You may have heard that local government in Dorset has gone through some big changes. From 1 April 2019 the county's nine councils were replaced by two entirely new organisations:

• Dorset Council, and
• Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council

The new Dorset Council replaces the existing district and borough councils (East Dorset, North Dorset, Purbeck, West Dorset, Weymouth and Portland) and Dorset County Council, all of which no longer exist. Dorset Council delivers your local services, working in partnership with parish and town councils.