en Blandford (ward)

Blandford
Blandford
ward; Dorset Council.
Population	10,824
Major settlements	Blandford Forum
Current ward
Created	2019
Councillor	Byron Robert Quayle (Conservative)
Councillor	Noc Lacey-Clarke (Conservative)
Number of councillors	2

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

Geography

The Blandford ward covers the town of Blandford Forum in North Dorset.^[2]

Election	Councillors
2019		Byron Robert Quayle (Conservative)	Noc Lacey-Clarke (Conservative)
2024		Byron Robert Quayle (Conservative)	Noc Lacey-Clarke (Conservative)

2024 Dorset Council election: Blandford (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Byron Robert Quayle*	1,334	53.9	−1.1
	Conservative	Noc Lacey-Clarke*	1,307	52.9	+0.7
	Liberal Democrats	Hugo Anthony Mieville	756	30.6	+3.6
	Liberal Democrats	David Edwin Orton	556	22.5	−4.1
	Labour	Gerald Davies	279	11.3	−6.5
	Labour	Dennis Wardleworth	259	10.5	−2.1
	Green	Lisa Willis	123	5.0	New
	Green	Pete West	113	4.6	New
	SDP	Daniel Paul Avery	50	2.0	New
	SDP	Linda Isobel Stenner	31	1.3	New
Turnout			2,473	31.29
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

2019 Dorset Council election: Blandford (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Byron Robert Quayle	1,573	55.0
	Conservative	Noc Lacey-Clarke	1,495	52.2
	Liberal Democrats	Hugo Anthony Mieville	774	27.0
	Liberal Democrats	John Edward Thomas Tanner	761	26.6
	Labour	Pat Osborne	509	17.8
	Labour	Doro Russell	362	12.6
Majority			721	25.2
Turnout			2,862	35.80
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)