Lyme and Charmouth (ward)
| Lyme and Charmouth | |
|---|---|
| ward Dorset Council. | |
| Population | 5,142 |
| Major settlements | Lyme Regis and Charmouth |
| Current ward | |
| Created | 2019 |
| Councillor | Belinda Bawden (Green Party of England and Wales) |
| Number of councillors | 1 |
Lyme and Charmouth is an electoral ward in Dorset. Since 2019, the ward has elected 1 councillor to Dorset Council.[1]
Geography
[edit]The Lyme and Charmouth ward is in the far west of Dorset and contains the towns of Lyme Regis and Charmouth.[2]
Councillors
[edit]| Election | Councillors | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Daryl Whane Turner | |
| 2022 | Belinda Bawden[3]
(Green) | |
| 2024 | ||
Election
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Belinda Bawden* | 884 | 61.0 | +46.2 | |
| Conservative | Michaela Louise Ellis | 380 | 26.2 | −13.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Paddy Mooney | 103 | 7.1 | New | |
| Labour | David Hart | 83 | 5.7 | −7.0 | |
| Turnout | 1,450 | 35.92 | |||
| Green gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
2022 by-election
[edit]Belinda Bawden won the 2022 by-election.[4][5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Belinda Bawden | 594 | 43.8 | +27.0 | |
| Conservative | Vicci Stocqueler | 359 | 26.5 | −13.6 | |
| Independent | Cheryl Reynolds | 320 | 23.6 | −6.7 | |
| Labour | David Hart | 82 | 6.1 | −6.6 | |
| Majority | 235 | 17.3 | |||
| Turnout | 1,355 | ||||
| Green gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Daryl Whane Turner | 756 | 40.1 | ||
| Independent | Cheryl Lesley Reynolds | 571 | 30.3 | ||
| Green | Rob Smith | 317 | 16.8 | ||
| Labour | Rikey Austin | 239 | 12.7 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 44.90 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Lyme & Charmouth (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
- ^ "Area profile for Lyme & Charmouth - Dorset Council". gi.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
- ^ "Councillor details - Councillor Belinda Bawden". www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk. 2024-02-24. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
- ^ "Belinda Bawden Selected for Green Party in Lyme and Charmouth By-election". dorset.greenparty.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
- ^ "Tories lose seat as Green Party triumphs in council by-election". Bridport and Lyme Regis News. 2022-04-08. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Lyme and Charmouth Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
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