District Councillors May 2015

Purbeck District Council 2015 Election Results

Voters from around Purbeck have had their say in this year’s district council elections.

All-out elections were held in the district for the first time, with 25 seats up for election in 13 wards.  Previously, the elections had been held by thirds. 

The count took place on Saturday 9 May and the results are as follows:

Bere Regis ward
Turnout: 73% (999 ballot papers issued.  1418 eligible voters)

Name	Party	Votes
John Wintour Phelps	Liberal Democrats	251
Talia Karen June Pope	Green Party	68
Peter Kendrick Wharf (elected)	The Conservative Party Candidate	676

Castle ward
Turnout: 73% (1084 ballot papers issued.  1488 eligible voters)

Name	Party	Votes
Cherry Ann Bartlett	Labour Party	142
Nigel Dragon (elected)	Independent	532
Mike Spinney	Conservative Party Candidate	401

Creech Barrow ward
Turnout: 76% (1164 ballot papers issued. 1538 eligible voters)

Name	Party	Votes
Malcolm Barnes (elected)	Conservative Party Candidate	880
David Geraint Hodd	Labour Party	263

Langton ward
Turnout: 74% (977 ballot papers issued.  1313 eligible voters)

Name	Party	Votes
Jamie Scott Bartlett	Labour Party	117
Vanessa Louise Bell	Green Party	220
Mike Lovell (elected)	Conservative Party Candidate	630

Lulworth & Winfrith ward
Turnout: 71% (979 ballot papers issued.  1376 eligible voters)

Name	Party	Votes
Jon Davey	Labour Party	196
Barry Michael Quinn (elected)	Conservative Party Candidate	533
Malcolm Leonard Shakesby	UK Independence Party (UKIP)	244

Lytchett Matravers ward
Turnout: 75% (2128 ballot papers issued. 2841 eligible voters)

Name	Party	Votes
Rob Carswell	Liberal Democrats	764
Wendy Joy Meaden (elected)	Conservative Party Candidate	946
John Brian Taylor	Liberal Democrats	757
Peter James Webb (elected)	Conservative Party Candidate	1074

Lytchett Minster and Upton East ward
Turnout: 64% (2044 ballot papers issued.  3214 eligible voters)

Name	Party	Votes
Mike Blaxall	Conservative Party Candidate	743
Fred Drane (elected)	Liberal Democrat	994
Stephen John Link	Conservative Party Candidate	655
Carol Teresa Mary Tilling (elected)	Liberal Democrat	843

Lytchett Minster and Upton West ward
Turnout: 74% (2320 ballot papers issued.  3130 eligible voters)

Name	Party	Votes
Mike Fry	UK Independence Party (UKIP)	657
Neil McCormick	Green Party	284
Claire Pipe (elected)	Conservative Party Candidate	1065
William Thomas Pipe (elected)	Conservative Party Candidate	903
Andrew Starr	Liberal Democrats	635
Wendy Starr	Liberal Democrats	554
Brian Vickery	Libertarian Party	62

St. Martin ward Turnout: 71% (1861 ballot papers issued. 2618 eligible voters)

Name	Party	Votes
Beryl Rita Ezzard (elected)	Liberal Democrat	886
Keith John Green	Liberal Democrat	684
Bob Ratcliffe	Conservative Party Candidate	685
Lee Tanya Storey	Green Party	308
Mark Unsworth (elected)	Conservative Party Candidate	713

Swanage North ward
Turnout: 68% (2626 Ballot papers issued.  3878 eligible voters)

Name	Party	Votes
Peter Benwell Clark	Liberal Democrat	557
Andrea Frances Margaret Etherington	Labour Party	535
Jason Paul Haiselden	Independent - For a Better Swanage	427
Lorie Harding	Labour Party	420
Gloria Ann Marsh (elected)	Conservative Party Candidate	1429
Sue Spilling	Green Party	416
Frances Mary Ogilvie Thackway	Labour Party	369
William Stanley Trite (elected)	Conservative Party Candidate	1549
Michael Alan Whitwam (elected)	Conservative Party Candidate	1260

Swanage South ward
Turnout: 66% (2742 ballot papers issued. 4124 eligible voters)

Name	Party	Votes
Caroline Finch (elected)	Conservative Party Candidate	1211
Woody Harding	Labour Party	622
Avril Harris	Labour Party	649
Philippa Keeling	Liberal Democrat	293
Peter Mason	Liberal Democrat	265
Timothy John Morris (elected)	Conservative Party Candidate	1108
David James Pratten	Green Party	455
Alice Jane Blachford Rogers	Green Party	360
Max Stanford	Labour Party	547
Gary Maurice Suttle (elected)	Conservative Party Candidate	1279
Martin Szalla	Green Party	263
John H Wootton	Liberal Democrat	209

Wareham ward
Turnout: 70% (3216 ballot papers issued. 4605 eligible voters)

Name	Party	Votes
Ros Adams	Green Party	551
David Anthony Budd (elected)	Liberal Democrat	1422
Phil Christopher	Green Party	438
Keith William Thomas Critchley	Liberal Democrat	1054
Hilary Jane Goodinge (elected)	Conservative Party Candidate	1155
Eric Llewellyn Osmond	Liberal Democrat	1078
Keith Simpson	UK Independence Party (UKIP)	631
Mike Wiggins (elected)	Conservative Party Candidate	1084
Nicola Ann Wiggins	Conservative Party Candidate	995

Wool ward
Turnout: 69% (3282 ballot papers issued. 4748 eligible voters)

Name	Party	Votes
Alex Brenton	Liberal Democrat	729
Cherry Louise Brooks (elected)	Conservative Party Candidate	1505
Graham Michael Brown (elected)	Conservative Party Candidate	1525
Nick Chaffey	Labour Party	631
Luke Gray	Liberal Democrat	624
Malcolm Robert Haas	Green Party	479
Graham Holmes	Liberal Democrat	896
Laura Miller (elected)	Conservative Party Candidate	1344
Rupert Ramsay Lee Roker	Labour Party	350
Grafton Alphonso Straker	Labour Party	285

District Council make up:

Conservative:  20

Liberal Democrat:  4

Independent:  1