Portland (ward)
{{Short description|Electoral ward in Dorset, England}}
{{Infobox England and Wales ward|council=Dorset Council|elects_howmany=3|towns=Isle of Portland|name=Portland|population=13,417|year=2019|councillor1=Paul Ralph Kimber|party1=Labour|party2=Independents for Dorset|party3=Independents for Dorset|councillor3=Susan Cocking|councillor2=Pete Roper}}
Portland is an electoral ward in Dorset. Since 2019, the ward has elected 3 councillors to Dorset Council.{{Cite web |title=Portland (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/southwestengland/wards/dorset/E05012709__portland/ |access-date=2024-02-22 |website=www.citypopulation.de}}
Geography
Councillors
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!Election ! colspan="6" |Councillors |
| 2019
| rowspan="5" style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | rowspan="2" |Paul Ralph Kimber{{Cite web |date=2024-02-24 |title=Councillor details - Councillor Paul Kimber |url=https://www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/modgov/modgov.html |access-date=2024-02-24 |website=www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk |language=en-GB}} (Labour) | style="background-color: {{party color|Alliance for Local Living}}" | | style="background-color: {{party color|Alliance for Local Living}}" | |
|---|
| 2024
| style="background-color: {{party color|Alliance for Local Living}}" | |Rob Hughes | style="background-color: {{party color|Alliance for Local Living}}" | |Pete Roper |
Election
= [[2024 Dorset Council election]] =
{{Election box begin|title=Portland}}
{{Election box winning candidate||party=Independents for Dorset|candidate=Pete Roper|votes=899|percentage=35.6|change=New}}
{{Election box winning candidate||party=Independents for Dorset|candidate=Rob Hughes*|votes=895|percentage=35.5|change=-1.8}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Paul Ralph Kimber*|votes=875|percentage=34.7|change=+2.5}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Green Party of England and Wales|candidate=Catherine Bennett|votes=785|percentage=31.1|change=+6.4|}}
{{Election box candidate||party=Independents for Dorset|candidate=Susan Cocking*|votes=744|percentage=29.5|change=-2.2}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Carralyn Paula Parkes|votes=724|percentage=28.7|change=-1.3|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Bernard Edward Parkes|votes=546|percentage=21.6|change=-2.3|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Margaret Caroline Gadd|votes=342|percentage=13.6|change=-12.3|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Ian Munro-Price|votes=244|percentage=9.7|change=-14.4|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Maureen Quinn|votes=224|percentage=8.9|change=-11.3|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Holly Hope|votes=120|percentage=4.8|change=New|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Lee Daniel Harmsworth|votes=75|percentage=3.0|change=New|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Gillian Pearson|votes=74|percentage=2.9|change=New|}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=2,522|percentage=27.24|change=|}}
{{Election box hold||winner=Independents for Dorset|swing=}}
{{Election box hold||winner=Independents for Dorset|swing=}}
{{Election box hold with party link||winner=Labour Party (UK)|swing=}}
{{Election box end}}
= [[2019 Dorset Council election]] =
{{Election box begin|title=2019 Dorset Council election: Portland (3 seats)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Independent politician|candidate=Rob Hughes|votes=1,052|percentage=37.3|change=}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Paul Ralph Kimber|votes=910|percentage=32.2|change=}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Independent politician|candidate=Susan Cocking|votes=894|percentage=31.7|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Giovanna Elizabeth Lewis|votes=847|percentage=30.0|change=|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Katharine Muriel Garcia|votes=732|percentage=25.9|change=|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Green Party of England and Wales|candidate=Sara Ann Harpley|votes=697|percentage=24.7|change=|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Su Illsley|votes=680|percentage=24.1|change=|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Ray Nowak|votes=675|percentage=23.9|change=|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Chris Wakefield|votes=571|percentage=20.2|change=|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Tim Munro|votes=447|percentage=15.8|change=|}}
{{Election box majority|votes=|percentage=|change=|}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=2,824|percentage=30.49|change=|}}
{{Election box new seat win||winner=Independent politician}}
{{Election box new seat win||winner=Labour Party (UK)}}
{{Election box new seat win||winner=Independent politician}}
{{Election box end}}
References
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See also
{{Dorset (Unitary Authority) Wards}}