Swanage (ward)

Electoral ward in Dorset, England

Swanage

ward
Dorset Council
Population| 9,702
Major settlements| Swanage
Current ward
Created| 2019 (2019)
Councillor| Gary Suttle (Conservative)
Councillor| Bill Trite (Conservative)
Number of councillors| 2

Swanage is an electoral ward in Dorset. Since 2019, the ward has elected 2 councillors to Dorset Council.[1]

## Geography

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The Swanage ward contains the town of Swanage.[2]

## Councillors

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Election  | Councillors

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2019 |  | Gary Suttle[3]

(Conservative)

|  | Bill Trite[4]

(Conservative)

2024

## Election

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### 2019 Dorset Council election

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2019 Dorset Council election: Swanage (2 seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Gary Maurice Suttle  | 1,546  | 45.9  |
| Conservative | William Stanley Trite  | 1,457  | 43.3  |
| Labour | Debby Monkhouse  | 780  | 23.2  |
| Independent | Philip Michael Eades  | 677  | 20.1  |
| Labour | Chris Bradey  | 614  | 18.2  |
| Liberal Democrats | Gill Calvin Thomas  | 592  | 17.6  |
| Liberal Democrats | Cliff Sutton  | 469  | 13.9  |
| Independent | Jason Paul Haiselden  | 351  | 10.4  |
Majority |  |  |
Turnout | 3,368  | 42.38  |
| Conservative win (new seat)
| Conservative win (new seat)

### 2024 Dorset Council election

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Swanage  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Gary Maurice Suttle*  | 1,262  | 39.7  | −6.2
| Conservative | William Stanley Trite*  | 1,148  | 36.2  | −7.1
| Labour | Debby Monkhouse  | 1,084  | 34.1  | +10.9
| Labour | Chris Bradey  | 789  | 24.9  | +6.7
| Independent | Philip Michael Eades  | 686  | 21.6  | +1.5
| Independent | Helen Mary McDavid  | 460  | 14.5  | New
| Liberal Democrats | Matt Piper  | 283  | 8.9  | −5.0
| Green | Kia Pope  | 215  | 6.8  | New
| Liberal Democrats | Gill Calvin Thomas  | 192  | 6.0  | −11.6
Turnout | 3,175  | 40.92  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

## References

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1. ^ "Swanage (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
2. ^ "Area profile for Swanage - Dorset Council". gi.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
3. ^ "Councillor details - Councillor Gary Suttle". www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk. 2024-02-24. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
4. ^ "Councillor details - Councillor Bill Trite". www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk. 2024-02-24. Retrieved 2024-02-24.

## See also

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* List of electoral wards in Dorset

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Wards in Dorset (district)

* Beacon
* Beaminster
* Blackmore Vale
* Blandford
* Bridport
* Chalk Valleys
* Charminster St Mary's
* Chesil Bank
* Chickerell
* Colehill and Wimborne Minster East
* Corfe Mullen
* Cranborne and Alderholt
* Cranborne Chase
* Crossways
* Dorchester East
* Dorchester Poundbury
* Dorchester West
* Eggardon
* Ferndown North
* Ferndown South
* Gillingham
* Hill Forts and Upper Tarrants
* Littlemoor and Preston
* Lyme and Charmouth
* Lytchett Matravers and Upton
* Marshwood Vale
* Melcombe Regis
* Portland
* Puddletown and Lower Winterborne
* Radipole
* Rodwell and Wyke
* Shaftesbury Town
* Sherborne East
* Sherborne Rural
* Sherborne West
* South East Purbeck
* St Leonards and St Ives
* Stalbridge and Marnhull
* Stour and Allen Vale
* Sturminster Newton
* Swanage
* Upwey and Broadwey
* Verwood
* Wareham
* West Moors and Three Legged Cross
* West Parley
* West Purbeck
* Westham
* Wimborne Minster
* Winterborne and Broadmayne
* Winterborne North
* Yetminster

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