| Sherborne Rural | |
|---|---|
| ward Dorset Council. | |
| Population | 5,141 |
| Major settlements | Bishop's Caundle |
| Current ward | |
| Created | 2019 |
| Councillor | Robin Legg (Liberal Democrat) |
| Number of councillors | 1 |
Sherborne Rural is an electoral ward in Dorset. Since 2019, the ward has elected 1 councillor to Dorset Council. [1]
The Sherborne Rural ward covers a rural area outside the town of Sherborne. [2] It is composed of the civil parishes of Beer Hackett, Bishop's Caundle, Bradford Abbas, Caundle Marsh, Clifton Maybank, Folke (including Alweston), Glanvilles Wootton, Goathill, Haydon, Holwell, Nether Compton, North Wootton, Oborne, Over Compton, Poyntington, Purse Caundle, Sandford Orcas, Thornford and Trent. [3] It does not include any of the parish of Sherborne, which is in the Sherborne East and Sherborne West wards.
| Election | Councillors | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Robin Legg [4] | |
| 2024 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Robin Andrew Shane Legg | 902 | 53.4 | ||
| Conservative | Peter Robert Shorland | 583 | 34.5 | ||
| UKIP | Leon Jennings | 204 | 12.1 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 42.70 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Robin Andrew Shane Legg * | 916 | 60.3 | +6.9 | |
| Conservative | Stephen Hillier | 604 | 39.7 | +5.2 | |
| Majority | 312 | 20.5 | |||
| Registered electors | 4,036 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,520 | 38.11 | –4.59 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +0.9 | |||
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