Puddletown and Lower Winterborne is an electoral ward in Dorset. Since 2019, the ward has elected 1 councillor to Dorset Council.[1]
| Puddletown and Lower Winterborne | |
|---|---|
| ward Dorset Council. | |
| Population | 5,555 |
| Major settlements | Puddletown |
| Current ward | |
| Created | 2019 |
| Councillor | Emma Jayne Parker (Conservative) |
| Number of councillors | 1 |
Geography
editThe Puddletown and Lower Winterborne ward is rural and contains Puddletown and the villages of the lower Winterborne valley.[2]
Councillors
edit| Election | Councillors | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Emma Jayne Parker[3] | |
| 2024 | ||
Elections
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Emma Jayne Parker | 789 | 48.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Helen Francis | 388 | 23.9 | ||
| Independent | Kevin Nicholas Maitland-Gleed | 257 | 15.8 | ||
| Labour | Emma Elizabeth Bratley | 192 | 11.8 | ||
| Majority | 401 | 24.6 | |||
| Turnout | 38.40 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Emma Jayne Parker* | 603 | 46.3 | −2.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | James Henry Lloyd | 456 | 35.0 | +11.1 | |
| Labour | Helen Badger | 243 | 18.7 | +6.9 | |
| Turnout | 1,302 | 30.74 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Area profile for Puddletown & Lower Winterborne - Dorset Council". gi.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
- ^ "Area profile for Puddletown & Lower Winterborne - Dorset Council". gi.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
- ^ "Councillor details - Councillor Emma Parker". www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk. 2024-02-24. Retrieved 2024-02-24.