Blandford is an electoral ward in Dorset. Since 2019, the ward has elected 2 councillors to Dorset Council.[1]

Blandford
ward
Dorset Council.
Population10,824
Major settlementsBlandford Forum
Current ward
Created2019 (2019)
CouncillorByron Robert Quayle (Conservative)
CouncillorNoc Lacey-Clarke (Conservative)
Number of councillors2

Geography

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The Blandford ward covers the town of Blandford Forum in North Dorset.[2]

Councillors

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Election Councillors
2019 Byron Robert Quayle

(Conservative)

Noc Lacey-Clarke

(Conservative)

2024

Election

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2024 Dorset Council election: Blandford (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Byron Robert Quayle* 1,334 53.9 −1.1
Conservative Noc Lacey-Clarke* 1,307 52.9 +0.7
Liberal Democrats Hugo Anthony Mieville 756 30.6 +3.6
Liberal Democrats David Edwin Orton 556 22.5 −4.1
Labour Gerald Davies 279 11.3 −6.5
Labour Dennis Wardleworth 259 10.5 −2.1
Green Lisa Willis 123 5.0 New
Green Pete West 113 4.6 New
SDP Daniel Paul Avery 50 2.0 New
SDP Linda Isobel Stenner 31 1.3 New
Turnout 2,473 31.29
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
2019 Dorset Council election: Blandford (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Byron Robert Quayle 1,573 55.0
Conservative Noc Lacey-Clarke 1,495 52.2
Liberal Democrats Hugo Anthony Mieville 774 27.0
Liberal Democrats John Edward Thomas Tanner 761 26.6
Labour Pat Osborne 509 17.8
Labour Doro Russell 362 12.6
Majority 721 25.2
Turnout 2,862 35.80
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

References

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  1. ^ "Blandford (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  2. ^ "Area profile for Blandford - Dorset Council". gi.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-24.

See also

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