Bring photo ID next time you vote
Voters will need to show an accepted form of photographic identification next time they go to the polling station.
Don’t lose your right to vote
Dorset residents are being asked to check their electoral registration details are correct to make sure they retain their right to vote in future elections and referendums.
Results for May 2021 by-elections and referendums in Dorset
People have voted and the results are in for the May 2021 town council by-elections and neighbourhood plan referendums in Dorset. An election also took place for the Police and Crime Commissioner.
Dorset’s polling stations will be safe places to vote
For the elections on 6 May, Dorset Council is putting in place many of the measures we’ve become used to over recent months.
Candidates announced for 6 May elections
Candidates standing in this year’s Police and Crime Commissioner elections and some town and parish council by-elections in Dorset have been published.
Elections in Dorset this May – what’s happening and where
Although elections are not taking place this year for Dorset Council councillors (they happen in 2024), some by-elections and neighbourhood plan referendums and the Police Crime Commissioner election are taking place in the county on 6 May. These are: By-elections for: Lyme Regis Town Council Weymouth Town Council – Wyke Regis Ward Weymouth Town Council… Read more Elections in Dorset this May – what’s happening and where
General election results for Dorset
Results of the 2019 General Election are now in for Dorset.
Costs reduced by digitally savvy residents
Residents who confirmed their voter details online, by phone or text have helped Dorset Council reduce costs.
Want to win £1000? Respond to your household enquiry form online, by phone or text
We have sent household enquiry forms for the electoral register to all residential properties in Dorset. Look out for an envelope addressed ‘To the occupier’.
European Election results for Dorset
Results of the 2019 European Elections are now in for Dorset.
Vote in the European Elections on Thursday
Elections to the European Parliament are taking place in the UK on Thursday 23 May.
