title: 1977 Dorset County Council election
text: # 1977 Dorset County Council election
  
  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 % |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 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 | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | M Green | 1,187 | 85.0 |
  | | Labour | E Hourihane | 210 | 15.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,397 | 29.6 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  Bournemouth (Boscombe West) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | R Wotton | 1,390 | 68.3 |
  | | Ind. Conservative | H Mears | 483 | 23.7 |
  | | Labour | I Evison | 162 | 8.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,035 | 31.5 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  Bournemouth (Central) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | J Williams | 1,214 | 77.2 |
  | | Liberal | J Stone | 227 | 14.4 |
  | | Labour | J Reidy | 131 | 8.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,572 | 27.4 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  Bournemouth (East Cliff) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | J Curtis | 1,575 | 87.7 |
  | | Labour | N Howard | 220 | 12.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,795 | 30.1 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  Bournemouth (Kings Park) (2 seats) :
  
  | Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.2 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  | | Conservative gain from Independent Liberal | Conservative gain from Independent Liberal | Swing | |
  
  Bournemouth (Kinson North) (2 seats) :
  
  | Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.4 |
  | | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
  | | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
  
  Bournemouth (Kinson South) (2 seats) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | K Baily | 2,188 | |
  | | Conservative | G Graham | 1,878 | |
  | | Labour | G Spicer | 1,551 | |
  | | Labour | P Brushett | 1,377 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.7 |
  | | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
  | | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
  
  Bournemouth (Moordown North) (2 seats) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent | R Whittaker | 2,539 | |
  | | Conservative | S McQueen | 2,122 | |
  | | Labour | A Tankard | 656 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 46.2 |
  | | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  Bournemouth (Moordown South) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | W Sayers | 753 | 46.9 |
  | | Liberal | P Bamborough | 643 | 40.0 |
  | | Labour | N Pankhurst | 211 | 13.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,607 | 36.9 |
  | | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | |
  
  Bournemouth (Queens Park) (2 seats) :
  
  | Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.3 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  Bournemouth (Redhill Park) (2 seats) :
  
  | Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.9 |
  | | Ind. Conservative hold | Ind. Conservative hold | Swing | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  Bournemouth (Southbourne) (2 seats) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | E Day | 1,971 | |
  | | Conservative | B Beckett | 1,954 | |
  | | Ind. Conservative | E Ruston | 1,778 | |
  | | Labour | D Dykes | 390 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.3 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  Bournemouth (West Cliff) (2 seats) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | R Judd | 1,656 | |
  | | Conservative | S Dunscombe | 1,633 | |
  | | Residents | H Nettleton-Walker | 256 | |
  | | Labour | A Shead | 250 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 30.2 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  Bournemouth (West Southbourne) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | D Scott | 1,415 | 63.7 |
  | | Liberal | D Eyre | 637 | 28.7 |
  | | Labour | W Gaskin | 170 | 7.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,222 | 36.8 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  Bournemouth (Westbourne) (2 seats) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | B Bicknell | 3,093 | |
  | | Conservative | L Pardy | 2,891 | |
  | | Labour | R Woodley | 274 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.3 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  Bournemouth (Winton) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | P Haley | 1,180 | 57.2 |
  | | Labour | B Grower | 882 | 42.8 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,062 | 40.7 |
  | | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | |
  
  ### Christchurch (6 seats)
  
  Christchurch No. 1 (Central) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | J Richardson | 1,041 | 61.3 |
  | | Labour | T Staniforth | 656 | 38.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,697 | 41.7 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  Christchurch No. 2 (Highcliffe East) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | J Beattie | unopposed | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  Christchurch No. 3 (Highcliffe West) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | M Williams | unopposed | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  Christchurch No. 4 (Mudeford) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | W Freestone | unopposed | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  Christchurch No. 5 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | D Fox | 1,850 | 83.3 |
  | | Labour | H Blake | 372 | 16.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,222 | 30.7 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  Christchurch No. 6 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | A Green | 1,553 | 56.3 |
  | | Labour | R Holloway | 799 | 29.0 |
  | | Liberal | B Toms | 405 | 14.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,757 | 44.6 |
  | | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
  
  ### East Dorset (9 seats)
  
  Ringwood and Fordingbridge :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | J Slater | unopposed | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  Wimborne and Cranborne No. 1 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | P Hargreaves | 1,192 | 55.7 |
  | | Residents | J Williams | 665 | 31.1 |
  | | Liberal | P Smith | 283 | 13.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,140 | 36.2 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  Wimborne and Cranborne No. 2 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | W Iremonger | 2,773 | 74.5 |
  | | Liberal | M Herridge | 949 | 25.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,722 | 38.4 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  Wimborne and Cranborne No. 3 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | A Morgan | 1,065 | 52.2 |
  | | Residents | G Hibbs | 828 | 40.1 |
  | | Liberal | F Goater | 149 | 7.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,042 | 42.2 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  Wimborne and Cranborne No. 4 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | J Guarella | 1,489 | 68.6 |
  | | Liberal | F Beal | 682 | 31.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,171 | 35.4 |
  | | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | |
  
  Wimborne and Cranborne No. 5 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | J Bingham | unopposed | | |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |
  
  Wimborne and Cranborne No. 6 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | M Wicken | unopposed | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  Wimborne and Cranborne No. 7 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | W Wells | 1,236 | 63.5 |
  | | Liberal | D Bussey | 710 | 36.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,946 | 47.4 |
  | | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | |
  
  Wimborne Minster :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | W Tapper | unopposed | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### North Dorset (7 seats)
  
  Blandford :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | D Trench | 1,298 | 81.2 |
  | | Labour | P Cheater | 300 | 18.8 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,598 | 33.3 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  Blandford Rural No. 1 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | C Mitchell | unopposed | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  Blandford Rural No. 2 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | D Jones | unopposed | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  Shaftesbury :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | D Newman | 1,892 | 60.2 |
  | | Liberal | K Waights | 1,252 | 39.8 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,144 | 52.6 |
  | | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | |
  
  Shaftesbury Rural :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | N Scott | 2,197 | 73.1 |
  | | Liberal | V Cane | 809 | 26.9 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,006 | 49.0 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  Sturminster Rural No. 1 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | J Rose | unopposed | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  Sturminster Rural No. 2 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | R Rose | unopposed | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Poole (17 seats)
  
  Poole No. 1 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | E Weeks | 1,034 | 39.0 |
  | | Conservative | J Gardner | 983 | 37.0 |
  | | Labour | H Rosser | 637 | 24.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,654 | 36.2 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |
  
  Poole No. 2 (East) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | I Duncan | 1,620 | 59.4 |
  | | Liberal | R Feltham | 642 | 23.6 |
  | | Labour | M Knight | 464 | 17.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,726 | 42.0 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  Poole No. 2 (West) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | E Webster | 1,454 | 66.2 |
  | | Labour | G Partington | 376 | 17.1 |
  | | Liberal | B Clements | 366 | 16.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,196 | 41.1 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  Poole No. 3 (North) :
  
  | Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 1,386 | 35.3 |
  | | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
  
  Poole No. 3 (South) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | K McIntyre | 925 | 68.6 |
  | | Labour | R Ledwith | 297 | 22.0 |
  | | Liberal | J Brown | 126 | 9.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,348 | 40.6 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  Poole No. 4 (North) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | A Watts | 1,145 | 63.1 |
  | | Liberal | W Rigler | 670 | 36.9 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,815 | 46.1 |
  | | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | |
  
  Poole No. 4 (South) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | V Braham | 1,199 | 70.0 |
  | | Residents | D Ward | 418 | 24.4 |
  | | Liberal | P Rowland | 95 | 5.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,712 | 36.1 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  Poole No. 5 (North) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | J Peters | 960 | 69.6 |
  | | Liberal | M Churchill | 419 | 30.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,379 | 36.3 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  Poole No. 5 (South) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | B McIntyre | 1,690 | 91.6 |
  | | Liberal | A Giles | 154 | 8.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,844 | 51.9 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  Poole No. 6 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | J Bisgood | 2,511 | 96.3 |
  | | Liberal | F Kara | 96 | 3.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,607 | 43.1 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  Poole No. 7 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | F Rowe | 1,684 | 63.8 |
  | | Liberal | G Goode | 957 | 36.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,641 | 38.9 |
  | | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | |
  
  Poole No. 8 (North) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | R Buyers | 641 | 57.0 |
  | | Labour | J Payne | 483 | 43.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,124 | 31.2 |
  | | Liberal gain from Labour | Liberal gain from Labour | Swing | |
  
  Poole No. 8 (South) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | H Ballam | unopposed | | |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |
  
  Poole No. 9 (North) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | S Hodge | 385 | 37.5 |
  | | Independent | J Dyke | 374 | 36.4 |
  | | Liberal | S Beauchamp | 269 | 26.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,028 | 25.4 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
  
  Poole No. 9 (South) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | D Gooding | 546 | 61.1 |
  | | Liberal | C Vincent | 348 | 38.9 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 894 | 24.6 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
  
  Poole No. 10 (North) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | E Adams | 2,849 | 79.1 |
  | | Liberal | D James | 754 | 20.9 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,603 | 48.8 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  Poole No. 10 (South) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | R Hann | 1,490 | 73.3 |
  | | Liberal | A Foster | 542 | 26.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,032 | 34.3 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Purbeck (6 seats)
  
  Swanage :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | R Montague-Jones | unopposed | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  Wareham :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | C Hodge | unopposed | | |
  | | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |
  
  Wareham and Purbeck No. 1 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | K Ferguson | unopposed | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  Wareham and Purbeck No. 2 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | D Franklin | 1,620 | 78.6 |
  | | Labour | S Shinn | 440 | 21.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,060 | 44.8 |
  | | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | |
  
  Wareham and Purbeck No. 3 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | C Perkins | 1,340 | 78.3 |
  | | Liberal | M Dawson | 372 | 21.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,712 | 38.1 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  Wareham and Purbeck No. 4 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | M Bond | 1,688 | 69.6 |
  | | Labour | W Bartlett | 738 | 30.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,426 | 46.2 |
  | | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | |
  
  ### West Dorset (12 seats)
  
  Beaminster Rural No. 1 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | G Best | unopposed | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  Beaminster Rural No. 2 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | R Earle | 1,393 | 67.1 |
  | | Independent | K Macksey | 682 | 32.9 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,075 | 43.7 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  Bridport :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | J Stickland | 1,057 | 57.7 |
  | | Independent | J Booker | 776 | 42.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,833 | 36.0 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  Bridport Rural :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | J Mallinson | 2,383 | 87.7 |
  | | Labour | J McKenzie | 333 | 12.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,716 | 46.0 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  Dorchester No. 1 (West) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | C Lucas | 1,200 | 54.6 |
  | | Liberal | R Brissenden | 526 | 23.9 |
  | | Labour | R Wakely | 473 | 21.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,199 | 41.9 |
  | | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
  
  Dorchester No. 2 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | P Seaton | 1,476 | 63.5 |
  | | Liberal | D Smith | 593 | 23.5 |
  | | Labour | G Standfield | 254 | 10.9 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,323 | 44.8 |
  | | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | |
  
  Dorchester Rural No. 1 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | H Bond | unopposed | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  Dorchester Rural No. 2 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Lord Digby | 1,641 | 75.4 |
  | | Labour | P Gregory | 536 | 24.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,177 | 49.5 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  Dorchester Rural No. 3 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | P Meaden | unopposed | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  Lyme Regis :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | J Nuttall | unopposed | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  Sherborne :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | G Buchanan | 1,620 | 48.5 |
  | | Liberal | P Winch | 1,051 | 31.4 |
  | | Labour | E Noake | 671 | 20.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,342 | 59.0 |
  | | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | |
  
  Sherborne Rural :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | H Chapman | unopposed | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Weymouth and Portland (9 seats)
  
  Portland (2 seats) :
  
  | Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.7 |
  | | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  Weymouth No. 1 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | R Russell | 1,172 | 70.6 |
  | | Labour | C Cousins | 488 | 29.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,660 | 40.9 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  Weymouth No. 2 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | L Hill | 1,069 | 74.2 |
  | | Labour | P Rendall | 372 | 25.8 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,441 | 33.1 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  Weymouth No. 3 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | A Biles | 1,721 | 80.5 |
  | | Labour | R Clayton | 417 | 19.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,138 | 40.2 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  Weymouth No. 4 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | J O'Brien | 1,879 | 85.9 |
  | | Labour | V McCarthy | 309 | 14.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,188 | 37.3 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  Weymouth No. 5 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | P Jevons | unopposed | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  Weymouth No. 6 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | A Griffin | 1,145 | 57.7 |
  | | Labour | M Jewkes | 839 | 42.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,984 | 46.1 |
  | | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
  
  Weymouth No. 7 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | R Gainey | unopposed | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  