Ferndown North (ward)

{{Short description|Electoral ward in Dorset, England}}

{{Infobox England and Wales ward|council=Dorset Council|elects_howmany=2|towns=Ferndown|name=Ferndown North|population=8,916|year=2019|councillor1=Cathy Lugg|party1=Conservative|councillor2=Mike Parkes|party2=Conservative}}

Ferndown North is an electoral ward in Dorset. Since 2019, the ward has elected 2 councillors to Dorset Council.{{Cite web |title=Ferndown North (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/southwestengland/wards/dorset/E05012700__ferndown_north/ |access-date=2024-02-22 |website=www.citypopulation.de}}

Geography

The Ferndown North ward is rural and contains the northern areas of Ferndown.{{Cite web |title=Area profile for Ferndown North - Dorset Council |url=https://gi.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/insights/AreaProfiles/Ward/ferndown-north |access-date=2024-02-24 |website=gi.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk}}

Councillors

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!Election

! colspan="4" |Councillors

2019

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| rowspan="2" |Cathy Lugg{{Cite web |date=2024-02-24 |title=Councillor details - Councillor Cathy Lugg |url=https://www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/modgov/modgov.html |access-date=2024-02-24 |website=www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk |language=en-GB}}

(Conservative Party)

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| rowspan="2" |Mike Parkes{{Cite web |date=2024-02-24 |title=Councillor details - Councillor Mike Parkes |url=https://www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/modgov/modgov.html |access-date=2024-02-24 |website=www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk |language=en-GB}}

(Conservative Party)

2024

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Election

= [[2019 Dorset Council election]] =

{{Election box begin|title=2019 Dorset Council election: Ferndown North (2 seats)}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Cathy Lugg|votes=1,312|percentage=54.1|change=}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Mike Parkes|votes=1,221|percentage=50.3|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Matthew Coussell|votes=578|percentage=23.8|change=|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Peter Durant|votes=545|percentage=22.5|change=|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=United Kingdom Independence Party|candidate=Alan Albert Miller|votes=521|percentage=21.5|change=|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=United Kingdom Independence Party|candidate=Jade Cadman|votes=492|percentage=20.3|change=|}}

{{Election box majority|votes=|percentage=|change=|}}

{{Election box turnout|votes=2,426|percentage=33.40|change=|}}

{{Election box new seat win||winner=Conservative Party (UK)}}

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{{Election box end}}

= [[2024 Dorset Council election]] =

{{Election box begin|title=2024 Dorset Council election: Ferndown North (2 seats)}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Cathy Lugg*|votes=955|percentage=44.3|change=-9.8}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Mike Parkes*|votes=794|percentage=36.8|change=-13.3}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Simon Lee Cable|votes=781|percentage=36.2|change=New|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Philip Leach|votes=753|percentage=34.9|change=New|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Michael Adrian Clements|votes=304|percentage=14.1|change=-9.7|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Reform UK|candidate=Andrei Silviu Dragotoniu|votes=232|percentage=10.8|change=New|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Esbjörn Roderick Wilmar|votes=228|percentage=10.6|change=-11.9|}}

{{Election box turnout|votes=2,156|percentage=29.62|change=|}}

{{Election box hold with party link||winner=Conservative Party (UK)|swing=}}

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{{Election box end}}

References

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See also

{{Dorset (Unitary Authority) Wards}}

Category:Wards of Dorset