Hill Forts and Upper Tarrants is an electoral ward in Dorset. Since 2019, the ward has elected 1 councillor to Dorset Council.[1]

Geography

The Hill Forts and Upper Tarrants ward is rural, covering a small part of the Blackmore Vale and part of the Tarrant Valley on Cranborne Chase – including the iron age hillforts at Hambledon Hill and Hod Hill – north of Blandford Forum.[2] It is composed of the civil parishes of Bryanston, Chettle, Child Okeford, Durweston, Farnham, Hanford, Pimperne, Stourpaine, Tarrant Gunville and Tarrant Hinton.[3]

Councillors

Election Councillors
2019 Sherry Jespersen[4]

(Conservative)

2024

Election

2019 Dorset Council election

2019 Dorset Council election: Hill Forts and Upper Tarrants (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sherry Jespersen 854 60.5
Liberal Democrats Joe Hickish 336 23.8
Labour Alan Cross 221 15.7
Majority
Turnout 40.00
Conservative win (new seat)

2024 Dorset Council election

2024 Dorset Council election: Hill Forts and Upper Tarrants (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sherry Jesperson* 709 55.4 −5.1
Liberal Democrats Joseph Roger Hickish 251 19.6 −4.2
Labour Alan Cross 168 13.1 −2.6
Green Keith Yarwood 151 11.8 New
Turnout 1,279 36.47
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. ^ "Hill Forts & Upper Tarrants (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  2. ^ "Area profile for Hill Forts & Upper Tarrants - Dorset Council". gi.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
  3. ^ "Map referred to in the Dorset (Electoral Changes) Order 2018" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Councillor details - Councillor Sherry Jespersen". www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk. 2024-02-24. Retrieved 2024-02-24.

See also

Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hill_Forts_and_Upper_Tarrants
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