Chalk Valleys is an electoral ward in Dorset. Since 2019, the ward has elected 1 councillor to Dorset Council.[1]
| Chalk Valleys | |
|---|---|
| ward Dorset Council. | |
| Population | 4,846 |
| Major settlements | Piddlehinton |
| Current ward | |
| Created | 2019 |
| Councillor | Jill Haynes (Conservative) |
| Number of councillors | 1 |
Geography
editThe Chalk Valleys ward is rural area between Dorchester and Sherborne and contains the villages of Alton Pancras, Buckland Newton, Cerne Abbas, Duntish, Higher Ansty and Piddlehinton.[2]
Councillors
edit| Election | Councillors | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Jill Haynes | |
| 2024 | ||
Election
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jill Haynes | 683 | 48.0 | −2.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Iain Douglas Young | 554 | 38.9 | +17.1 | |
| Labour | John Bennett | 186 | 13.1 | New | |
| Turnout | 1,423 | 36.99 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jill Haynes | 810 | 50.4 | ||
| Green | Carol Rosemary Byrom | 447 | 27.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Michael John Sandy | 351 | 21.8 | ||
| Majority | 363 | 22.6 | |||
| Turnout | 42.30 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
References
edit- ^ "Chalk Valleys (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
- ^ "Area profile for Chalk Valleys - Dorset Council". gi.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-24.