| Shaftesbury Town | |
|---|---|
| ward Dorset Council. | |
| Population | 8,985 |
| Major settlements | Shaftesbury |
| Current ward | |
| Created | 2019 |
| Councillor | Derek Beer (Liberal Democrats) |
| Councillor | Tim Cook (Liberal Democrats) |
| Number of councillors | 2 |
Shaftesbury Town is an electoral ward in Dorset. Since 2019, the ward has elected 2 councillors to Dorset Council.[1]
Geography
The Shaftesbury Town ward covers the town of the same name.[2]
Councillors
| Election | Councillors | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Derek Beer[3] | Tim Cook[4] | ||
Election
2019 Dorset Council election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Derek Leslie Beer | 1,177 | 50.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Tim Cook | 682 | 29.3 | ||
| Conservative | Julian Pritchard | 480 | 20.6 | ||
| Conservative | Alexander Edward Chase | 381 | 16.4 | ||
| Independent | Andrew Reginald Hollingshead | 360 | 15.5 | ||
| Independent | Peter David Yeo | 273 | 11.7 | ||
| UKIP | Lester Geoffrey Taylor | 250 | 10.7 | ||
| UKIP | Steve Unwin | 233 | 10.0 | ||
| Labour | Melanie Costas | 213 | 9.2 | ||
| Independent | Lester Mark Dibben | 147 | 6.3 | ||
| Labour | William Kenealy | 145 | 6.2 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 2,326 | 35.21 | |||
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
References
- ^ "Shaftesbury Town (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
- ^ "Area profile for Shaftesbury Town - Dorset Council". gi.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
- ^ "Councillor details - Councillor Derek Beer". www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk. 2024-02-24. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
- ^ "Councillor details - Councillor Tim Cook". www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk. 2024-02-24. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
See also
This page was last edited on 24 February 2024, at 16:36