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Chickerell (ward)

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Chickerell
ward
Dorset Council.
Population7,666
Major settlementsChickerell
Current ward
Created2019 (2019)
CouncillorGill Taylor (Liberal Democrats)
CouncillorSimon Clifford (Liberal Democrats)
Number of councillors2

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

Geography

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The Chickerell ward is s based on the town of Chickerell outside Weymouth.[2]

Councillors

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Election Councillors
2024 Gill Taylor

(Liberal Democrats)

Simon Arthur Dewi Clifford

(Liberal Democrats)

2019 Jean Dunseith[3]

(Conservative)

John Howard Worth[4]

(Alliance for Local Living)

Election

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2024 Dorset Council election: Chickerell (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Gill Taylor 891 49.2 +29.5
Liberal Democrats Simon Arthur Dewi Clifford 729 40.3 +24.7
Conservative Jean Dunseith* 690 38.1 −4.2
Conservative Andrew William MacLeod Reid 570 31.5 +1.6
Labour Grafton Alphonso Straker 329 18.2 +3.0
Turnout 1,811 28.58
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing
2019 Dorset Council election: Chickerell (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jean Dunseith 766 42.3
Independent John Howard Worth 564 31.1
Conservative Mike Byatt 542 29.9
Green Graham Lambert 376 20.7
Liberal Democrats Holly Bessant 339 18.7
Liberal Democrats James Alexander Lane Canning 283 15.6
Labour Valerie Ann Ashenden 275 15.2
Majority
Turnout 1,813 30.56
Conservative win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

References

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  1. ^ "Chickerell (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  2. ^ "Area profile for Chickerell - Dorset Council". gi.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
  3. ^ "Councillor details - Councillor Jean Dunseith". www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk. 2024-02-24. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
  4. ^ "Councillor details - Councillor John Worth". www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk. 2024-02-24. Retrieved 2024-02-24.

See also

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