Dorset County Council

Dorset County Council
Coat of arms or logo
Coat of arms
Logo
Council logo
Type
Type
Structure
Seats46 councillors
Length of term
4 years
Elections
First-past-the-post
Last election
4 May 2017
Meeting place
County Hall at Dorchester
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]

  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.