Cranborne and Alderholt (ward)
{{Short description|Electoral ward in Dorset, England}}
{{Infobox England and Wales ward|council=Dorset Council|elects_howmany=1|towns=Alderholt, Cranborne|name=Cranborne and Alderholt|population=5,150|year=2019|councillor1=David Lawrence Tooke|party1=Liberal Democrat}}
Cranborne and Alderholt is an electoral ward in Dorset. Since 2019, the ward has elected 1 councillor to Dorset Council.{{Cite web |title=Cranborne & Alderholt (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/southwestengland/wards/dorset/E05012693__cranborne_alderholt/ |access-date=2024-02-22 |website=www.citypopulation.de}}
Geography
The Cranborne and Alderholt ward is rural and is composed of the civil parishes of Alderholt, Cranborne, Edmondsham, Wimborne St Giles and Woodlands.{{Cite web |title=Area profile for Cranborne & Alderholt - Dorset Council |url=https://gi.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/insights/AreaProfiles/Ward/cranborne-and-alderholt |access-date=2024-02-24 |website=gi.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk}}{{cite web | url=https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20221201182035mp_/https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/lgbce/Reviews/South%20West/Dorset/Dorset/draft%20Order/Dorset_IT_SO.pdf | title=Map referred to in the Dorset (Electoral Changes) Order 2018 | publisher=Local Government Boundary Commission for England | date=2018 | access-date=3 August 2024}}
Councillors
| class="wikitable"
!Election ! colspan="2" |Councillors |
| 2019
| rowspan="1;" style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" | | rowspan="2" |David Lawrence Tooke{{Cite web |date=2024-02-24 |title=Councillor details - Councillor David Tooke |url=https://www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/modgov/modgov.html |access-date=2024-02-24 |website=www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk |language=en-GB}} |
|---|
| 2024
| rowspan="1;" style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" | |
Election
= [[2019 Dorset Council election]] =
{{Election box begin|title=2019 Dorset Council election: Cranborne and Alderholt (1 seat)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=David Lawrence Tooke|votes=689|percentage=46.7|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Steve Butler|votes=671|percentage=45.5|change=|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Peter Thomas Parsons|votes=116|percentage=7.9|change=|}}
{{Election box majority|votes=|percentage=|change=|}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=|percentage=37.90|change=|}}
{{Election box new seat win||winner=Liberal Democrats (UK)}}
{{Election box end}}
= [[2024 Dorset Council election]] =
{{Election box begin|title=2024 Dorset Council election: Cranborne and Alderholt (1 seat)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Dave Tooke*|votes=678|percentage=53.7|change=+7.0}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Adrian Hibberd|votes=508|percentage=40.2|change=-5.3|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Peter Parsons|votes=77|percentage=6.1|change=-1.8|}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=1,263|percentage=32.33|change=|}}
{{Election box hold with party link||winner=Liberal Democrats (UK)|swing=}}
{{Election box end}}
References
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