Sherborne Rural (ward)

Sherborne Rural
ward
Dorset Council.
Population5,141
Major settlementsBishop's Caundle
Current ward
Created2019 (2019)
CouncillorRobin Legg (Liberal Democrat)
Number of councillors1

Sherborne Rural is an electoral ward in Dorset. Since 2019, the ward has elected 1 councillor to Dorset Council.[1]

Geography

The Sherborne Rural ward covers a rural area outside the town of Sherborne.[2] It is composed of the civil parishes of Beer Hackett, Bishop's Caundle, Bradford Abbas, Caundle Marsh, Clifton Maybank, Folke (including Alweston), Glanvilles Wootton, Goathill, Haydon, Holwell, Nether Compton, North Wootton, Oborne, Over Compton, Poyntington, Purse Caundle, Sandford Orcas, Thornford and Trent.[3] It does not include any of the parish of Sherborne, which is in the Sherborne East and Sherborne West wards.

Councillors

Election Councillors
2019 Robin Legg[4]

(Liberal Democrat)

2024

Election

Sherborne Rural
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Robin Andrew Shane Legg 902 53.4
Conservative Peter Robert Shorland 583 34.5
UKIP Leon Jennings 204 12.1
Majority
Turnout 42.70
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Sherborne Rural[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Robin Andrew Shane Legg * 916 60.3 +6.9
Conservative Stephen Hillier 604 39.7 +5.2
Majority 312 20.5
Registered electors 4,036
Turnout 1,520 38.11 –4.59
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +0.9

References

  1. ^ "Sherborne Rural (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  2. ^ "Area profile for Sherborne Rural - Dorset Council". gi.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
  3. ^ "Map referred to in the Dorset (Electoral Changes) Order 2018" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Councillor details - Councillor Robin Legg". www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk. 2024-02-24. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Dorset-results was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

See also