Ferndown South (ward)
{{Short description|Electoral ward in Dorset, England}}
{{Infobox England and Wales ward|council=Dorset Council|elects_howmany=2|towns=Ferndown|name=Ferndown South|population=9,011|year=2019|councillor1=Hannah Hobbs-Chell|party1=Independent politician|councillor2=Julie Robinson|party2=Conservative}}
Ferndown South is an electoral ward in Dorset. Since 2019, the ward has elected 2 councillors to Dorset Council.{{Cite web |title=Ferndown South (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/southwestengland/wards/dorset/E05012701__ferndown_south/ |access-date=2024-02-22 |website=www.citypopulation.de}}
Geography
The Ferndown South ward is rural and contains the southern areas of Ferndown.{{Cite web |title=Area profile for Ferndown South - Dorset Council |url=https://gi.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/insights/AreaProfiles/Ward/ferndown-south |access-date=2024-02-24 |website=gi.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk}}
Councillors
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!Election ! colspan="4" |Councillors |
| 2019
| rowspan="1;" style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | rowspan="1" |Rod Adkins{{Cite web |date=2024-02-24 |title=Councillor details - Councillor Rod Adkins |url=https://www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/modgov/modgov.html |access-date=2024-02-24 |website=www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk |language=en-GB}} | rowspan="1;" style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | rowspan="2" |Julie Robinson{{Cite web |date=2024-02-24 |title=Councillor details - Councillor Julie Robinson |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" |Hannah Hobbs-Chell (Independent) | rowspan="1;" style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | |
Election
= [[2019 Dorset Council election]] =
{{Election box begin|title=2019 Dorset Council election: Ferndown South (2 seats)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Julie Lorraine Robinson|votes=765|percentage=38.9|change=}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Rod Adkins|votes=689|percentage=35.0|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=United Kingdom Independence Party|candidate=Geoff Laidlaw|votes=536|percentage=27.3|change=|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=United Kingdom Independence Party|candidate=Lawrence Wilson|votes=487|percentage=24.8|change=|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Philip Carl Bamborough|votes=474|percentage=24.1|change=|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Paul Hanson Graham|votes=371|percentage=18.9|change=|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Suzanne M Roffe|votes=264|percentage=13.4|change=|}}
{{Election box majority|votes=|percentage=|change=|}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=1,966|percentage=29.83|change=|}}
{{Election box new seat win||winner=Conservative Party (UK)}}
{{Election box new seat win||winner=Conservative Party (UK)}}
{{Election box end}}
= [[2024 Dorset Council election]] =
{{Election box begin|title=2024 Dorset Council election: Ferndown South (2 seats)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Julie Lorraine Robinson*|votes=684|percentage=38.6|change=-0.3}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Hannah Hobbs-Chell|votes=621|percentage=35.0|change=New}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=George Phillips|votes=602|percentage=34.0|change=-1.0|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Lawrence Leslie Ralph Wilson|votes=556|percentage=31.4|change=+6.6|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Paul Hanson Graham|votes=367|percentage=20.7|change=+1.8|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Susan Jefferies|votes=276|percentage=15.6|change=-8.5|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Ross Alexander Bowell|votes=270|percentage=15.2|change=New|}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=1,773|percentage=26.45|change=|}}
{{Election box hold with party link||winner=Conservative Party (UK)|swing=}}
{{Election box gain with party link||winner=Independent|loser=Conservative Party (UK)|swing=}}
{{Election box end}}