The Green Party now has TWO County Councillors in Dorset!
Dr Jon Orrell was elected on May 4th 2017 for Weymouth Town. Jon joins Clare Sutton who was re-elected for Rodwell in Weymouth with 48% of the vote. Having two councillors means that Jon and Clare have been able to secure places on committees which will greatly increase their influence.
Clare Sutton, Campaign Manager, Caz Dennett, and Jon Orrell at the count May 2017.
Elsewhere, we had some promising results, particularly in Bridport, which will stand us in good stead for future elections. And in a Borough Council by-election on the same day in Westham East, Weymouth, Caz Dennett was just 35 votes short of a victory in a tight 4-way contest.
A big THANKS! to everyone who helped on the campaigns and all the candidates who stood.
You can find all the county council election results on the whizzy Dorsetforyou website here
The results where we stood were as follows:
Rodwell Turnout: 41%
Matthew Hall 514 Labour
David Hastings 901 Conservative
Jill Hordle 195 UKIP
Clare Sutton 1,474 Green (elected)
Weymouth Town Turnout: 35.40%
Francis Drake 206 UKIP
Christine James 387 Liberal Democrat
Jon Orrell 810 Green (elected)
Jason Osborne 698 Conservative
Ann Weaving 464 Labour
Beaminster Turnout: 46.27%
Peter Allen 848 Liberal Democrat
Mark Gage 178 Labour
Neil Judd 170 Green
Rebecca Knox 2,018 Conservative (elected)
Bridport Turnout: 42.69%
Robert Casey 490 Green
Kelvin Clayton 810 Green
Phylida Culpin 783 Labour
Keith Day 2,415 Conservative (elected)
Sarah Horniman 1,840 Liberal Democrat
Ros Kayes 2,490 Liberal Democrat (elected)
Bill Mellish 690 Labour
Mark Roberts 2,244 Conservative
Chickerell & Chesil Bank Turnout: 35.30%
Carol Byrom 226 Green
James Canning 348 Liberal Democrat
Jean Dunseith 1,624 Conservative (elected)
Lynda Kiss 283 Labour
Dorchester Turnout: 39.24%
Richard Biggs 2,799 Liberal Democrat (elected)
Vicki Black 581 Green
Andy Canning 2,871 Liberal Democrat (elected)
Gerald Duke 1,781 Conservative
Ian Gosling 1,730 Conservative
Ken Huggins 265 Green
Geoffrey Markham 311 UKIP
Claudia Sorin 983 Labour
Barry Thompson 775 Labour
Linden Lea Turnout: 41.60%
Nick Ireland 1,317 Liberal Democrat (elected)
Richard Shrubb 198 Labour
Peter Stein 1,299 Conservative
Rebekah Webb 127 Green
Marshwood Vale Turnout: 40.84%
Chit Chong 263 Green
Joy Everington 284 Labour
Steve Trevethan 538 Liberal Democrat
Daryl Turner 1,730 Conservative (elected)
Sherborne Rural Turnout: 47.25%
Matt Hall 1,535 Liberal Democrat
Mary Penfold 1,657 Conservative (elected)
Andrew Spring 130 Green
Sherborne Town Turnout: 45.57%
Jon Andrews 1,493 Liberal Democrat (elected)
Nick Boothroyd 126 Labour
Robert Gould 1,471 Conservative
Pam Rosling 103 Green
Three Valleys Turnout: 39.28%
Peter Barton 349 Green
Jill Haynes 1,853 Conservative (elected)
Janine Miller 301 Labour
David Taylor 720 Liberal Democrat
Broadwey Turnout: 35.30%
Kevin Brookes 1,128 Conservative (elected)
Ryan Dean Hope 283 Liberal Democrat
David Smith 168 Green
Mark Tewkesbury 904 Labour
Lodmoor Turnout: 46.20%
Anthony Ferrari 1,702 Conservative (elected)
Brian Heatley 184 Green
David Mannings 1,083 Liberal Democrat
Thomas Taylor 392 Labour
Portland Harbour Turnout: 33.50%
Kerry Baker 879 Conservative
Len Herbert 145 Green
Kate Wheller 1,282 Labour and Cooperative (elected)
Portland Tophill Turnout: 32.20%
Katharine Garcia 995 Conservative (elected)
Paul Kimber 923 Labour and Cooperative
Claudia Moore 149 Green
Westham Turnout: 35.80%
James Askew 158 Green
Shenis Cant 791 Conservative
David Best Harris 1,155 Liberal Democrat (elected)
Kieron Womble 488 Labour
Westham East Turnout: 38.7%
Mike Byatt 294 Conservative (elected)
Caz Dennett 260 Green Party
David Greenhalf 236 Labour
Andreas Scheffler 270 Liberal Democrat
Bridport South Turnout: 37.94%
Nicholas Boothroyd 234 Labour
Philip Colfox 298 Liberal Democrat
Andrew Jeffries 200 Green Party
Barbara Vousden 432 Conservative (elected)
