Dorset County Council election, 2017

Dorset County Council election, 2017

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All 46 seats to Dorset County Council 24 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Conservative Liberal Democrat Last election 27 seats, 38.9% 12 seats, 18.5% Seats before 27 13 Seats won 32 11 Seat change 5 1 Popular vote 66,959 33,082 Percentage 50.3% 24.9%   Third party Fourth party   Party Green Labour Last election 0 seats, 3.7% 5 seats, 12.3% Seats before 1 4 Seats won 2 1 Seat change 2 4 Popular vote 7,146 18,607 Percentage 5.4% 14.0%
Map of the results of the 2017 Dorset council election.
Council control before election Conservative Council control after election Conservative

Conservative

Conservative

The 2017 Dorset County Council election took place on 4 May 2017 as part of the 2017 local elections in the United Kingdom. All 46 councillors were elected from 40 electoral divisions, which returned either one or two county councillors each by first-past-the-post voting for a four-year term of office.

Boundary changes to the electoral divisions, saw an increase in councillors from 45 to 46 and decrease in electoral wards from 42 to 40, took effect at this election after a review of the county by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England.