West Purbeck 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 | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Michael John Baker Elected | 1,245 | 52.3% | +28.0 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Laura Jane Beddow Elected | 962 | 40.4% | -9.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | David Graham Civil | 929 | 39.0% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Peter Kendrick Wharf | 835 | 35.1% | — |
| Labour Party | Peter David Green | 300 | 12.6% | -0.8 |
| Labour Party | David Peden | 171 | 7.2% | — |
| Majority | 33 | |||
| Turnout | 33.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 7,174 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,380 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Conservative and Unionist Party hold
02/05/2019 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Laura Jane Beddow Elected | 1,142 | 49.9% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Peter Kendrick Wharf Elected | 1,064 | 46.5% | — |
| Independent | Malcolm Shakesby | 848 | 37.0% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | David H Bhattacharjee | 556 | 24.3% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | David Sinclair Burden | 375 | 16.4% | — |
| Labour Party | Jon Davey | 307 | 13.4% | — |
| Labour Party | Nick Chaffey | 288 | 12.6% | — |
| Majority | 216 | |||
| Turnout | 37.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 2,290 | |||