Beacon is an electoral ward in Dorset. Since 2019, the ward has elected 1 councillor to Dorset Council.[1]
| Beacon | |
|---|---|
| ward Dorset Council. | |
| Population | 5,150 |
| Major settlements | Compton Abbas |
| Current ward | |
| Created | 2019 |
| Councillor | Jane Somper (Conservative) |
| Number of councillors | 1 |
Geography
editThe Beacon ward is rural and contains the civil parishes of Ashmore, Cann, Compton Abbas, East Orchard, Fontmell Magna, Guy's Marsh, Hammoon, Iwerne Courtney, Iwerne Minster, Iwerne Stepleton, Manston, Margaret Marsh, Melbury Abbas, Stour Provost, Stour Row, Sutton Waldron, Todber, West Orchard.[2][3]
Councillors
edit| Election | Councillors | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Jane Somper | |
| 2024 | ||
Election
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jane Somper* | 898 | 61.3 | −3.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Claire Elizabeth Reed | 307 | 20.9 | −5.8 | |
| Labour | Gillian Clare Cross | 133 | 9.1 | +0.1 | |
| Green | Sheila Healy | 125 | 8.5 | New | |
| Rejected ballots | 5 | 0.34 | |||
| Turnout | 1,466 | 38.32 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,826 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jane Somper | 1,020 | 64.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Alexandra Gale | 423 | 26.7 | ||
| Labour | Samuel Charles Skey | 142 | 9.0 | ||
| Majority | 597 | 37.7 | |||
| Turnout | 42.60 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
References
edit- ^ "Beacon (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
- ^ "Area profile for Beacon - Dorset Council". gi.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
- ^ "Map referred to in the Dorset (Electoral Changes) Order 2018" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ Dorset Council. "Results of the Dorset Council elections on 2 May 2024".