1986 West Dorset District Council election information
1986 UK local government election
1986 West Dorset District Council election
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8 May 1986 (1986-05-08)
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19 of 55 seats (one third) to West Dorset District Council 28 seats needed for a majority
First party
Second party
Third party
Ind
Con
All
Party
Independent
Conservative
Alliance
Seats before
28
17
6
Seats won
10
3
4
Seats after
29
12
9
Seat change
1
5
3
Popular vote
3,978
4,028
5,027
Percentage
24.4%
24.7%
30.9%
Fourth party
Fifth party
IndC
Lab
Party
Ind. Conservative
Labour
Seats before
3
1
Seats won
1
1
Seats after
3
2
Seat change
1
Popular vote
440
2,806
Percentage
2.8%
17.2%
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.
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