Sherborne Rural (ward)

Sherborne Rural
ward Dorset Council
Population	5,141
Major settlements	Bishop's Caundle
Current ward
Created	2019 (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]

Geography

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.

Councillors

Election	Councillors
2019		Robin Legg [4] (Liberal Democrat)
2024

Election

2019 Dorset Council election

Sherborne Rural

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)

2024 Dorset Council election

Sherborne Rural ^[5]

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

References

1. "Sherborne Rural (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
2. "Area profile for Sherborne Rural - Dorset Council". gi.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
3. "Map referred to in the Dorset (Electoral Changes) Order 2018" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
4. "Councillor details - Councillor Robin Legg". www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk. 2024-02-24. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
5. Dorset Council. "Results of the Dorset Council elections on 2 May 2024".

See also

• List of electoral wards in Dorset