Stour and Allen Vale (ward)

{{Infobox England and Wales ward|council=Dorset Council|elects_howmany=1|towns=Chalbury, Holt, Shapwick, Sturminster Marshall|name=Stour and Allen Vale|population=5,185|year=2019|councillor1=Will Chakawhata|party1=Liberal Democrats}}

Stour and Allen Vale is an electoral ward in Dorset. Since 2019, the ward has elected 1 councillor to Dorset Council.{{Cite web |title=Stour & Allen Vale (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/southwestengland/wards/dorset/E05012720__stour_allen_vale/ |access-date=2024-02-22 |website=www.citypopulation.de}}

Geography

The Stour and Allen Vale ward is rural and is named after the River Stour and the River Allen. The ward is located between Wimborne Minster and Ferndown to the south, Verwood to the north east and Blandford Forum to the north west. It contains the civil parish of Hinton and the villages of Chalbury, Holt, Shapwick.{{Cite web |title=Area profile for Stour & Allen Vale - Dorset Council |url=https://gi.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/insights/AreaProfiles/Ward/stour-and-allen-vale |access-date=2024-02-24 |website=gi.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk}}

Councillors

class="wikitable" !Election ! colspan="2" \|Councillors
2019 \| style="background-color: {{party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \| \|Robin Cook{{Cite web \|date=2024-02-24 \|title=Councillor details - Councillor Robin Cook \|url=https://www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/modgov/modgov.html \|access-date=2024-02-24 \|website=www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk \|language=en-GB}} (Conservative)
2024 \| style="background-color: {{party color\|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" \| \|Will Chakawhata{{Cite web \|date=2024-09-23 \|title=Councillor details - Councillor Will Chakawhata \|url=https://moderngov.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=1843 \|access-date=2024-09-23 \|website=Dorset Council \|language=en-GB}} (Liberal Democrats)

class="wikitable"

!Election

! colspan="2" |Councillors

2019

| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |

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

(Conservative)

2024

| style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" |

|Will Chakawhata{{Cite web |date=2024-09-23 |title=Councillor details - Councillor Will Chakawhata |url=https://moderngov.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=1843 |access-date=2024-09-23 |website=Dorset Council |language=en-GB}}

(Liberal Democrats)

Election

= [[2019 Dorset Council election]] =

{{Election box begin|title=2019 Dorset Council election: Stour and Allen Vale (1 seat)}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Robin David Cook|votes=606|percentage=43.5|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Joanna Jane Bury|votes=328|percentage=23.5|change=|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Francis Edward Raven-Vause|votes=201|percentage=14.4|change=|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=United Kingdom Independence Party|candidate=Michael Simmons|votes=165|percentage=11.8|change=|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Stephen Gerry|votes=94|percentage=6.7|change=|}}

= [[2024 Dorset Council election]] =

{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Will Chakawhata|votes=688|percentage=53.0|change=+29.5}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Robin David Cook*|votes=497|percentage=38.3|change=-5.2|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Maryanne Pike|votes=114|percentage=8.8|change=+2.1|}}

{{Election box gain with party link||winner=Liberal Democrats (UK)|loser=Conservative Party (UK)|swing=}}