The1997Dorset County Council election was held on 1 May 1997, on the same day as the1997 general election andother local elections. This was the first election in which as a result of Local Government Reorganisation there was creation of two newUnitary Authorities in the county;Bournemouth andPoole.[1] The council remained underno overall control.
| Results[2] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats | Change | |
| Liberal Democrat | 31 |  7 | |
| Conservative | 21 | 8 | |
| Labour | 5 | 1 | |
| Other | 1 | 3 | |
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