The district was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, from the municipal boroughs of Blandford Forum, Shaftesbury, Blandford Rural District, Shaftesbury Rural District and Sturminster Rural District. The district and its council were abolished on 1 April 2019 and, together with the other four Dorset districts outside the greater Bournemouth area, incorporated into a Dorsetunitary authority.[1]
At the 2001 UK census North Dorset had a population of 61,905, a rise of 8,300 from 1991, with 25,248 households.
Nordon, Salisbury Road, Blandford Forum: Council's headquarters, since demolished
North Dorset District Council had its main offices at a large converted house called Nordon on Salisbury Road, Blandford Forum, which had previously been the offices of the Blandford Rural District Council, one of the council's predecessors.[2][3] Councillors were elected every four years; the final election before abolition was held in 2015.[4]
^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.
^"Contact North Dorset District Council". Dorset For You. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015 – via Internet Archive.
^"Results of the election to North Dorset District Council". Dorset For You. May 2015. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015 – via Internet Archive.
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