Shaftesbury Town (ward)

Shaftesbury Town is an electoral ward in Dorset. Since 2019, the ward has elected 2 councillors to Dorset Council.[1]

Shaftesbury Town
ward
Dorset Council.
Population8,985
Major settlementsShaftesbury
Current ward
Created2019 (2019)
CouncillorDerek Beer (Liberal Democrats)
CouncillorTim Cook (Liberal Democrats)
Number of councillors2

Geography

The Shaftesbury Town ward covers the town of the same name.[2]

Councillors
Election Councillors
2019 Derek Beer[3]

(Liberal Democrats)

 Tim Cook[4]

(Liberal Democrats)

Election

2019 Dorset Council election
2019 Dorset Council election: Shaftesbury Town (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Derek Leslie Beer 1,177 50.6
Liberal Democrats Tim Cook 682 29.3
Conservative Julian Pritchard 480 20.6
Conservative Alexander Edward Chase 381 16.4
Independent Andrew Reginald Hollingshead 360 15.5
Independent Peter David Yeo 273 11.7
UKIP Lester Geoffrey Taylor 250 10.7
UKIP Steve Unwin 233 10.0
Labour Melanie Costas 213 9.2
Independent Lester Mark Dibben 147 6.3
Labour William Kenealy 145 6.2
Majority
Turnout 2,326 35.21
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

References
  1. "Shaftesbury Town (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  2. "Area profile for Shaftesbury Town - Dorset Council". gi.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
  3. "Councillor details - Councillor Derek Beer". www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk. 2024-02-24. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
  4. "Councillor details - Councillor Tim Cook". www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk. 2024-02-24. Retrieved 2024-02-24.

See also
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