Election Name: | 2009 Dorset County Council election |
Country: | Dorset |
Type: | Parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Party Colour: | yes |
Previous Election: | 2005 Dorset County Council election |
Previous Year: | 2005 |
Next Election: | 2013 Dorset County Council election |
Next Year: | 2013 |
Seats For Election: | All 45 seats of Dorset County Council |
Majority Seats: | 23 |
Election Date: | 4 June 2009 |
Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Last Election1: | 24 seats, 44.3% |
Seats Before1: | 24 |
Seats1: | 28 |
Seat Change1: | 4 |
Popular Vote1: | 76,357 |
Percentage1: | 48.8% |
Party2: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
Last Election2: | 16 seats, 39.7% |
Seats Before2: | 16 |
Seats2: | 16 |
Popular Vote2: | 55,733 |
Percentage2: | 35.6% |
Party3: | Independent (politician) |
Last Election3: | 1 seat, 2.0% |
Seats Before3: | 1 |
Seats3: | 1 |
Popular Vote3: | 1,479 |
Percentage3: | 1.0% |
Map Size: | 400px |
Council control | |
Posttitle: | Council control after election |
Before Election: | Conservative |
After Election: | Conservative |
Elections to Dorset County Council took place on 4 June 2009.[1] 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.[2] There were fears however that voter turnout would be a record low.[3]
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