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Bridport
Bridport
ward; Dorset Council.
Population	14,645
Major settlements	Bridport
Current ward
Created	2019
Councillor	Sarah Williams (Liberal Democrats)
Councillor	Bridget Bolwell (Liberal Democrats)
Councillor	Dave Bolwell (Liberal Democrats)
Number of councillors	3

Bridport is an electoral ward in Dorset. Since 2019, the ward has elected 3 councillors to Dorset Council.^[1]

Geography

The Bridport ward covers the civil parishes of Bridport (including Allington, Coneygar, Bothenhampton, Bradpole and West Bay) and Symondsbury (including Eype) in West Dorset.^[2]^[3]

Election	Councillors
2019		Kelvin Charles Clayton (Green)		Sarah Williams (Liberal Democrats)		Dave Bolwell (Liberal Democrats)
2024		Bridget Bolwell (Liberal Democrats)		Sarah Williams (Liberal Democrats)		Dave Bolwell (Liberal Democrats)

2024 Dorset Council election: Bridport (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Sarah Williams*	1,726	41.5	−0.8
	Liberal Democrats	Dave Bolwell*	1,646	39.6	+6.3
	Liberal Democrats	Bridget Bolwell	1,587	38.2	+18.2
	Green	Kelvin Charles Clayton*	1,562	37.6	+1.7
	Green	Julian Stephen Langton Jones	1,166	28.0	New
	Green	Bob Hamblett	880	21.2	New
	Conservative	Una Christopher	832	20.0	−6.2
	Labour	Steven Rose	760	18.3	+1.0
	Conservative	Anna Louise Cox	754	18.1	−7.3
	Conservative	Frances Kathleen McKenzie	747	18.0	−5.3
Turnout			4,158	35.07
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats gain from Green		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

2019 Dorset Council election: Bridport (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Sarah Williams	1,891	42.3
	Green	Kelvin Charles Clayton	1,606	35.9
	Liberal Democrats	Dave Bolwell	1,489	33.3
	Conservative	Derek Raymond Bussell	1,172	26.2
	Conservative	Ronald William Coatsworth	1,138	25.4
	Conservative	Una Mary Christopher	1,040	23.3
	Liberal Democrats	Iain Douglas Young	893	20.0
	Labour	Nick Boothroyd	773	17.3
	Labour	Mark Gage	734	16.4
	UKIP	Heath Barrett	643	14.4
	Labour	Bill Mellish	630	14.1
Majority
Turnout			4,473	37.37
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
	Green win (new seat)
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)