Beaminster | |
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ward Dorset Council. | |
Population | 4,001 |
Major settlements | Beaminster |
Current ward | |
Created | 2019 |
Councillor | Craig Monks (Conservative) |
Number of councillors | 1 |
Beaminster is an electoral ward in Dorset. Since 2019, the ward has elected 1 councillor to Dorset Council. [1]
The Beaminster ward covers the town of Beaminster. [2]
Election | Councillors | |
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2019 | Rebecca Knox | |
2024 | Craig Monks |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Craig Monks | 601 | 42.9 | −4.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul David Fitzpatrick | 579 | 41.3 | +3.7 | |
Labour | Julie Cook | 70 | 5.0 | +0.5 | |
Reform UK | Yvonne Harris | 69 | 4.9 | New | |
Green | Andy McEwen | 65 | 4.6 | −5.4 | |
Independent | Richard Thomas Gunning | 17 | 1.2 | New | |
Turnout | 1,401 | 40.33 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Rebecca Knox | 678 | 47.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Chris Turner | 532 | 37.6 | ||
Green | Robert Sean Casey | 141 | 10.0 | ||
Labour | Stephen Everington | 63 | 4.5 | ||
Majority | 146 | 10.3 | |||
Turnout | 42.10 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
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