2024 Dorset Council election

2024 Dorset Council election

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All 82 seats to Dorset Council 42 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Nick Ireland Spencer Flower Clare Sutton Party Liberal Democrats Conservative Green Last election 29 43 4 Seats before 27 43 5 Seats after 42 30 4 Seat change 13 13   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Les Fry Paul Kimber n/a Party Independents for Dorset Labour Independent Last election n/a 2 4 Seats before 4 2 1 Seats after 3 2 1 Seat change 3 3
Map showing the results of the 2024 Dorset Council elections.
Leader before election Spencer Flower Conservative Leader after election Nick Ireland Liberal Democrats

The 2024 Dorset Council election took place on Thursday 2 May 2024 to elect all 82 councillors to Dorset Council in England, the same day as other local elections in the United Kingdom.^[1]

Dorset Council was previously controlled by the Conservatives, who won the first election to the Council in 2019. The 2024 election was the last for a five-year term of office; after 2029, elections will take place every four years.^[2]

The Liberal Democrats were aiming to gain control of the council from the Conservatives,^[3] which they achieved.^[4] The Liberal Democrat group leader, Nick Ireland, was subsequently appointed leader of the council at the annual council meeting on 16 May 2024.^[5]