Crossways (ward) - Wikipedia
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| Crossways | |
|---|---|
| ward Dorset Council. | |
| Population | 3,787 |
| Major settlements | Crossways |
| Current ward | |
| Created | 2019 |
| Councillor | Nick Ireland (Liberal Democrats) |
| Number of councillors | 1 |
Crossways is an electoral ward in Dorset. Since 2019, the ward has elected 1 councillor to Dorset Council.[1]
Crossways is represented by Nick Ireland who is the Liberal Democrat group leader on Dorset Council.[2] He was the unsuccessful parliamentary candidate in South Dorset at the 2019 general election.[3]
The Crossways ward is rural and is composed of the civil parishes of Crossways, Osmington, Owermoigne, Poxwell and Warmwell.[4][5]
| Election | Councillors | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Nick Ireland[6] | |
| 2024 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Nick Ireland | 746 | 62.3 | ||
| Conservative | Barry Michael Quinn | 360 | 30.1 | ||
| Labour | Mollie Joy Collins | 91 | 7.6 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 40.70 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Nick Ireland* | 636 | 57.3 | −5.0 | |
| Conservative | Andrew Ross-Skinner | 361 | 32.5 | +2.4 | |
| Labour | Jim Draper | 113 | 10.2 | +2.6 | |
| Turnout | 1,110 | 37.4 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
- ^ "Crossways (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
- ^ "Group leaders announced: Leaders of political groups for Dorset Council are voted in". Dorset Council. May 14, 2019.
- ^ "Anger as councillor denied chance to put questions to cabinet at meeting". Dorset Echo. 2019-12-12. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
- ^ "Area profile for Crossways - Dorset Council". gi.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
- ^ "Map referred to in the Dorset (Electoral Changes) Order 2018" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ "Councillor details - Councillor Nick Ireland". www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk. 2024-02-24. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
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