Winterborne and Broadmayne is an electoral ward in Dorset. Since 2019, the ward has elected 1 councillor to Dorset Council.[1]
Geography
The ward covers a large rural area between Dorchester and Weymouth.[2] It is composed of the civil parishes of Bincombe, Broadmayne, Tincleton, West Knighton, West Stafford, Whitcombe, Winterbourne Abbas, Winterborne Came, Winterborne Herringston, Winterborne Monkton, Winterborne St Martin, Winterbourne Steepleton and Woodsford.[3]
Councillors
| Election | Councillors | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Roland Tarr[4] | |
| 2024 | ||
Election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Roland Tarr | 799 | 56.6 | ||
| Conservative | Robert Philip Freeman | 412 | 29.2 | ||
| UKIP | Graham Richard Brant | 201 | 14.2 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 41.20 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Roland Tarr* | 747 | 62.1 | +5.5 | |
| Conservative | Mark Penfold | 314 | 26.1 | −3.1 | |
| Reform UK | Graham Richard Brant | 142 | 11.8 | −2.4 | |
| Rejected ballots | 10 | 0.82 | |||
| Turnout | 1,203 | 34.81 | −6.39 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,490 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |  4.2
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References
- ^ "Winterborne & Broadmayne (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
- ^ "Area profile for Winterborne & Broadmayne - 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 Roland Tarr". www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk. 2024-02-24. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
