Upwey and Broadwey (ward)
Appearance
Upwey and Broadwey | |
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ward Dorset Council. | |
Population | 4,518 |
Major settlements | Compton Abbas |
Current ward | |
Created | 2019 |
Councillor | David James Northam (Liberal Democrat) |
Number of councillors | 1 |
Upwey and Broadwey is an electoral ward in Dorset. Since 2019, the ward has elected 1 councillor to Dorset Council.[1]
Geography
[edit]The ward is named after the Weymouth suburbs of Upwey and Broadwey.[2]
Councillors
[edit]Election | Councillors | |
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2019 | Howard Legg[3] | |
2024 | David James Northam |
Election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Howard Richard Legg | 555 | 41.1 | ||
Conservative | Kevin Brookes | 543 | 40.3 | ||
Labour | Debra Kohana | 251 | 18.6 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 37.00 | ||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | David James Northam | 710 | 55.9 | +14.8 | |
Conservative | Jan Edward Ernest Bergman | 317 | 25.0 | −15.3 | |
Labour | Byron Silver | 242 | 19.1 | +0.5 | |
Turnout | 1,269 | 34.04 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
References
[edit]- ^ "Upwey & Broadwey (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
- ^ "Area profile for Upwey & Broadwey - Dorset Council". gi.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
- ^ "Councillor details - Councillor Howard Legg". www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk. 2024-02-24. Retrieved 2024-02-24.