| Chalk Valleys | |
|---|---|
| ward Dorset Council. | |
| Population | 4,846 |
| Major settlements | Piddlehinton |
| Current ward | |
| Created | 2019 (2019) |
| Councillor | Jill Haynes (Conservative) |
| Number of councillors | 1 |
Chalk Valleys is an electoral ward in Dorset. Since 2019, the ward has elected 1 councillor to Dorset Council.
Geography
The Chalk Valleys ward is rural area between Dorchester and Sherborne and contains the villages of Alton Pancras, Buckland Newton, Cerne Abbas, Duntish, Higher Ansty and Piddlehinton.
Councillors
| Election | Councillors | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Jill Haynes | |
| 2024 | ||
Election
2024 Dorset Council election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jill Haynes | 683 | 48.0 | −2.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Iain Douglas Young | 554 | 38.9 | +17.1 | |
| Labour | John Bennett | 186 | 13.1 | New | |
| Turnout | 1,423 | 36.99 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
2019 Dorset Council election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jill Haynes | 810 | 50.4 | ||
| Green | Carol Rosemary Byrom | 447 | 27.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Michael John Sandy | 351 | 21.8 | ||
| Majority | 363 | 22.6 | |||
| Turnout | 42.30 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
References
- "Chalk Valleys (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
- "Area profile for Chalk Valleys - Dorset Council". gi.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
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