Swanage ward
Vote share over time
Each line is a party's lead candidate as a share of ballots cast. Hollow points are by-elections.
24/07/2025 By-election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Chris Tomes Elected | 1,254 | 35.4% | -4.4 |
| Reform UK | John Lejeune | 748 | 21.1% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Poppy Maltby | 737 | 20.8% | +11.9 |
| Independents for Dorset | Philip Michael Eades | 415 | 11.7% | — |
| Labour Party | Gemma Nancy Alison Simmons | 400 | 11.3% | -22.9 |
| Majority | 506 | |||
| Turnout | 45.4% | |||
| Registered electors | 7,843 | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,547 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
02/05/2024 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Gary Maurice Suttle Elected | 1,262 | 39.7% | -7.9 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | William Stanley Trite Elected | 1,148 | 36.2% | — |
| Labour Party | Debby Monkhouse | 1,084 | 34.1% | +10.1 |
| Labour Party | Chris Bradey | 789 | 24.9% | — |
| Independent | Philip Michael Eades | 686 | 21.6% | +0.7 |
| Independent | Helen Mary McDavid | 460 | 14.5% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Matt Piper | 283 | 8.9% | -9.3 |
| Green Party | Kia Pope | 215 | 6.8% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Gill Calvin Thomas | 192 | 6.0% | — |
| Majority | 64 | |||
| Turnout | 41.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 7,840 | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,175 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
02/05/2019 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Gary Maurice Suttle Elected | 1,546 | 47.7% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | William Stanley Trite Elected | 1,457 | 44.9% | — |
| Labour Party | Debby Monkhouse | 780 | 24.1% | — |
| Independent | Philip Michael Eades | 677 | 20.9% | — |
| Labour Party | Chris Bradey | 614 | 18.9% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Gill Calvin Thomas | 592 | 18.3% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Cliff Sutton | 469 | 14.5% | — |
| Independent | Jason Paul Haiselden | 351 | 10.8% | — |
| Majority | 677 | |||
| Turnout | 42.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 3,243 | |||