Chalk Valleys | |
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ward Dorset Council. | |
Population | 4,846 |
Major settlements | Piddlehinton |
Current ward | |
Created | 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. [1]
The Chalk Valleys ward is rural area between Dorchester and Sherborne and contains the villages of Alton Pancras, Buckland Newton, Cerne Abbas, Higher Ansty and Piddlehinton. [2]
Election | Councillors | |
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2019 | Jill Haynes |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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) |
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