Spencer Flower Conservative Nick Ireland Liberal Democrats The 2024 Dorset Council election took place on Thursday 2 May 2024 to elect all 82 councillors to Dorset Council in England, the same day as other local elections in the United Kingdom.

[1] Dorset Council was previously controlled by the Conservatives, who won the first election to the Council in 2019.

The 2024 election was the last for a five-year term of office; after 2029, elections will take place every four years.

[2] The Liberal Democrats were aiming to gain control of the council from the Conservatives,[3] which they achieved.

[4] The Liberal Democrat group leader, Nick Ireland, was subsequently appointed leader of the council at the annual council meeting on 16 May 2024.