Beacon | |
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ward Dorset Council. | |
Population | 5,150 |
Major settlements | Compton Abbas |
Current ward | |
Created | 2019 |
Councillor | Jane Somper ( Conservative) |
Number of councillors | 1 |
Beacon is an electoral ward in Dorset. Since 2019, the ward has elected 1 councillor to Dorset Council. [1]
The Beacon ward is rural and contains the villages of Compton Abbas, Fontmell Magna, Guys Marsh, Iwerne Courtney and Iwerne Minster. [2]
Election | Councillors | |
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2019 | Jane Somper
( Conservative) | |
2024 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Jane Somper* | 898 | 61.3 | -3.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Claire Elizabeth Reed | 307 | 20.9 | -5.8 | |
Labour | Gillian Clare Cross | 133 | 9.1 | +0.1 | |
Green | Sheila Healy | 125 | 8.5 | New | |
Rejected ballots | 5 | 0.34 | |||
Turnout | 1,466 | 38.32 | |||
Registered electors | 3,826 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jane Somper | 1,020 | 64.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Alexandra Gale | 423 | 26.7 | ||
Labour | Samuel Charles Skey | 142 | 9.0 | ||
Majority | 597 | 37.7 | |||
Turnout | 42.60 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |