Radipole (ward)
Appearance
Radipole | |
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ward Dorset Council. | |
Population | 9,684 |
Major settlements | Radipole |
Current ward | |
Created | 2019 |
Councillor | Matt Bell (Liberal Democrats) |
Councillor | Louise Brown (Liberal Democrats) |
Number of councillors | 2 |
Radipole is an electoral ward in Dorset. Since 2019, the ward has elected 2 councillors to Dorset Council.[1]
History
[edit]In 2022, David Gray left the Liberal Democrats to sit as an Independent.[2]
Geography
[edit]The Radipole ward covers the Weymouth suburbs of Radipole and Southill.[3]
Councillors
[edit]Election | Councillors | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
2019 | Pete Barrow[4] | David Gray[5]
Became an independent in 2022 | ||
2022 | ||||
2024 | Matt Bell[6] | Louise Brown[7] |
Election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Peter Lawrence Fraser Barrow | 1,346 | 51.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | David Michael Gray | 1,234 | 47.0 | ||
Conservative | Peter Dickenson | 709 | 27.0 | ||
Conservative | John Twidale Ellis | 671 | 25.6 | ||
Labour | Mark Duxbury | 541 | 20.6 | ||
Labour | Grafton Alphonso Straker | 62 | 2.4 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 2,624 | 36.48 | |||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Matt Bell | 1,427 | 64.3 | +13.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Louise Brown | 1,123 | 50.6 | +3.6 | |
Labour | Pauline Crump | 486 | 21.9 | +1.3 | |
Conservative | George Granycome | 464 | 20.9 | −6.1 | |
Conservative | James William Farquharson | 457 | 20.6 | −5.0 | |
Turnout | 2,220 | 30.66 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
References
[edit]- ^ "Radipole (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
- ^ "Councillor declines to say why he left Dorset Council Lib Dem group". Dorset Echo. 2022-10-16. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
- ^ "Area profile for Radipole - Dorset Council". gi.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
- ^ "Councillor details - Councillor Pete Barrow". www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk. 2024-02-24. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
- ^ "Councillor details - Councillor David Gray". www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk. 2024-02-24. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
- ^ "Councillor details - Councillor Matt Bell". Dorset Council. 2024-09-23. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
- ^ "Councillor details - Councillor Louise Bown". Dorset Council. 2024-09-23. Retrieved 2024-09-23.