Purbeck District
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Council in
Dorset
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England
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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
A county council is the elected administrative body governing an area known as a county. This term has slightly different meanings in different countries.
Ireland
The county councils created under British rule in 1899 continue to exist in Irel ...
instead. The council was abolished and subsumed into
Dorset Council in 2019.
Political control
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:
Leadership
The
leaders of the council from 2009 until the council's abolition in 2019 were:
Council elections
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1973 election
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1976 election
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1979 election
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1980 election
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1982 election
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1983 election
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1984 election
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1986 election
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1987 election
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1988 election
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1990 election
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1991 election
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1992 election
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1994 election
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1995 election
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1996 election
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1998 election
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1999 election
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2000 election
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2002 election
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2003 election
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2004 election
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2006 election
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2007 election
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2008 election
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2010 election
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2011 election
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2012 election
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2014 election
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2015 election
By-election results
1997–2001
2001–2005
2005–2009
2009-2013
References
By-election results
External links
Purbeck District Council
{{Dorset elections
Council elections in Dorset
Purbeck District
District council elections in England