Election Name: | 1995 West Dorset District Council election |
Type: | parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1991 West Dorset District Council election |
Previous Year: | 1991 |
Next Election: | 1999 West Dorset District Council election |
Next Year: | 1999 |
Seats For Election: | All 55 seats to West Dorset District Council |
Majority Seats: | 28 |
Image1: | Con |
Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Last Election1: | 18 seats, 33.2% |
Seats1: | 18 |
Popular Vote1: | 8,895 |
Percentage1: | 24.8% |
Swing1: | 8.4% |
Party2: | Independent politician |
Last Election2: | 19 seats, 13.2% |
Seats2: | 18 |
Seat Change2: | 1 |
Popular Vote2: | 7,280 |
Percentage2: | 12.9% |
Swing2: | 6.9% |
Image3: | LD |
Party3: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
Last Election3: | 11 seats, 29.0% |
Seats3: | 13 |
Seat Change3: | 2 |
Popular Vote3: | 12,408 |
Percentage3: | 34.6% |
Swing3: | 5.6% |
Image4: | Lab |
Party4: | Labour Party (UK) |
Last Election4: | 5 seats, 18.1% |
Seats4: | 5 |
Popular Vote4: | 7,037 |
Percentage4: | 19.6% |
Swing4: | 1.5% |
Image5: | SDP |
Party5: | Social Democratic Party (UK, 1990–present) |
Last Election5: | 1 seat, 1.6% |
Seats5: | 1 |
Popular Vote5: | N/A |
Percentage5: | N/A |
Swing5: | 1.6% |
Council control | |
Posttitle: | Council control after election |
Before Election: | No overall control |
After Election: | No overall control |
The 1995 West Dorset District Council election was held on Thursday 4 May 1995 to elect councillors to West Dorset District Council in England. It took place on the same day as other district council elections in the United Kingdom. The entire council was up for election.
The 1995 election saw the council remain in no overall control, with Independent councillors and the Conservatives each electing 18 councillors.