The 1987 West Dorset District Council election was held on Thursday 7 May 1987 to elect councillors to West Dorset District Council in England. It took place on the same day as other district council elections in the United Kingdom. The entire council was up for election as West Dorset returned to whole councils elections, after previously having been elected in thirds.
The 1987 election saw the Independent councillors lose their majority they had held since the formation of the Council in 1974.
Ward results
Beaminster
Bothenhampton
Bradford Abbas
Bradpole
Bridport North
Bridport South
Broadmayne
Broadwindsor
Burton Bradstock
Caundle Vale
Cerne Valley
Charminster
Charmouth
Chesil Bank
Chickerell
Dorchester East
Dorchester North
Dorchester South
Dorchester West
Frome Valley
Halstock
Holnest
Loders
Lyme Regis
Maiden Newton
Netherbury
Owermoigne
Piddle Valley
Puddletown
Queen Thorne
Sherborne East
Sherborne West
Symondsbury
Thorncombe
Tolpuddle
Whitchurch Canonicorum
Winterborne St Martin
Yetminster
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