Liberal Democrats have taken control of Dorset Council and BCP Leader Vikki Slade says she is looking forward to the two councils working closer in the future.
Dorset Council will now be led by Lib Dem group leader Nick Ireland, who has already called for an immediate review of car parking charges and would look to improve housing.
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Lib Dem council leader Vikki Slade, who was at the Dorset Council count, has promised closer working into the future with Dorset Council now that it has changed control, and is very excited about the changes they can achieve together.
It is the first time the party have been in control since the surprise win by the Lib Dems at Dorset County Council in 1993, who then won a second term and continued in power as a minority administration until 2001.
Conservative group and now former council leader Spencer Flower was disappointed with the result – but promised to be “an effective opposition” holding the Lib Dems to account.
The end of evening saw Liberal Democrats with 42 seats, Conservatives 30, Green 4, Independents for Dorset 3, Labour 2, Independent (un-aligned) 1.
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