Dorchester Poundbury (ward)
| Dorchester Poundbury | |
|---|---|
| ward Dorset Council | |
| Population | 4,067 |
| Major settlements | Poundbury |
| Current ward | |
| Created | 2019 |
| Councillor | Richard Biggs (Liberal Democrats) |
| Number of councillors | 1 |
Dorchester Poundbury is an electoral ward in Dorset. Since 2019, the ward has elected 1 councillor to Dorset Council.[1]
Geography
The Dorchester Poundbury ward covers the Poundbury area of Dorchester.[2]
Councillors
| Election | Councillors | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Richard Biggs[3] | |
| 2024 | ||
Election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Biggs | 457 | 35.9 | ||
| Conservative | Peter Jonathon Stein | 415 | 32.6 | ||
| Independent | William Gibbons | 273 | 21.4 | ||
| Green | Tim Oram | 73 | 5.7 | ||
| Labour | Sinead McCarney | 55 | 4.3 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 46.20 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Martin Biggs* | 780 | 54.0 | +18.1 | |
| Conservative | Peter Jonathon Stein | 449 | 31.1 | −1.5 | |
| Labour | Nick Boothroyd | 122 | 8.4 | +4.1 | |
| Green | Len Herbert | 93 | 6.4 | +0.7 | |
| Turnout | 1,444 | 41.38 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
References
- ^ "Dorchester Poundbury (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
- ^ "Area profile for Dorchester Poundbury - Dorset Council". gi.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
- ^ "Councillor details - Councillor Richard Biggs". www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk. 2024-02-24. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
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