Elections to Dorset County Council took place on 4 June 2009.Elections 2009 - Dorset at bbc.co.uk The vote was delayed from 7 May, in order to coincide with elections to the European Parliament. A key issue in the election was an Audit Commission report on social care which reported a decline in standards since 2006, however the Conservative party responded that their administration was the best performing county council in England. There were fears however that voter turnout would be a record low.
Election result summary
Election result by division Results by district by ward:
Christchurch
Burton Grange
Christchurch Central
Commons
Highcliffe and Walkford
Mudeford and Highcliffe
East Dorset
Colehill and Stapehill
Corfe Mullen
Cranborne Chase
Ferndown
Minster
St Leonards & St Ives
Verwood & Three Legged Cross
West Moors & Holt
North Dorset
Blackmore Vale
Blandford
Gillingham
Hambledon
Shaftesbury
Stour Vale
Winterborne
Purbeck
Egdon Heath
Lytchett
Purbeck Hills
Swanage
Wareham
West Dorset
Beaminster
Bride Valley
Bridport
Chickerell and Chesil Bank
Dorchester
Linden Lea
Marshwood Vale
Sherborne
Sherborne Rural
Three Valleys
Weymouth and Portland
Broadwey
Lodmoor
Portland Harbour
Portland Tophill
Rodwell
Westham
Weymouth Town
References
External links Election Nominations – full list of nominated candidates, at Dorset County website