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    Shaftesbury, Dorset

    At the most recent election (4 May 2017), Derek Leslie Beer (Liberal Democrats) won Shaftesbury, with a majority of 368 votes on a turnout of 39.3%.

    Area type
    ward
    Within
    Dorset
    Elections recorded
    6
    Recorded results
    18
    Shaftesbury: Local Elections 2017Turnout 39.3%, electorate 6,333
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Derek Leslie BeerLiberal Democrats1,23149.5%Yes
    Piers BrownConservative Party86334.7%No
    Jeff TaylorUK Independence Party (UKIP)1817.3%No
    Ursula Louise Ann OsborneThe Labour Party1144.6%No
    Lester Mark DibbenIndependent1004%No
    Shaftesbury: Local Elections 2013Turnout 30.58%, electorate 5,994
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Mark JefferyLiberal Democrats59632.5%Yes
    Gary JeffersonConservative Party57531.4%No
    Lynda DixonUK Independence Party (UKIP)48526.5%No
    Joseph PestellThe Labour Party1779.7%No
    Shaftesbury: Local Elections 1985Turnout 45.85%, electorate 6,731
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    G. HineConservative Party1,54049.9%No
    A. PerryLib/Sdp1,32542.9%No
    K. DaviesThe Labour Party2217.2%No
    Shaftesbury: Local Elections 1981Turnout 51.23%, electorate 6,400
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    A. PerryLIB1,82855.7%No
    M. BillingsConservative Party1,45144.3%No
    Shaftesbury: Local Elections 1977Turnout 52.47%, electorate 5,992
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    D. NewmanConservative Party1,89260.2%No
    K. WaightsLIB1,25239.8%No
    Shaftesbury: Local Elections 12 Apr 1973 (county councils)Turnout 60.1%, electorate 5,391
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    J. RutterLIB1,72753.3%No
    C. MitchellConservative Party1,51346.7%No

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