The Conservatives won both seats when the ward last voted, in May 2024, with 64 per cent of the vote. Earlier contests were led by the Conservatives in 2019 and won by the Conservatives in 2013. 4 candidates are standing.
| Party | Share |
|---|---|
| Conservative | 37.9% |
| Reform UK | 33.6% |
| Liberal Democrats | 25.7% |
| Green | 2.8% |
Turnout 37 per cent.
| Result | Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrats | Independents and others |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2024 | 64% | - | 36% | - |
| May 2019 | 59% | 6% | 12% | 23% |
| May 2013 | 47% | 6% | - | 47% |
Winning share of all votes cast in bold. Multi-member wards elect several councillors at once. Includes any county-division contest covering the same ground. The independents-and-others share includes UKIP (23% in May 2019) and UKIP (47% in May 2013).
Dorset is a unitary authority: it runs every local service, from schools to bins. Current control: Liberal Democrat / Green.
Seats under the independents-and-others heading here have been won by independents at elections since 2022.
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Wards coloured by the party that last won them; the by-election ward is outlined. Hover a ward for its last result.
There is no county council above Dorset.
The ward is part of the Christchurch constituency. Conservative MP Christopher Chope won it at the 2024 general election with 36 per cent of the vote.