Cranborne and Alderholt (ward)
| Cranborne and Alderholt | |
|---|---|
| ward Dorset Council | |
| Population | 5,150 |
| Major settlements | Alderholt, Cranborne |
| Current ward | |
| Created | 2019 |
| Councillor | David Lawrence Tooke (Liberal Democrat) |
| Number of councillors | 1 |
Cranborne and Alderholt is an electoral ward in Dorset. Since 2019, the ward has elected 1 councillor to Dorset Council.[1]
Geography
The Cranborne and Alderholt ward is rural and is composed of the civil parishes of Alderholt, Cranborne, Edmondsham, Wimborne St Giles and Woodlands.[2][3]
Councillors
| Election | Councillors | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | David Lawrence Tooke[4] | |
| 2024 | ||
Election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | David Lawrence Tooke | 689 | 46.7 | ||
| Conservative | Steve Butler | 671 | 45.5 | ||
| Labour | Peter Thomas Parsons | 116 | 7.9 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 37.90 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Dave Tooke* | 678 | 53.7 | +7.0 | |
| Conservative | Adrian Hibberd | 508 | 40.2 | −5.3 | |
| Labour | Peter Parsons | 77 | 6.1 | −1.8 | |
| Turnout | 1,263 | 32.33 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
References
- ^ "Cranborne & Alderholt (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
- ^ "Area profile for Cranborne & Alderholt - Dorset Council". gi.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
- ^ "Map referred to in the Dorset (Electoral Changes) Order 2018" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ "Councillor details - Councillor David Tooke". www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk. 2024-02-24. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
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