Verwood is an electoral ward in Dorset. Since 2019, the ward has elected 3 councillors to Dorset Council.[1]
Verwood | |
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ward Dorset Council. | |
Population | 13,724 |
Major settlements | Verwood |
Current ward | |
Created | 2019 |
Councillor | Simon Gibson (Conservative) |
Councillor | Toni Coombs (Conservative) |
Councillor | Spencer Flower (Conservative) |
Number of councillors | 3 |
Geography
editThe Verwood ward is based on the town of Verwood, but stretches to contain Ebblake in the east.[2]
Councillors
editElection | Councillors | |||||
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2019 | Simon Gibson[3] | Toni Coombs[4] | Spencer Flower[5] | |||
2024 |
Election
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Simon Gibson* | 2,006 | 64.3 | +0.7 | |
Conservative | Toni Bartley Coombs* | 1,918 | 61.5 | +2.3 | |
Conservative | Spencer Grant Flower* | 1,765 | 56.6 | +1.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Lindsey Dedden | 857 | 27.5 | New | |
Liberal Democrats | Ted Mason | 707 | 22.7 | New | |
Liberal Democrats | Ginette Marie Holdroyd | 579 | 18.6 | +2.5 | |
Labour | Sandra Turner | 487 | 15.6 | +9.1 | |
UKIP | John Baxter | 220 | 7.1 | −7.1 | |
Turnout | 3,118 | 28.91 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Simon Gibson | 2,235 | 63.6 | ||
Conservative | Toni Bartley Coombs | 2,083 | 59.2 | ||
Conservative | Spencer Grant Flower | 1,946 | 55.3 | ||
Green | Bridie Salmon | 736 | 20.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Ginette Marie Holdroyd | 565 | 16.1 | ||
Green | Peter Jonathan Lucas | 546 | 15.5 | ||
UKIP | John Baxter | 499 | 14.2 | ||
UKIP | Peter Grant | 480 | 13.7 | ||
Labour | James Andrew McKenzie | 306 | 8.7 | ||
Labour | Maryanne Pike | 228 | 6.5 | ||
Labour | Sandra Joy Turner | 227 | 6.5 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 3,516 | 33.60 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
References
edit- ^ "Verwood (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
- ^ "Area profile for Verwood - Dorset Council". gi.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
- ^ "Councillor details - Councillor Simon Gibson". www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk. 2024-02-24. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
- ^ "Councillor details - Councillor Toni Coombs". www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk. 2024-02-24. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
- ^ "Councillor details - Councillor Spencer Flower". www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk. 2024-02-24. Retrieved 2024-02-24.