THE pattern of increased support for the Conservative Party continued this morning with a strong showing for the East Dorset District Council election.
Tory candidates were elected or re-elected in Alderholt, Ameysford, Colehill West, Corfe Mullen, Ferndown Central, Hampreston and Longham, Parley, St Leonards, Stour and West Moors and Holt.
Wimborne Minster bucked the trend, with Liberal Democrats Shane Bartlett and David Morgan taking seats with a small majority, while in Colehill East Lib Dem Janet Dover kept her seat, joined by Conservative KD Johnson.
In Ferndown Central, Parley and West Moors and Holt, Ukip came in second place, as in other wards only contested by them and the Tories, but they were beaten in votes by Green Party candidate Susan Durant in Wimborne.
The Lib Dems enjoyed strong support in both Colehill wards.
The count was at Two Riversmeet Leisure Centre this morning. The returning officer was Christchurch and East Dorset Partnership chief executive David McIntosh.
The results:
Alderholt
Keith Mayo UK Independence Party (UKIP) 338
Ian James Monks (elected) The Conservative Party Candidate 1,133
Aaron Roy Mudd Green Party Candidate 332
Ameysford
Cathy Lugg (elected) Conservative Party Candidate 1,145
Lawrence Wilson UK Independence Party (UKIP) 529
Colehill East
Janet Dover (elected) Liberal Democrats 1,858
K. D. Johnson (elected) Conservative Party Candidate 1,333
Brian Lowe UK Independence Party (UKIP) 548
Stefan Morawiec UK Independence Party (UKIP) 415
Barry Roberts Liberal Democrats 1,080
Graeme Matthew David Smith Conservative Party Candidate 1,230
Colehill West
Linda Dickins Liberal Democrats 617
Stephen Homer UK Independence Party (UKIP) 193
David Geoffrey Lawson Packer (elected) Conservative Party Candidate 927
Corfe Mullen
Sarah Jayne Burns (elected) Conservative Party Candidate 2,420
Derek Burt (elected) Conservative Party Candidate 2,202
Dave William Evans UK Independence Party (UKIP) 985
Josephine Marie Evans UK Independence Party (UKIP) 866
Paul Ronald Harrison (elected) Conservative Party Candidate 2,018
Stewart Campbell Hearn Liberal Democrats 1,791
Bill Honeyman Liberal Democrats 1,924
Jason Darryl Jones Liberal Democrats 1,534
David Mattocks UK Independence Party (UKIP) 940
David Peden Labour Party 452
Ferndown Central
Geoff Laidlaw UK Independence Party (UKIP) 1,336
Sue Laidlaw UK Independence Party (UKIP) 1,334
David Anthony Lee Labour Party 744
Peter Lucas UK Independence Party (UKIP) 1,100
Steve Lugg (elected) Conservative Party Candidate 2,645
Peter George Oggelsby (elected) Conservative Party Candidate 2,315
Julie Lorraine Robinson (elected) Conservative Party Candidate 2,351
Hampreston & Longham
Lyn Ovens UK Independence Party (UKIP) 511
George Winston Russell (elected) Conservative Party Candidate 1,374
Parley
Nigel Antony Bales Green Party Candidate 288
Peter Durant - 309
Barbara Theresa Manuel (elected) Conservative Party Candidate 1,899
Ann Josephine Miller UK Independence Party (UKIP) 859
Kenny Pearce UK Independence Party (UKIP) 790
Martyn James Rainer Green Party Candidate 246
John Leslie Wilson (elected) Conservative Party Candidate 1,740
St Leonards
Ray Bryan (elected) Conservative Party Candidate 3,292
Tony Connor UK Independence Party (UKIP) 1,562
Mike Dyer (elected) Conservative Party Candidate 3,386
Barry Goringe (elected) Conservative Party Candidate 3,088
Oliver Kent UK Independence Party (UKIP) 1,413
Alistair Somerville-Ford UK Independence Party (UKIP) 1,203
Stour Robin David Cook (elected) The Conservative Party Candidate 944
Simon Nicholas Pritchard Independent 608
West Moors & Holt
Bob Blake UK Independence Party (UKIP) 1,267
Alexander Arthur John Clarke (elected) Conservative Party Candidate 2,736
Brian Cropper Labour Party 610
Mike Hawkes Green Party Candidate 637
Linda Hills UK Independence Party (UKIP) 1,136
Peter Hills UK Independence Party (UKIP) 1,005
Peter Holden Independent 1,157
David William Shortell (elected) Conservative Party Candidate 2,351
Andy Skeats (elected) Conservative Party Candidate 2,313
Wimborne Minster
Shane Kevin Bartlett (elected) Liberal Democrats 1,155
Edward Beardsley - 192
Susan Margaret Durant Green Party Candidate 482
Sally Elliot Conservative Party Candidate 906
Stuart Evans UK Independence Party (UKIP) 437
Shirley Ann Mear Independent 204
David Morgan (elected) Liberal Democrats 1,110
Kelly Frances Webb Conservative Party Candidate 1,096
Nick Wellstead UK Independence Party (UKIP) 473
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