Link to >>> Council Election Results May 2016 - April 2017
Dorset, Ferndown - Conservative gain from UKIP
Swing Conservative to UKIP ~1¾% since September by-election and ~1¼% since 2009 but UKIP to Conservative ~11½% since 2013
Council now 27 Conservative, 13 Liberal Democrat, 4 Labour, 1 Green
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| Party | 2016 B2 votes | 2016 B2 share | since 2016 B1 | since 2013 "top" | since 2013 "average" | since 2009 "top" | since 2009 "average" |
| Conservative |
1,463
|
53.1%
|
-3.9%
|
+9.2%
|
+8.4%
|
-0.8%
|
-0.9%
|
UKIP
|
831
|
30.2%
|
-0.3%
|
-14.5%
|
-14.3%
|
+3.3%
|
+3.5%
|
Liberal Democrat
|
301
|
10.9%
|
+3.7%
|
from nowhere
|
from nowhere
|
-2.8%
|
-2.8%
|
Labour
|
160
|
5.8%
|
+0.5%
|
-5.6%
|
-5.0%
|
+0.3%
|
+0.2%
|
Total votes
|
2,755
|
77%
|
55%
|
58%
|
42%
|
42%
|
Swing Conservative to UKIP ~1¾% since September by-election and ~1¼% since 2009 but UKIP to Conservative ~11½% since 2013
Council now 27 Conservative, 13 Liberal Democrat, 4 Labour, 1 Green
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Ferndown
Dorset CC
UKIP resigned
Candidates
Jason JONES (Liberal Democrats)
Andrew PARRY (The Conservative Party Candidate)
Peter STOKES (The Labour Party Candidate)
Lawrence WILSON (UK Independence Party (UKIP))
2013: UKIP 2222/2027, Con 2187/2085, Lab 567/466
2009: Con 3575/3460, UKIP 1780/1691, LD 913/873, Lab 368
2005: Con 5390/5306, LD 2422/2316, Ind 1497, Lab 1480, UKIP 1083
Feb 2016: Con 2,046, UKIP 1,092, LD 260, Lab 190
Dorset CC
UKIP resigned
Candidates
Jason JONES (Liberal Democrats)
Andrew PARRY (The Conservative Party Candidate)
Peter STOKES (The Labour Party Candidate)
Lawrence WILSON (UK Independence Party (UKIP))
2013: UKIP 2222/2027, Con 2187/2085, Lab 567/466
2009: Con 3575/3460, UKIP 1780/1691, LD 913/873, Lab 368
2005: Con 5390/5306, LD 2422/2316, Ind 1497, Lab 1480, UKIP 1083
Feb 2016: Con 2,046, UKIP 1,092, LD 260, Lab 190
