1995 West Dorset District Council election information
1995 UK local government election
1995 West Dorset District Council election
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4 May 1995 (1995-05-04)
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All 55 seats to West Dorset District Council 28 seats needed for a majority
First party
Second party
Third party
Con
Ind
LD
Party
Conservative
Independent
Liberal Democrats
Last election
18 seats, 33.2%
19 seats, 13.2%
11 seats, 29.0%
Seats won
18
18
13
Seat change
1
2
Popular vote
8,895
7,280
12,408
Percentage
24.8%
12.9%
34.6%
Swing
8.4%
6.9%
5.6%
Fourth party
Fifth party
Lab
SDP
Party
Labour
SDP
Last election
5 seats, 18.1%
1 seat, 1.6%
Seats won
5
1
Seat change
Popular vote
7,037
N/A
Percentage
19.6%
N/A
Swing
1.5%
1.6%
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.
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