Chickerell (ward)
{{Short description|Electoral ward in Dorset, England}}
{{Infobox England and Wales ward|council=Dorset Council|elects_howmany=2|towns=Chickerell|name=Chickerell|population=7,666|year=2019|councillor1=Gill Taylor|party1=Liberal Democrats|councillor2=Simon Clifford|party2=Liberal Democrats}}
Chickerell is an electoral ward in Dorset. Since 2019, the ward has elected 2 councillors to Dorset Council.{{Cite web |title=Chickerell (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/southwestengland/wards/dorset/E05012690__chickerell/ |access-date=2024-02-22 |website=www.citypopulation.de}}
Geography
The Chickerell ward is s based on the town of Chickerell outside Weymouth.{{Cite web |title=Area profile for Chickerell - Dorset Council |url=https://gi.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/insights/AreaProfiles/Ward/chickerell |access-date=2024-02-24 |website=gi.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk}}
Councillors
| class="wikitable"
!Election ! colspan="4" |Councillors |
| 2024
| style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" | |Gill Taylor | style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" | |Simon Arthur Dewi Clifford |
|---|
| 2019
| rowspan="5" style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | style="background-color: {{party color|Alliance for Local Living}}" | |
Election
= [[2024 Dorset Council election]] =
{{Election box begin|title=2024 Dorset Council election: Chickerell (2 seats)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Gill Taylor|votes=891|percentage=49.2|change=+29.5}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Simon Arthur Dewi Clifford|votes=729|percentage=40.3|change=+24.7}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Jean Dunseith*|votes=690|percentage=38.1|change=-4.2|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Andrew William MacLeod Reid|votes=570|percentage=31.5|change=+1.6|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Grafton Alphonso Straker|votes=329|percentage=18.2|change=+3.0|}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=1,811|percentage=28.58|change=|}}
{{Election box gain with party link||winner=Liberal Democrats (UK)|loser=Conservative Party (UK)|swing=}}
{{Election box gain with party link||winner=Liberal Democrats (UK)|loser=Independent (politician)|swing=}}
{{Election box end}}
= [[2019 Dorset Council election]] =
{{Election box begin|title=2019 Dorset Council election: Chickerell (2 seats)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Jean Dunseith|votes=766|percentage=42.3|change=}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Independent politician|candidate=John Howard Worth|votes=564|percentage=31.1|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Mike Byatt|votes=542|percentage=29.9|change=|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Green Party of England and Wales|candidate=Graham Lambert|votes=376|percentage=20.7|change=|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Holly Bessant|votes=339|percentage=18.7|change=|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=James Alexander Lane Canning|votes=283|percentage=15.6|change=|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Valerie Ann Ashenden|votes=275|percentage=15.2|change=|}}
{{Election box majority|votes=|percentage=|change=|}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=1,813|percentage=30.56|change=|}}
{{Election box new seat win||winner=Conservative Party (UK)}}
{{Election box new seat win||winner=Independent politician}}
{{Election box end}}
References
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