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This is a list of electoral divisions and wards in the ceremonial county of Dorset in South West England.All changes since the re-organisation of local government following the passing of the Local Government Act 1972 are shown.
East Dorset was a local government district in Dorset, England.Its council met in Wimborne Minster between 2016 and 2019. [1] [2]The district (as Wimborne) was formed on 1 April 1974 by merging Wimborne Minster Urban District with Wimborne and Cranborne Rural District, plus the parish of St Leonards and St Ives transferred from the Ringwood and Fordingbridge Rural District in Hampshire. [3]
It was acquired by Wimborne Urban District Council in the late 1930s and converted into a civic centre. [6] It remained the headquarters of the council for another three decades, [7] but ceased to be the local seat of government when the enlarged East Dorset Council was formed at Furzehill, 1.6 miles (2.6 km) north of Wimborne Minster, in 1974.
For the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which redrew the constituency map ahead of the 2024 United Kingdom general election, the Boundary Commission for England opted to retain the eight current constituencies in Dorset, with minor boundary changes to reflect changes to ward boundaries following the reorganisation of local government authorities within the county.
North Dorset: East Chelborough: Beaminster Rural District [23] West Dorset: East Holme: Wareham and Purbeck Rural District [10] Purbeck: East Lulworth: 246 [72] 17.48 Wareham and Purbeck Rural District [10] Purbeck: East Orchard: 223 [73] 8.32 Shaftesbury Rural District [17] North Dorset: East Stoke: 504 [74] 23.04 Wareham and Purbeck Rural ...
In the 1918 redistribution, the four Dorset constituencies were retained, but their boundaries were redrawn. East Dorset was reduced in area to about half its former size, with the northern part of the pre-1918 seat being transferred to North Dorset and the southern part to South Dorset. In the 1950 redistribution, this constituency disappeared.
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It is independent from Dorset Council, the unitary authority which administers the rest of the county. The district was created on 1 April 2019 by the merger of the areas that were previously administered by the unitary authorities of Bournemouth and Poole , and the non-metropolitan district of Christchurch .