654 36.2
Liberal hold Swing
Poole No. 2 (East)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative I Duncan 1,620 59.4
Liberal R Feltham 642 23.6
Labour M Knight 464 17.0
Turnout 2,726 42.0
Conservative hold Swing
Poole No. 2 (West)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative E Webster 1,454 66.2
Labour G Partington 376 17.1
Liberal B Clements 366 16.7
Turnout 2,196 41.1
Conservative hold Swing
Poole No. 3 (North)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J Bradley 711 51.3
Independent Socialist M Pauley 332 24.0
Labour D Coleman 191 13.8
Liberal J Allen 152 11.0
Turnout 1,386 35.3
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Poole No. 3 (South)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative K McIntyre 925 68.6
Labour R Ledwith 297 22.0
Liberal J Brown 126 9.3
Turnout 1,348 40.6
Conservative hold Swing
Poole No. 4 (North)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A Watts 1,145 63.1
Liberal W Rigler 670 36.9
Turnout 1,815 46.1
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing
Poole No. 4 (South)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative V Braham 1,199 70.0
Residents D Ward 418 24.4
Liberal P Rowland 95 5.5
Turnout 1,712 36.1
Conservative hold Swing
Poole No. 5 (North)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J Peters 960 69.6
Liberal M Churchill 419 30.4
Turnout 1,379 36.3
Conservative hold Swing
Poole No. 5 (South)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative B McIntyre 1,690 91.6
Liberal A Giles 154 8.4
Turnout 1,844 51.9
Conservative hold Swing
Poole No. 6
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J Bisgood 2,511 96.3
Liberal F Kara 96 3.7
Turnout 2,607 43.1
Conservative hold Swing
Poole No. 7
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative F Rowe 1,684 63.8
Liberal G Goode 957 36.2
Turnout 2,641 38.9
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing
Poole No. 8 (North)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal R Buyers 641 57.0
Labour J Payne 483 43.0
Turnout 1,124 31.2
Liberal gain from Labour Swing
Poole No. 8 (South)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal H Ballam unopposed
Liberal hold Swing
Poole No. 9 (North)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour S Hodge 385 37.5
Independent J Dyke 374 36.4
Liberal S Beauchamp 269 26.2
Turnout 1,028 25.4
Labour hold Swing
Poole No. 9 (South)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour D Gooding 546 61.1
Liberal C Vincent 348 38.9
Turnout 894 24.6
Labour hold Swing
Poole No. 10 (North)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative E Adams 2,849 79.1
Liberal D James 754 20.9
Turnout 3,603 48.8
Conservative hold Swing
Poole No. 10 (South)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R Hann 1,490 73.3
Liberal A Foster 542 26.7
Turnout 2,032 34.3
Conservative hold Swing

Purbeck (6 seats)

Swanage
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R Montague-Jones unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Wareham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative C Hodge unopposed
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Wareham and Purbeck No. 1
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative K Ferguson unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Wareham and Purbeck No. 2
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D Franklin 1,620 78.6
Labour S Shinn 440 21.4
Turnout 2,060 44.8
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Wareham and Purbeck No. 3
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative C Perkins 1,340 78.3
Liberal M Dawson 372 21.7
Turnout 1,712 38.1
Conservative hold Swing
Wareham and Purbeck No. 4
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M Bond 1,688 69.6
Labour W Bartlett 738 30.4
Turnout 2,426 46.2
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

West Dorset (12 seats)

Beaminster Rural No. 1
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative G Best unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Beaminster Rural No. 2
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R Earle 1,393 67.1
Independent K Macksey 682 32.9
Turnout 2,075 43.7
Conservative hold Swing
Bridport
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J Stickland 1,057 57.7
Independent J Booker 776 42.3
Turnout 1,833 36.0
Conservative hold Swing
Bridport Rural
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J Mallinson 2,383 87.7
Labour J McKenzie 333 12.3
Turnout 2,716 46.0
Conservative hold Swing
Dorchester No. 1 (West)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative C Lucas 1,200 54.6
Liberal R Brissenden 526 23.9
Labour R Wakely 473 21.5
Turnout 2,199 41.9
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Dorchester No. 2
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative P Seaton 1,476 63.5
Liberal D Smith 593 23.5
Labour G Standfield 254 10.9
Turnout 2,323 44.8
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing
Dorchester Rural No. 1
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H Bond unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Dorchester Rural No. 2
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lord Digby 1,641 75.4
Labour P Gregory 536 24.6
Turnout 2,177 49.5
Conservative hold Swing
Dorchester Rural No. 3
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative P Meaden unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Lyme Regis
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J Nuttall unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Sherborne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative G Buchanan 1,620 48.5
Liberal P Winch 1,051 31.4
Labour E Noake 671 20.1
Turnout 3,342 59.0
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing
Sherborne Rural
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H Chapman unopposed
Conservative hold Swing

Weymouth and Portland (9 seats)

Portland (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent J Morris 1,401
Conservative E Wright 1,287
Residents J Neimer 1,075
Conservative W Perry 696
Labour F Morris 470
Labour J Bishop 404
Turnout 36.7
Independent hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Weymouth No. 1
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R Russell 1,172 70.6
Labour C Cousins 488 29.4
Turnout 1,660 40.9
Conservative hold Swing
Weymouth No. 2
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative L Hill 1,069 74.2
Labour P Rendall 372 25.8
Turnout 1,441 33.1
Conservative hold Swing
Weymouth No. 3
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A Biles 1,721 80.5
Labour R Clayton 417 19.5
Turnout 2,138 40.2
Conservative hold Swing
Weymouth No. 4
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J O'Brien 1,879 85.9
Labour V McCarthy 309 14.1
Turnout 2,188 37.3
Conservative hold Swing
Weymouth No. 5
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour P Jevons unopposed
Labour hold Swing
Weymouth No. 6
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A Griffin 1,145 57.7
Labour M Jewkes 839 42.3
Turnout 1,984 46.1
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Weymouth No. 7
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R Gainey unopposed
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. ^ 'Conservatives triumph in Greater London and metropolitan counties' in The Times of London, issue 59997 dated 7 May 1977, p. 3
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