Dorchester East | |
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ward Dorset Council. | |
Population | 8,371 |
Major settlements | Dorchester, Dorset |
Current ward | |
Created | 2019 |
Councillor | Molly Rennie ( Liberal Democrats) |
Councillor | Stella Jones ( Liberal Democrats) |
Number of councillors | 2 |
Dorchester East is an electoral ward in Dorset. Since 2019, the ward has elected 2 councillors to Dorset Council. [1]
The Dorchester East ward covers the eastern areas of Dorchester. [2]
Election | Councillors | |||
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2019 | Molly Rennie [3] | Stella Jones [4] |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Molly Rennie | 1,755 | 64.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Stella Jones | 1,739 | 63.6 | ||
Conservative | Anthony James Kirkpatrick Austin | 559 | 20.5 | ||
Conservative | Andrew William Charles Christopher | 487 | 17.8 | ||
Labour | Claudia Sorin | 448 | 16.4 | ||
Labour | Barry Thompson | 369 | 13.5 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 2,733 | 41.70 | |||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |