1993 Dorset County Council election

Local election in Dorset

The 1993 Dorset County Council election was held on 6 May 1993, on the same day as other county council elections.

A legal challenge to the result was lodged for the Lytchett division of North Dorset.^[1] Conservative candidate Commander Harry Selby-Bennett won 1,315 votes while Liberal Democrat candidate, Peter Gainsford had 1,314 votes.^[2] The result was void by the High Court.^[3] In September 1993, the council was taken by the Liberal Democrats following local council by-election wins.^[4]

Results

Results^[5]
Party	Seats	Change
Liberal Democrats	38	17
Conservative Party	29	12
Labour Party (UK)	6
Independents	4	5

References

^ "RECOUNT AGREED FOR DORSET COUNTY WARD AFTER MAY DISPUTE". Local Government Chronicle (LGC). 1993-06-30. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
^ "RECOUNT AGREED FOR DORSET COUNTY WARD AFTER MAY DISPUTE". Local Government Chronicle (LGC). 1993-06-30. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
^ "DORSET BALLOT VOID, HIGH COURT RULES". Local Government Chronicle (LGC). 1993-07-20. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
^ "DORSET SEES HUGE LIB DEMS SWING". Local Government Chronicle (LGC). 1993-09-24. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
^ "Results from the county council elections". The Independent. 6 May 1993. Retrieved 4 May 2024.

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