Gillingham is an electoral ward in Dorset. Since 2019, the ward has elected 3 councillors to Dorset Council.[1]
| Gillingham | |
|---|---|
| ward Dorset Council. | |
| Population | 15,944 |
| Major settlements | Gillingham |
| Current ward | |
| Created | 2019 |
| Councillor | Val Pothecary (Conservative) |
| Councillor | Belinda Ridout (Conservative) |
| Councillor | Carl Woode (Liberal Democrats) |
| Number of councillors | 3 |
History
editIn the 2019 Dorset Council election, the ward elected three Conservatives.[2]
Geography
editThe Gillingham ward is named for the town of Gillingham and also contains the civil parishes of Bourton, Buckhorn Weston, East Stour, Kington Magna, Motcombe and West Stour[3][4]
Councillors
edit| Election | Councillors | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Val Pothecary[5] | Belinda Ridout[6] | David Walsh | |||
| 2024 | Carl Woode[7] | |||||
Election
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Belinda Ridout | 1,799 | 43.4 | ||
| Conservative | Valerie Rose Pothecary | 1,682 | 40.6 | ||
| Conservative | David Walsh | 1,626 | 39.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Barry Von Clemens | 1,245 | 30.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Mike Gould | 958 | 23.1 | ||
| Independent | Mark Jonathan White | 853 | 20.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | John William Butcher | 765 | 18.5 | ||
| UKIP | Nick Edmunds | 582 | 14.0 | ||
| UKIP | Peter Caulfield | 533 | 12.9 | ||
| UKIP | Jane Unwin | 497 | 12.0 | ||
| Labour | Fiona Jane Cullen | 433 | 10.4 | ||
| Labour | Philip Peter Wilson | 415 | 10.0 | ||
| Labour | Paul Taylor | 322 | 7.8 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 4,145 | 34.19 | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Val Pothecary* | 1,549 | 42.5 | +1.9 | |
| Conservative | Belinda Brenda Louise Ridout* | 1,528 | 41.9 | −1.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Carl Anthony Woode | 1,490 | 40.9 | +10.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Charles Thomas Fox | 1,444 | 39.6 | +16.5 | |
| Conservative | David Walsh* | 1,408 | 38.6 | −0.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Alex Percy | 1,402 | 38.4 | +19.9 | |
| Green | Angela Henshall | 554 | 15.2 | New | |
| Labour | Anna Marsh | 532 | 14.6 | +4.2 | |
| Turnout | 3,647 | 30.19 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Gillingham (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
- ^ Streeter, Michael (2019-05-03). "Gillingham votes Conservative, Shaftesbury Liberal Democrat in Dorset election". Gillingham News. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
- ^ "Area profile for Gillingham - Dorset Council". gi.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
- ^ "Map referred to in the Dorset (Electoral Changes) Order 2018" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ "Councillor details - Councillor Val Pothecary". www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk. 2024-02-24. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
- ^ "Councillor details - Councillor Belinda Ridout". www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk. 2024-02-24. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
- ^ "Councillor details - Councillor Carl Woode". Dorset Council. 2024-09-23. Retrieved 2024-09-23.