Purbeck District Council in Dorset, England existed from 1973 to 2019. One-third of the council was elected each year, followed by one year where there was an election to Dorset County Council instead. The council was abolished and subsumed into Dorset Council in 2019.
From the first election to the council in 1973 until its abolition in 2019 political control of the council was held by the following parties:[1]
Party in control | Years | |
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1973–1986 | ||
1986–1999 | ||
1999–2008 | ||
2008–2015 | ||
2015–2019 |
The leaders of the council from 2009 until the council's abolition in 2019 were:[2]
Councillor | Party | From | To | |
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David Budd[3] | 2009 | 2 Aug 2011 | ||
Gary Suttle | 2 Aug 2011 | 31 Mar 2019 |