Sherborne West is an electoral ward in Dorset. Since 2019, the ward has elected 1 councillor to Dorset Council.[1]
| Sherborne West | |
|---|---|
| ward Dorset Council. | |
| Population | 5,047 |
| Major settlements | Sherborne |
| Current ward | |
| Created | 2019 |
| Councillor | Richard Crabb (Liberal Democrat) |
| Number of councillors | 1 |
History
editIn 2023, Matt Hall was elected councillor in Exmouth, Devon and so resigned.[2] He was succeeded by fellow Liberal Democrat Richard Crabb.[3]
Geography
editThe Sherborne West ward covers the western areas of the town of Sherborne.[4]
Councillors
edit| Election | Councillors | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Matt Hall | |
| 2023 | Richard Henry Geoffrey Crabb[5] | |
| 2024 | ||
Election
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Henry Geoffrey Crabb * | 575 | 43.9 | –9.7 | |
| Conservative | Rebecca Burns | 471 | 36.0 | –2.0 | |
| Independent | Taff Martin | 264 | 20.2 | New | |
| Majority | 104 | 7.9 | –7.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,791 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,310 | 34.69 | –7.71 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | –3.9 | |||
2023 by-election
editRichard Crabb was elected.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Crabb | 589 | 50.8 | −2.8 | |
| Conservative | Becky Burns | 489 | 42.2 | +4.2 | |
| Labour | Nick Boothroyd | 81 | 7.0 | +7.0 | |
| Majority | 100 | 8.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,159 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Matt Hall | 759 | 53.6 | ||
| Conservative | Rebecca Burns | 538 | 38.0 | ||
| Green | Pam Rosling | 119 | 8.4 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 42.40 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
References
edit- ^ "Sherborne West (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
- ^ "Councillor to resign seat in Dorset - after winning an election in Devon". Dorset Echo. 2023-05-09. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
- ^ "Lib Dems hold seat in Dorset Council by-election". Dorset Echo. 2023-07-02. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
- ^ "Area profile for Sherborne West - Dorset Council". gi.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
- ^ "Councillor details - Councillor Richard Crabb". www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk. 2024-02-24. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Dorset-resultswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Liberal Democrats hold Dorset ward in by election". Bournemouth Echo. 2023-07-04. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Sherborne West Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 7 December 2023.