Sherborne West (ward)

Sherborne West
Sherborne West
ward; Dorset Council
Population	5,047
Major settlements	Sherborne
Current ward
Created	2019
Councillor	Richard Crabb (Liberal Democrat)
Number of councillors	1

Population5,047

Major settlementsSherborne

Created2019

CouncillorRichard Crabb (Liberal Democrat)

Sherborne West is an electoral ward in Dorset. Since 2019, the ward has elected 1 councillor to Dorset Council.^[1]

Election	Councillors
2019		Matt Hall (Liberal Democrat)
2023		Richard Henry Geoffrey Crabb^[5] (Liberal Democrat)
2024		Richard Henry Geoffrey Crabb^[5] (Liberal Democrat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Henry Geoffrey Crabb *	575	43.9	–9.7
	Conservative	Rebecca Burns	471	36.0	–2.0
	Independent	Taff Martin	264	20.2	New
Majority			104	7.9	–7.7
Registered electors			3,791
Turnout			1,310	34.69	–7.71
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	–3.9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Crabb	589	50.8	−2.8
	Conservative	Becky Burns	489	42.2	+4.2
	Labour	Nick Boothroyd	81	7.0	+7.0
Majority			100	8.6
Turnout			1,159
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Matt Hall	759	53.6
	Conservative	Rebecca Burns	538	38.0
	Green	Pam Rosling	119	8.4
Majority
Turnout				42.40
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Geography

Sherborne West
ward Dorset Council
Population	5,047
Major settlements	Sherborne
Current ward
Created	2019 (2019)
Councillor	Richard Crabb (Liberal Democrat)
Number of councillors	1