title: 1999 West Dorset District Council election
text: # 1999 West Dorset District Council election
  
  The 1999 West Dorset District Council election was held on Thursday 6 May 1999 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 1999 election saw the Conservatives become the largest party on the council but fall short of a majority.
  
  ## Ward results
  
  ### Beaminster
  
  Beaminster (2 seats) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | F. Streets * | 795 | 39.1 | +5.5 |
  | | Conservative | V. Ivory | 768 | 37.8 | +12.7 |
  | | Independent | D. Wenn | 470 | 23.1 | N/A |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 57.0 | –14.8 |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,230 | | |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
  | | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |
  
  ### Bothenhampton
  
  Bothenhampton :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | G. Pritchard * | 429 | 56.1 | –4.2 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | D. Tett | 336 | 43.9 | N/A |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 93 | 12.2 | –8.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 43.7 | –7.9 |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,754 | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Bradford Abbas
  
  Bradford Abbas :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent | E. Garrett * | 417 | 58.3 | N/A |
  | | Independent | J. Greene | 160 | 22.4 | N/A |
  | | Liberal Democrats | S. Hewson | 138 | 19.3 | N/A |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 257 | 35.9 | N/A |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 47.7 | N/A |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,499 | | |
  | | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
  
  ### Bradpole
  
  Bradpole :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent | R. Coatsworth * | unopposed | N/A | N/A |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,869 | | |
  | | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
  
  ### Bridport North
  
  Bridport North (3 seats) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | L. Dibdin * | 611 | 36.3 | –4.3 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | R. Draper * | 554 | 32.9 | +1.2 |
  | | Conservative | B. Rowe * | 520 | 30.9 | +3.2 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | J. Shaw | 471 | – | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.6 | –9.1 |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,322 | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Bridport South
  
  Bridport South (2 seats) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | S. Brown | 392 | 39.0 | +16.6 |
  | | Labour | C. Wild | 372 | 37.1 | –0.1 |
  | | Conservative | H. Samuel | 260 | – | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | B. Wheeler | 240 | 23.9 | +10.3 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | S. Bagnell | 212 | – | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.6 | –20.9 |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,625 | | |
  | | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Broadmayne
  
  Broadmayne :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent | A. Thacker * | 459 | 84.7 | N/A |
  | | Labour | C. Austen | 83 | 15.3 | N/A |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 376 | 69.4 | N/A |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.1 | N/A |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,560 | | |
  | | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
  
  ### Broadwindsor
  
  Broadwindsor :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | L. Sewell | 336 | 63.9 | N/A |
  | | Liberal Democrats | S. Gibbs | 190 | 36.1 | N/A |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 146 | 27.8 | N/A |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.0 | N/A |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,203 | | |
  | | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats |
  
  ### Burton Bradstock
  
  Burton Bradstock :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | M. Pritchard * | 437 | 59.0 | N/A |
  | | Liberal Democrats | S. Marshall | 304 | 41.0 | N/A |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 133 | 17.9 | N/A |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 56.2 | N/A |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,325 | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
  
  ### Caundle Vale
  
  Caundle Vale :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | P. Sargent | 229 | 51.3 | N/A |
  | | Liberal Democrats | E. Compton | 217 | 48.7 | +1.1 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 12 | 2.7 | N/A |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 41.6 | –7.3 |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,075 | | |
  | | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |
  
  ### Cerne Valley
  
  Cerne Valley :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent | R. Stenhouse * | unopposed | N/A | N/A |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,323 | | |
  | | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
  
  ### Charminster
  
  Charminster :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | S. East | 336 | 49.7 | N/A |
  | | Liberal Democrats | A. Chisholm | 239 | 36.4 | N/A |
  | | Labour | L. Ahern | 91 | 13.9 | N/A |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 97 | 13.3 | N/A |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 52.5 | N/A |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,253 | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
  
  ### Charmouth
  
  Charmouth :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent | D. Newson | 286 | 45.4 | N/A |
  | | Conservative | G. Brierley | 255 | 40.5 | N/A |
  | | Labour | J. Everington | 89 | 14.1 | N/A |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 31 | 4.9 | N/A |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.4 | N/A |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,493 | | |
  | | Independent gain from Independent | Independent gain from Independent | Independent gain from Independent | Independent gain from Independent | Independent gain from Independent |
  
  ### Chesil Bank
  
  Chesil Bank :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent | E. Topliss | 361 | 57.9 | N/A |
  | | Conservative | C. Grove | 262 | 42.1 | N/A |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 99 | 15.9 | N/A |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.8 | N/A |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,397 | | |
  | | Independent gain from Independent | Independent gain from Independent | Independent gain from Independent | Independent gain from Independent | Independent gain from Independent |
  
  ### Chickerell
  
  Chickerell (2 seats) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | S. Sawtell | 844 | 76.7 | N/A |
  | | Liberal Democrats | I. Gardner * | 676 | – | |
  | | Labour | R. Hyde | 257 | 23.3 | N/A |
  | | Labour | R. Kiss | 205 | – | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 27.6 | N/A |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,067 | | |
  | | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative |
  | | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent |
  
  ### Dorchester East
  
  Dorchester East (2 seats) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Enid Stella Jones * | 614 | 52.3 | –23.2 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | T. Harries * | 470 | – | |
  | | Conservative | J. Pike | 296 | 25.2 | +0.7 |
  | | Labour | L. Kiss | 263 | 22.4 | N/A |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 31.9 | –3.8 |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,100 | | |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Dorchester North
  
  Dorchester North (2 seats) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | R. Biggs * | 463 | 34.1 | +5.9 |
  | | Independent | D. Barrett * | 393 | 29.0 | N/A |
  | | Conservative | M. Ansell | 265 | 19.5 | N/A |
  | | Labour | P. Paul | 236 | 17.4 | –3.7 |
  | | Conservative | A. Richards | 214 | – | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.8 | –7.2 |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,261 | | |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
  | | Independent gain from Independent | Independent gain from Independent | Swing | | |
  
  ### Dorchester South
  
  Dorchester South (3 seats) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | M. Rennie * | 823 | 35.4 | –7.1 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | H. Dowell * | 786 | – | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | D. Maggs * | 722 | – | |
  | | Conservative | C. Grassby | 656 | 28.2 | +5.6 |
  | | Independent | K. Lambert | 604 | 26.0 | –8.9 |
  | | Conservative | R. Martindale | 542 | – | |
  | | Conservative | C. Reed | 437 | – | |
  | | Labour | R. Brereton | 243 | 10.4 | N/A |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 43.6 | –1.4 |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,981 | | |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Dorchester West
  
  Dorchester West (3 seats) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | J. Antell * | 851 | 44.9 | –6.4 |
  | | Labour | W. Gundry * | 673 | – | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | David Trevor Jones * | 673 | 35.5 | +3.9 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Andrew James Canning | 447 | – | |
  | | Conservative | P. Graham | 370 | 19.5 | +2.4 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | R. Potter | 369 | – | |
  | | Conservative | B. Pankhurst | 325 | – | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 41.6 | –4.7 |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,381 | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Frome Valley
  
  Frome Valley :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent | M. Penfold * | unopposed | N/A | N/A |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,288 | | |
  | | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
  
  ### Halstock
  
  Halstock :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent | T. Frost * | 397 | 64.8 | N/A |
  | | Liberal Democrats | B. Dearlove | 216 | 35.2 | N/A |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 181 | 29.5 | N/A |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 45.9 | N/A |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,339 | | |
  | | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
  
  ### Holnest
  
  Holnest :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | S. Friar * | 450 | 66.8 | –2.4 |
  | | Conservative | C. Etherington | 224 | 33.2 | +2.4 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 226 | 33.5 | –4.9 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 52.1 | –5.9 |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,305 | | |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Loders
  
  Loders :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | E. Bryan | unopposed | N/A | N/A |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,142 | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
  
  ### Lyme Regis
  
  Lyme Regis (3 seats) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent | O. Lovell * | 792 | – | |
  | | Conservative | K. Meech | 602 | 31.1 | –6.4 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | S. Hicks | 539 | 27.9 | +20.2 |
  | | Independent | K. Whetlor | 455 | – | |
  | | Conservative | S. Poupard * | 386 | – | |
  | | Independent | S. Hogg | 309 | – | N/A |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.0 | +1.0 |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,218 | | |
  | | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  | | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | | |
  
  ### Maiden Newton
  
  Maiden Newton :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent | E. Harris * | 406 | 72.4 | –0.4 |
  | | Conservative | C. Davies | 155 | 27.6 | +0.4 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 251 | 44.7 | –0.9 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 45.5 | –5.5 |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,246 | | |
  | | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Netherbury
  
  Netherbury :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | G. Haynes * | 333 | 52.0 | +1.3 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | R. Pawley | 307 | 48.0 | N/A |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 26 | 4.1 | +2.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 43.0 | +1.0 |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,493 | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Owermoigne
  
  Owermoigne (2 seats) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | D. Smy | 605 | 46.3 | N/A |
  | | Conservative | T. Seall | 561 | – | |
  | | Independent | J. Shuttleworth * | 439 | 33.6 | N/A |
  | | Labour | E. Austen | 264 | 20.2 | N/A |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.9 | N/A |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,718 | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
  | | Conservative gain from SDP | Conservative gain from SDP | Conservative gain from SDP | Conservative gain from SDP | Conservative gain from SDP |
  
  ### Piddle Valley
  
  Piddle Valley :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | J. Boughey * | unopposed | N/A | N/A |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,490 | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
  
  ### Puddletown
  
  Puddletown :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | G. Harries * | 206 | 39.5 | N/A |
  | | Independent | T. Pearce | 186 | 35.7 | N/A |
  | | Liberal Democrats | M. Lane | 79 | 15.2 | N/A |
  | | Labour | O. Trevett | 50 | 9.6 | N/A |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 20 | 3.8 | N/A |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.7 | N/A |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,219 | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
  
  ### Queen Thorne
  
  Queen Thorne :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent | I. Martin * | 339 | 63.5 | N/A |
  | | Conservative | W. Coyler | 195 | 36.5 | N/A |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 144 | 27.0 | N/A |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 45.1 | N/A |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,189 | | |
  | | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
  
  ### Sherborne East
  
  Sherborne East (2 seats) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | T. Farmer * | 445 | 34.6 | –4.7 |
  | | Independent | M. Hughes | 390 | – | N/A |
  | | Independent | O. Chisholm | 376 | – | N/A |
  | | Conservative | M. Snowden | 299 | – | |
  | | Labour | R. Bygrave * | 258 | 20.1 | –13.3 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | D. Fisher | 192 | 14.9 | –12.4 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | M. Rehahn | 134 | – | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.4 | –5.3 |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,785 | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  | | Independent gain from Independent | Independent gain from Independent | Swing | | |
  
  ### Sherborne West
  
  Sherborne West (3 seats) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | D. Mildenhall * | 922 | 50.7 | +10.4 |
  | | Conservative | P. Shorland * | 749 | – | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Robin Andrew Shane Legg | 648 | 35.6 | +3.2 |
  | | Conservative | H. Warburton | 625 | – | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | J. Palmer | 520 | – | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | E. Gasson | 414 | – | |
  | | Independent | J. Williams | 249 | 13.7 | N/A |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.3 | –6.3 |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,871 | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Symondsbury
  
  Symondsbury :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | G. Summers * | 219 | 51.2 | +0.4 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | F. McKenzie | 209 | 48.8 | N/A |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 10 | 2.3 | +0.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.2 | –0.3 |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,343 | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Thorncombe
  
  Thorncombe :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | I. Gillespie | 283 | 56.4 | –2.7 |
  | | Independent | T. Bennett | 219 | 43.6 | N/A |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 64 | 12.7 | –5.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 47.2 | –0.8 |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,083 | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Tolpuddle
  
  Tolpuddle :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | I. Mayo | 222 | 57.1 | –6.7 |
  | | Labour | R. Pickering | 88 | 22.6 | –13.6 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | C. Hebditch | 79 | 20.3 | N/A |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 134 | 34.4 | +6.9 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 47.9 | +1.1 |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 820 | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Whitchurch Canonicorum
  
  Whitchurch Canonicorum :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | H. Thomas | 379 | 51.8 | +8.8 |
  | | Conservative | D. Bushrod * | 353 | 48.2 | –8.8 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 26 | 3.6 | N/A |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 62.7 | +10.7 |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,178 | | |
  | | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
  
  ### Winterborne St Martin
  
  Winterborne St Martin :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent | S. Slade * | 406 | 46.5 | N/A |
  | | Liberal Democrats | D. Rickard | 254 | 29.1 | N/A |
  | | Conservative | J. Holdaway | 213 | 24.4 | N/A |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 152 | 17.4 | N/A |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 43.2 | N/A |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,031 | | |
  | | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
  
  ### Yetminster
  
  Yetminster :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | G. House | 435 | 70.5 | +27.9 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | K. Goulding | 182 | 29.5 | –27.9 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 253 | 41.0 | N/A |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 43.0 | –6.7 |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,434 | | |
  | | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
  