Winterborne and Broadmayne (ward)

Winterborne and Broadmayne
ward Dorset Council
Population	4,309
Major settlements	Broadmayne, Winterbourne Abbas, Winterborne St Martin, Tincleton
Current ward
Created	2019 (2019)
Councillor	Roland Tarr (Liberal Democrats)
Number of councillors	2

Winterborne and Broadmayne is an electoral ward in Dorset. Since 2019, the ward has elected 1 councillor to Dorset Council. ^[1]

Geography

The ward covers a large rural area between Dorchester and Weymouth. ^[2] It is composed of the civil parishes of Bincombe, Broadmayne, Tincleton, West Knighton, West Stafford, Whitcombe, Winterbourne Abbas, Winterborne Came, Winterborne Herringston, Winterborne Monkton, Winterborne St Martin, Winterbourne Steepleton and Woodsford. ^[3]

Councillors

Election	Councillors
2019		Roland Tarr [4] (Liberal Democrats)
2024

Election

2019 Dorset Council election

2019 Dorset Council election: Winterborne and Broadmayne (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Roland Tarr	799	56.6
	Conservative	Robert Philip Freeman	412	29.2
	UKIP	Graham Richard Brant	201	14.2
Majority
Turnout				41.20
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

2024 Dorset Council election

2024 Dorset Council election: Winterborne & Broadmayne (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Roland Tarr*	747	62.1	+5.5
	Conservative	Mark Penfold	314	26.1	−3.1
	Reform UK	Graham Richard Brant	142	11.8	−2.4
Rejected ballots			10	0.82
Turnout			1,203	34.81	−6.39
Registered electors			3,490
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	4.2

References

1. "Winterborne & Broadmayne (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
2. "Area profile for Winterborne & Broadmayne - 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 Roland Tarr". www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk. 2024-02-24. Retrieved 2024-02-24.

See also

• List of electoral wards in Dorset