Puddletown and Lower Winterborne (ward)

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.
Population5,555
Major settlementsPuddletown
Current ward
Created2019 (2019)
CouncillorEmma Jayne Parker (Conservative)
Number of councillors1

Geography

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The Puddletown and Lower Winterborne ward is rural and contains Puddletown and the villages of the lower Winterborne valley.[2]

Councillors

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Election Councillors
2019 Emma Jayne Parker[3]

(Conservative)

2024

Elections

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2019 Dorset Council election: Puddletown and Lower Winterborne (1 seat)
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)
2024 Dorset Council election: Puddletown and Lower Winterborne (1 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

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  1. ^ "Area profile for Puddletown & Lower Winterborne - Dorset Council". gi.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
  2. ^ "Area profile for Puddletown & Lower Winterborne - Dorset Council". gi.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
  3. ^ "Councillor details - Councillor Emma Parker". www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk. 2024-02-24. Retrieved 2024-02-24.

See also

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