Dorset County Council

Dorset County Council
Dorset County Council
	Coat of arms
	Council logo
Type
Type	Non-metropolitan county council
Structure
Seats	46 councillors
Length of term	4 years
Elections
Voting system	First-past-the-post
Last election	4 May 2017
Meeting place
	County Hall, Dorchester
Website
	www.dorsetforyou.gov.uk

Dorset County Council (DCC) was the county council for the county of Dorset in England. It provided the upper tier of local government, below which were district councils, and town and parish councils. The county council had 46 elected councillors and was based at County Hall in Dorchester.^[1] The council was abolished on 31 March 2019 as part of structural changes to local government in Dorset.^[2]

^ "County Hall". Dorset County Council.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (25 May 2018). "The Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole (Structural Changes) Order 2018". Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 28 May 2018.

[1] "County Hall". Dorset County Council.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[2] Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (25 May 2018). "The Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole (Structural Changes) Order 2018". Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 28 May 2018.

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