Dorchester West ward
Vote share over time
Each line is a party's lead candidate as a share of ballots cast. Hollow points are by-elections.
02/05/2024 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independents for Dorset | Les Fry Elected | 1,335 | 58.5% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Andy Canning Elected | 1,322 | 57.9% | +10.0 |
| Labour Party | Claudia Sorin | 580 | 25.4% | +14.1 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Jeremy Peel-Yates | 261 | 11.4% | -8.7 |
| Labour Party | Andrew Charles Wyatt | 259 | 11.3% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Kevin Selby | 254 | 11.1% | — |
| Majority | 742 | |||
| Turnout | 34.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,724 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,282 | |||
Independents for Dorset gain from Independent · Liberal Democrats hold
02/05/2019 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Andy Canning Elected | 1,221 | 48.0% | — |
| Independent | Les Fry Elected | 1,064 | 41.8% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Janet Elizabeth Hewitt | 973 | 38.2% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Gerald Duke | 512 | 20.1% | — |
| Green Party | Len Herbert | 434 | 17.0% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Ian Francois Bernard Gosling | 336 | 13.2% | — |
| Labour Party | Jules Daulby | 289 | 11.4% | — |
| Labour Party | Tracee Cossey | 264 | 10.4% | — |
| Majority | 91 | |||
| Turnout | 40.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 2,546 | |||