The 2010 Purbeck District Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Purbeck District Council in Dorset, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was
Purbeck was one of only four councils in the 2010 local elections to have a candidate elected without opposition, with an Independent candidate being returned unopposed.[3]
The results saw the Liberal Democrats gain one seat from the Conservatives to hold exactly half of the seats on the council.[4] With the election having taken place at the same time as the 2010 general election. Overall turnout in the election was over 72%.[2]