2024 Dorset Council election
2 May 2024 (2024-05-02)
All 82 seats to Dorset Council
42 seats needed for a majority
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Leader Spencer Flower Nick Ireland Les Fry
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Independent
Current seats 42 27 6
Seats needed Steady Increase 15 Increase 36
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Leader Claire Sutton Paul Kimber
Party Green Labour Co-op Vacant
Current seats 5 1 1
Seats needed Increase 37 Increase 41
Map showing the results of the 2019 Dorset Council elections.
Incumbent Leader

Spencer Flower
Conservative


The 2024 Dorset Council election will be held on Thursday 2 May 2024 to elect all 82 councillors to Dorset Council in England. It will take place on the same day as other district council elections in the United Kingdom.[1]

Dorset Council is currently held by the Conservatives, who won the previous Council election in 2019. This will be the last election for a 5 year term; after 2029 terms will last 4 years.[2]

Pre-Election Composition[3][4]
Party Seats
Conservative Party 42
Liberal Democrats 27
Greens 5
Labour & Co-operative 1
Independent 6
Vacant 1

References

  1. ↑ "Dorset Council Forthcoming elections, referenda and polls". Dorset Council. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  2. ↑ "Election timetable in England". Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  3. ↑ "Your Councillors". Dorset Council. Archived from the original on 3 Jan 2024. Retrieved 3 Jan 2024.
  4. ↑ "Composition of Dorset Council". Open Council Data UK. Archived from the original on 3 Jan 2024. Retrieved 3 Jan 2024.
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