Local elections: every Dorset council seat is up for grabs

Millions of voters will get their last chance on Thursday to cast a ballot before the general election.
Around 2,600 councillors will be elected in 107 local authorities across England. Labour are expected to make gains - and some polls predict that the Conservatives could lose around half the seats they are defending.
There will also be elections for 10 metro mayors - mostly in the Midlands or north of England
And in addition, across all of Wales and almost all of England, police and crime commissioners are up for re-election on the 2nd of May.
We've been to Dorset, where all county council seats are being contested, and the Lib Dems are hoping to take control from the Conservatives.
For more information about the council elections in Dorset, and across England, follow these links:
www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/w/pa...
www.electoralcommission.org.u...
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[@Robbo1966]

The Torys are finished in Dorset, look at the decimation of public services

[@Ibnjamal645]

The dimlows of Dorset will vote the Tories back in

[@mikesgamingcox1331]

bournemouth is run by the greens and its sh*thole.

[@tednindo6761]

can't wait to hear the tories try to lie their way out of this week's batch of defeats

[@bigslydoc]

“We’ll the one thing we can take away from these results is that it wasn’t a good night for Labour” says the Tory minister who just oversaw hundreds of councillors lose their seats to Labour because one council went from Labour to no overall control.

[@mohamedsaid9473]

😂wwr​@@bigslydoc

[@bumface1810]

you sound like a total mark, let me guess Labour would do a better job?

[@phillipc3286]

P Harrison why have dogs and bark yourself,?

[@Evemeister12]

Never underestimate the stupidity of the electorate.

[@leroysimon5692]

👏🏾👏🏾👍🏾

[@johnrussell3961]

Is there a single part of the UK that Boris made promises too that doesn’t feel betrayed?

[@julianshepherd2038]

Scotland. We didn't listen to him because we know a clown when we see one.

[@marksimons8861]

@@julianshepherd2038 I hope you are not listening to Reform UK too cos they are out peddling some whoppers at the moment.

[@thomasrobert4654]

he even betrayed himself by breaking his own laws,i guess that he has ended that not so grand old tradition of eton prime ministers for good, but he and his brother father sister all got a few millions more in the families coffers.

[@henrythe9th377]

His own bubble

[@leeskinka]

You’ll only feel betrayed if you were stupid enough to believe him. How anyone can believe a Tory is beyond me considering what they’ve done to the country in the last 45 years.

[@user-rn3wo9bw1z]

Sunak the clown 🤡 and the Tories have brought this country to it's knees

[@bbuzz1687]

Both parties

[@melgrant7404]

​@@bbuzz1687 only one in power.

[@bbuzz1687]

@melgrant7404 the rot goes back decades.

[@melgrant7404]

@bbuzz1687 yes but being in power for so long obviously counts too.

[@user-rn3wo9bw1z]

@@melgrant7404 Thank you for your feedback.But I am sorry do not understand your point.if you are in power for so long ,dose this not give you time to get thing's done.,❓❓❓

[@user-tx1rr3rb1q]

Anyone who votes tory does not deserve my respect people forced to pull there teeth out homeless arrested for sleeping in tents should tell you everything if tories somehow win this is just the start of there evilness

[@joannebutler2369]

They are all the same !!! We need total change

[@kaizer1903]

Well said

[@markpallister9882]

So be smart and Vote for STARMERGEDDON 😂😂😂

[@aob4214]

@@markpallister9882clown 😹🔫🥳🤡

[@francisravenscroft-dw6gi]

What about the young families of Dorset that can t afford rent, can t get social housing, because its been sold off, nor can these families fund a mortgages. The Tories have not supported the future, they have funded the retirees.

[@user-xb9wb8sc9l]

The tories have obliterated the middle class in Dorset, as well as sticking immigrants on their doorstep. Why would they vote in the Tories.

[@marksimons8861]

They've got Suella Braverman close by. That's enough to put anyone off voting for the Tories.

[@wessexfox5197]

@@marksimons8861she represents Fareham, in neighbouring Hampshire. Unfortunately I’m blessed to live in the same county as her.

[@marksimons8861]

@@wessexfox5197 What a stain she is on the whole county. Hope the people of Fareham come to their senses and throw her out.

[@alextrusk1713]

So who do you want to win

[@user-xb9wb8sc9l]

@alextrusk1713 any party which holds true Conservative values. It seems Reform are the closest thing to it at the moment.

[@michaelc821]

Tories will lose Dorset.

[@buzzukfiftythree]

I hope you’re right, but I won’t hold my breath.

[@ronstriebig2749]

No seats tory please turn the lights off and never darken our doors again

[@Ghengiskhansmum]

Many of them should lose their liberty!

[@hendo19742]

UK IS SCREWED, LIB DEMS!🙄🙄🇬🇧🇬🇧 VOTE REFORM OR HERITAGE PARTY, 3 MAIN PARTIES ARE ALL DEEP STATE STOOGES!😑😑

[@Jon-hh3gz]

Think the Tories are only familiar with The Dorchester

[@Land-of-reason]

Dorchester is Liberal.

[@grahamturner1290]

Goodbye Tories. 😊

[@xelthiavice4276]

thats a good thing. but labour will be just as bad sadly

[@arcan762]

@@xelthiavice4276 dont vote labour then?

[@esseker6320]

Well they wasn't last time they were in were they 🤪.​@xelthiavice4276

[@MegaKapo12]

​@@xelthiavice4276best lie Conservatives ever engraved into peoples mind.

[@josephturner7569]

​@@arcan762 Vote tactical.

[@user-xc8ir7ng9z]

The current Tories couldn't find Dorset.

[@johnrussell3961]

Is it near Rwanda?

[@Kernovia]

​@@johnrussell3961 yes it is only a short boat ride away and a quick train trip you'll be there in no time. 😂

[@TheSuperPsychoKiller]

They probably think Dorset is the same thing as London like Rwanada is the same country as Congo.

[@robc7162]

@@TheSuperPsychoKiller I think they're getting it mixed up with the Democratic Republic of Cornwall.

[@problemsolverthinktank859]

😂

[@nifty3000]

The tories will lose all on england, not just dorset

[@ehnowthen]

They'll be safe in a few areas, but on the whole they'll lose pretty convincingly

[@peterlynch1861]

The people who’s vote then need to wake up to safe our country before it’s to late

[@PookieUK]

I spot the market place of my home town! Nice to hear that every Tory councilor is in danger of being voted out. Hope it will be replicated at the national level, because for decades it was always a case of a vote for any other party being wasted.

[@joelboy19]

No chance in the borough of Broxbourne where I have to abode.

[@ddt6003]

given 18% are in proverty and over 3 millions in destitution, that's nearly one fifth of voters that the tories already lost just for existing

[@breamoreboy]

I wonder, will the introduction of voter Id make any difference to the number of people voting?

[@ChrispyNut]

@@breamoreboy It did before, maybe it'll be better this year, but given the annoyance of it, some may not bother, even if they have the necessary docs.

[@rachel.mcgowan]

A lot of poor people vote Tory because they've become convinced Labour aren't for them.. they're for the "woke metropolitan elites" whoever they are. Labour are a bit too PC but it's ridiculous how people have been conned to vote against their own wellbeing. Hopefully if they won't vote Labour they'll go to Reform and help get this loathsome government out.

[@eliakimjosephsophia4542]

Immigrants?

[@Hartley_Hare]

@@rachel.mcgowan I don't vote, and I see no reason to change that stance. The country is in its death throes because of Brexit and that policy isn't going to be reversed. I'll not take part in a ridiculous pantomime.

[@domm1341]

Dorset? Is that in the Congo… sorry.. Rwanda??

[@aclark903]

Turn left at #Basingstoke?

[@George57]

😂😂😂😂. Can’t stop laughing

[@robertreynolds2702]

I will vote for my local councillor North Dorsetwho happens to be a conservative and has done a good job,but when It comes to the General Election I will be voting REFORM UK 🇬🇧

[@Itskilo]

I'm pretty sure the Tories are aiming for zero seats across the entire UK.

[@murielbrown3013]

Independents should do well in my part of Dorset.

[@DilanPerera1]

When the Tory representative said, "We've got a track record we could stand on". That got me LOL 😂😂😂

[@007JHS]

This eedjit from Dorset certainly deserves losing his seat... I've never before heard any elected member exhorting people not to vote.

[@alanrobinson2559]

The electorate are sick of the Boris and Liz Truss's sleaze and lies

[@BowserLucaTheThird]

The truth is Dorset was doing better under Labour, now lots of things feel really strained Dorset will benefit more from losing the Tories than almost anywhere else It's one of the best places and it deserves much better than the Tories have done for it

[@rogermoore5761]

The Tiries don't deserve to win it 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@Chelsyt12]

I think it’s fair to say the tories will lose a lot more than Dorset

[@lionroar26]

Let's go independents 👊

[@LeftLib]

The "Independent" MPs are largely MPs that been expelled from their party.

[@brusselssprouts560]

This is why PR is needed.

[@bootletillylaroya7003]

Thank you @c4

[@gareth449]

I wonder why the Journalist picked the Hovis bread street to walk up 3.20

[@julianshepherd2038]

It looks good on TV

[@BritishRepublicsn]

What?

[@monkeyboy7981]

A part of the UK he's always wanted to visit and had the opportunity to go there and get paid for it 😂

[@marksimons8861]

Does the last interviewee not remember why there are so many independents in the HoC? _Hint: They lost their party whip_

[@rb1062]

I remember Teresa May resigning after disastrous local election results. But then we had Boris!!

[@rogerwilco2]

The Tories will keep getting new leaders until they end up with Nadine Dories.

[@maria8809ttt]

Mog got mobbed, and moved by his security team. I just watched the footage. He was smiling, things are getting out of hand. We need a General Election nevermind local.

[@George57]

Tactical voting is the order of the day vote for any candidate with the best chance of beating the Tory candidate the more Tory councillors we can kick out in the locals the better. Then we can replicate it in the general election and never again have the tories band of sick hateful corrupt and incompetent politics force on British citizens again.

[@mauricehawkins1278]

Why are all council seats not being contested ?

[@ZiggyMercury]

- Hacker: "Half of them [local councillors] are self-centered busy-bodies on an ego trip and the other half are in it for what they can get out of it" - Humphrey: "Perhaps they ought to be in the House of Commons..." ("Yes, Minister")

[@michaelstapelberg7751]

narcissists never know how evil and hated they are.. it explains the tories delussion abd evil entitlement

[@grandmaskeate6279]

Not are they going to lose Dorset, they're going to lose their shirts!

[@paulewen387]

What a ridiculous comment by the Independent Cllr regarding the number of independent MP’s. Nothing to do with being elected as such. Every one of them suspended by their own parties & lost the whip.

[@lorraine739]

Hottest year on record? It’s nearly May and it’s still freezing cold in the northwest

[@josephturner7569]

Well they've lost the plot so why not?

[@michaelmarriott11]

Lib Dem’s get my vote. Anything to get these criminals out.

[@ChrispyNut]

I mean, a reasonably compelling argument can be made that the Lib Dems put them in, so why vote for them to get them out? Yea, no. They're just as status quo as The Labour & Unionist Party.

[@KSweeney36]

Here in bury Manchester, feels that Andy maybe in trouble. Hope not

[@phillipc3286]

Just delivered a huge amount of Lib Dem material in Corfe Mulken

[@PollieBrooon-cz5yg]

Vote Lib Dem and get Labour by the back door....more immigrants and green belt concreted over to house them.

[@phillipc3286]

Yes less Tories then.The Tory party will not exist soon .

[@phillipc3286]

Lib Dems are now in control of the council .

[@paulbird3235]

The tory guy said "we have cut no services". Dorset councils have historically been supported by the high no of summer visitors coming from the north. 😂...

[@user-oo1zh5vw7t]

Stay away from the area youre trying to represent is like a hospital saying to a surgeon stay st home and let this heart surgery do it self. Dorset you deserve better.

[@airingcupboard]

They could fix the local traffic for a start.

[@alzeNL]

Bournemouth is in Dorset, no council elections here. poor headline.

[@breamoreboy]

Different authority, Dorset council as opposed to Bournemouth Christchurch Poole.

[@handyandy6050]

Hampshire didn't want it, so for years Dorset bore the finacial brunt of having it. Guess which end of the county all the money ended up in? Not to mention the cost of having the Tory party conference at the BIC for years.

[@ColonelKurtz69]

I want to know why they don't sell Jam doughnuts in the Greggs in pool, needs to be sorted

[@coppershark1973]

It’s always incredible to me that TORIES when interviewed don’t speak about how the country could be ‘doing better’ they only speak about how their PARTY could be ‘doing better’. VOTE THEM OUT!

[@KamiTenchi]

It's astonishing people still think voting will make the country better.

[@phillipc3286]

Let's be having you Spence !!!😅

[@phoenixreborn6065]

Even renting nevermind owning a home is unaffordable for most young people in Dorset these days as it is most of the country. A good amount people I use to at least somewhat know, have moved out of the area altogether for more opportunities and likely a cheaper way of life and I can understand that as sad as it is to see. The guy saying they haven't cut any services is rediculous. One of my local bus services went from one bus every 1-2 hours about 10-12 years ago to about 2 per day which for a mostly elderly community around here who can't drive and have no other way of getting to work, school, the hospital, dentist etc is absurd. So I don't believe a word of it. I go around town and see potholes everywhere, businesses unable to either get started or maintain their business because the rates and costs are too high, shops left empty for a year or two in some cases. I love the place but damn, it's just a shell of what it was and could be.

[@PollieBrooon-cz5yg]

Health, housing and sewage crisis due to mass immigration and overpopulation.

[@veggie42]

​@PollieBrooon-cz5yg no bad nationalisation and investment..too many water supply companies who are not needed competition is in suplly to retail..the cleaning of dirty water should be publically owmes like network rail. Drinking water should have th3 same indpectorate as tap water^ id merge saving a quango. Id reduce water quangos merger them.

[@jonathaneffemey944]

Thanks for posting

[@27july1954]

If Tactical Voting (to remove Tories) is seriously engaged, then EVERY Tory Seat is up for grabs. Not one is safe. As it is unlikely (IMO) that Tactical Voting will be engaged in all Constituencies, then the Tories will experience a less catastrophic outcome. Less catastrophic as in humiliating defeat...

[@armandoalbania]

Why aren’t the main news channels covering the local elections at all on the election evening!!! Crazy!! I wonder why?

[@davehunter9342]

Bournemouth in Dorset voted last year ?

[@kimcallaghan753]

Here's hoping!

[@chickenbites8877]

We can only hope so!

[@amayastrata4629]

Isn’t it Dorset where Jeremy hunt has some of his property portfolio?

[@sirgavalot]

0:57 what's that bird flying across the image?

[@Kernovia]

Might had been a white tail Eagle. They becoming common in the dorset area. If not that maybe a buzzard.

[@CC-hx5fz]

You see it again at 1:52 but can't see anything for scale

[@Kernovia]

@@CC-hx5fz the one 0:57 different to the one at 1:52 the one at 1:52 is a buzzard for sure by the small tail and hawk like looks, The first one at 0:57 has long tail what's more found with a baby white-tail eagle (if it is a buzzard it's not the common hawk buzzard but its larger brother). Yet could even be a rare but likely chance it's a short-toed eagle they sometimes get lost on migration and come to dorset.

[@hosephanerothe1440]

God forbid anywhere elects Green councillors. Just look at Brighton

[@crayontom9687]

A successful and vibrant place, yes

[@rolandrothwell4840]

I really hope Dorset constituencies go over to the Liberal Democrats. We need positive change that benefits ordinary people. We need a better deal for the environment and help with free school. Dorset, I'm proud you supported the LibDems in the local elections 👏 the future is orange 🍊

[@handyandy6050]

Hope so.

[@GAZMofBI74]

"Democracy"....The great illusion.!. 🔴🔵🇬🇧🤯🤕👁😎👍🏻

[@CammieRacing]

Absolutely, just look at Putin winning 87% of the vote.

[@sandraowens4547]

Hopefully?

[@roops2939]

"Yeah, I fink I'll vote Labor this time, they can't mess up as much as these lot, eh?" 2024 " Yeah, I fink I'll vote Blues this time, they can't mess up as these lot, eh?" 2010. Pathetic.

[@monkeyboy7981]

Two things... 1) How could you visit Weymouth and not mention Bibby 2) Is social distancing still a thing 😂 C4 fools 🤡

[@jacqueboyce3176]

just England not Wales???

[@foureveralone]

The "national Picture" it's all theatre to these people!!

[@joannebutler2369]

Greens hottest year 2023 🤣🤣🤣 climate BS

[@user-rc7sz8iy7o]

Hope, hope, hope they do, wishing you all the best Lib Dems. I will vote for you.

[@eliakimjosephsophia4542]

The lack lustre Lib Dems are only polling at 8%, whereas Reform is polling at 14%.

[@TC-dy4zr]

Green 💚💚💚

[@Caz2020]

😂

[@garyk1334]

Who cares anymore ? We're obviously doomed either way . We need a total clear out

[@user-js3rg9sj1k]

YES.

[@taranjk1]

I postal voted for Lib Dem in Bournemouth, I would have voted green for the justice thing but they weren’t on the ballot.

[@davidedwards7063]

If anyone truly wants to see a change you need to try something completely different!! No conservative no labour no liberals!! You'll only vote for these people if you want to see the same things continuing!! Vote independent

[@shaneb.2464]

Imagine Karl Pilkington on council.

[@theroadsnearyou...5088]

No matter who you vote for, the government always gets in!🤪

[@monkeyboy8424]

Ritchie Sunak will be replaced after Penny Mordaunt decides on new wallpaper.

[@cleolector710]

Not voting both sides the same pro Israel first

[@juliegwilliam8503]

Vote independents! 🎉

[@michaelhibbert4393]

A week is a long time in politics….so is 15 years….goodbye Tory party

[@PollieBrooon-cz5yg]

Another 15 years will be perfect....never want useless Labour again.

[@nigelsmith2044]

No

[@cleitonaparecido4121]

Nice doset

[@danmorley6517]

At this point in time as long as the Tories are losing it doesn't matter who's winning. Vote tactically.

[@Jeff-ut5sx]

Bye bye Wishy washy

[@Witchfinder.General]

Zero Seats!

[@cbolt4492]

1:15 Blandford Forum

[@stephenfarthing3819]

That is unfortunate that it's coming down to this - and if it is so! Is that the Conservatives are in trouble that is most serious difficulty! And things are getting more complicated by the minutes not by hour! Day or week!

[@ChrispyNut]

Huh? I'm in Dorset (Bournemouth) and there's only PCC election next week for me, so how is every council seat up for grabs this election?

[@rhubarb2301]

bournemouth christchurch and poole are separate from dorset council

[@ChrispyNut]

@@rhubarb2301 Yes, so why isn't this titled "Dorset county council" and I don't recall hearing it stated in the video either.

[@alzeNL]

well spotted, made the same point. poor reporting, given the size of BPC, its a significant amount of voters who wont get to vote until the elections.

[@adridaplague-boi]

​@@ChrispyNutbecause it's all of Dorset except for like 10% of the county area

[@ChrispyNut]

@@adridaplague-boi A typical apologist manipulation of the truth. It's around half the population!

[@nigelsmith2044]

The tories may surprise us all in the general election if it comes this year....

[@stevehall6299]

Why? Will they get rid of food banks?

[@alz722]

The Tories have completely failed to control the countries boarders.

[@hitcherhighway2273]

The Tories are facing an even worse defeat than in 1997.

[@PollieBrooon-cz5yg]

Why? Rishi doing a good job ...Starmer is a dead beat, dead end socialist. Labour's a busted flush.

[@silondon9010]

Vote ❎ Reform UK

[@lizmacs3653]

Kestrel

[@PollieBrooon-cz5yg]

Greens are bonkers.

[@markpallister9882]

😂VOTE FOR STARMERGEDDON

[@stanthemafia]

The Lib Dem’s love LTN’s

[@dawngibson2640]

They should hold on to the toilet seat.