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Dorset Council

Full council and cabinet meetings from May 2019 to October 2026, read from the council's own record.

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Members by party

The 82 councillors listed at the full council meeting of 22 October 2026, with their party as the council recorded it.

Party in overall control

Named votes (24)

  1. Budget and Medium Term Financial Plan Strategy Report: Full council, 10 February 2026, a named vote, carried. For 45, Against 24, Abstained 1.
  2. Budget and Medium Term Financial Plan Strategy Report: Full council, 11 February 2025, a named vote on the motion, carried. For 49, Against 29, Abstained 0.
  3. Budget and Medium Term Financial Plan Strategy Report: Full council, 11 February 2025, a named vote on the amendment, lost. For 29, Against 49, Abstained 0.
  4. Budget Strategy and Medium Term Financial Plan: Full council, 13 February 2024, a named vote on the recommendations, carried. For 51, Against 16, Abstained 0.
  5. Budget Strategy and Medium Term Financial Plan: Full council, 13 February 2024, a named vote on the amendment, lost. For 22, Against 44, Abstained 1.
  6. Budget Strategy and Medium-Term Financial Plan: Full council, 14 February 2023, a named vote on the recommendations, carried. For 59, Against 11, Abstained 2.
  7. Budget Strategy and Medium-Term Financial Plan: Full council, 14 February 2023, a named vote on the amendment, lost. For 30, Against 43, Abstained 0.
  8. Notice of Motion: Full council, 12 May 2022, a named vote on the motion, carried. For 47, Against 21, Abstained 5.
  9. Notice of Motion: Full council, 14 April 2022, a named vote on the recommendation, carried. For 44, Against 9, Abstained 11.
  10. Meeting Arrangements and the Health and Wellbeing Board: Full council, 14 April 2022, a named vote on the recommendation, lost. For 9, Against 56, Abstained 7.
  11. Notice of Motion: Full council, 14 April 2022, a named vote on the recommendation, lost. For 30, Against 41, Abstained 0.
  12. Budget Strategy Report: Full council, 15 February 2022, a named vote on the recommendations, carried. For 61, Against 7, Abstained 1.
  13. Notice of Motion submitted by Cllr Nick Ireland: Full council, 15 July 2021, a named vote on the amendment, carried. For 46, Against 32, Abstained 0.
  14. Budget Strategy: Full council, 16 February 2021, a named vote on the recommendations, carried. For 74, Against 4, Abstained 2.
  15. Budget Strategy: Full council, 16 February 2021, a named vote on the amendment, lost. For 18, Against 49, Abstained 12.
  16. Notice of Motion - proposed by Cllr L O'Leary: Full council, 10 December 2020, a named vote, lost. For 50, Against 8, Abstained 20.
  17. Notice of Motion - proposed by Cllr L O'Leary: Full council, 10 December 2020, a named vote. For 33, Against 41, Abstained 5.
  18. Report of the Independent Remuneration Panel - Dorset Scheme of Members' Allowances: Full council, 3 September 2020, a named vote on the recommendations, lost. For 44, Against 28, Abstained 3.
  19. Report of the Independent Remuneration Panel - Dorset Scheme of Members' Allowances: Full council, 3 September 2020, a named vote on the amendment, carried. For 61, Against 12, Abstained 1.
  20. Budget Strategy Report: Full council, 18 February 2020, a named vote on the recommendation, carried. For 64, Against 4, Abstained 3.
  21. Budget Strategy Report: Full council, 18 February 2020, a named vote on the amendment, lost. For 33, Against 40, Abstained 0.
  22. Budget Strategy Report: Full council, 18 February 2020, a named vote on the amendment, lost. For 28, Against 45, Abstained 0.
  23. Budget Strategy Report: Full council, 18 February 2020, a named vote on the amendment, lost. For 33, Against 41, Abstained 0.
  24. Public Participation: Full council, 16 May 2019, a named vote, carried. For 69, Against 2, Abstained 6.

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