Dorset Council (UK)

Dorset Council
Dorset Council
Type
Type	Unitary authority
History
Founded	1 April 2019
Preceded by	Weymouth and Portland; West Dorset; North Dorset; Purbeck; East Dorset; Dorset County Council
Leadership
Chair	Val Pothecary, ; Conservative ; since 3 September 2020
Leader	Spencer Flower, ; Conservative ; since 16 May 2019
Chief Executive	Matt Prosser ; since 1 April 2019
Structure
Seats	82 councillors
Political groups	Administration (43) Conservative (43) Other parties (39) Liberal Democrat (27) Green (5) Independent (5) Labour (2)
Elections
Voting system	First past the post
Last election	2 May 2019
Next election	2 May 2024
Meeting place
	County Hall, Colliton Park, Dorchester, DT1 1XJ
Website
	www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk

Dorset Council is a unitary local authority for the district of Dorset, encompassing almost all of the county of the same name (Dorset) except for the district of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. Created in April 2019, the council was formed when the county moved from a two-tier county council and district council system to a one-tier system, with the county divided into two districts administered by two independent unitary authorities (Dorset district and Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole district).

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