1997 Dorset County Council election
The 1997 Dorset County Council election was held on 1 May 1997, on the same day as the 1997 general election and other local elections. This was the first election in which as a result of Local Government Reorganisation there was creation of two new Unitary Authorities in the county; Bournemouth and Poole.[1] The council remained under no overall control.
Results summary
[edit]| Results[2] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats | Change | |
| Liberal Democrat | 31 |  7
| |
| Conservative | 21 | 8
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| Labour | 5 | 1
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| Other | 1 | 3
| |
References
[edit]- ^ Dorset County Council. 1889–1997.
- ^ "BBC News | Elections | Locals 99 | Constituencies | council_name". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
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