Westham (ward)

Westham
Westham
ward; Dorset Council
Population	9,393
Major settlements	Westham
Current ward
Created	2019
Councillor	Ryan Hope (Liberal Democrats)
Councillor	Alex Fuhrmann (Liberal Democrats)
Number of councillors	2

Population9,393

Major settlementsWestham

Created2019

CouncillorRyan Hope (Liberal Democrats)

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

Election	Councillors
2019		Ryan Hope^[3] (Liberal Democrats)		Gill Taylor^[4] (Liberal Democrats)
2024		Ryan Hope^[3] (Liberal Democrats)		Alex Fuhrmann (Liberal Democrats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Ryan Dean Hope	895	46.1
	Liberal Democrats	Gill Taylor	836	43.0
	Labour	Sara Louise Greenhalf	471	24.2
	Labour	David Joseph Greenhalf	441	22.7
	Conservative	Clare Louise Williams	366	18.8
	Conservative	Tom Tannassee	345	17.8
Majority
Turnout			1,943	29.61
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Ryan Dean Hope*	708	43.8	−2.3
	Liberal Democrats	Alex Fuhrmann	684	42.3	−0.7
	Labour	Lucy Hamilton	438	27.1	+2.9
	Labour	Jon Rodd	320	19.8	−2.9
	Independents for Dorset	Christine Mary James	272	16.8	New
	Conservative	Alexander John McGlynn	255	15.8	−3.0
	Conservative	Thomas Oswald Tannassee	175	10.8	−7.0
Turnout			1,618	24.04	−5.57
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	2.3
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	0.9

Councillors

Westham
ward Dorset Council
Population	9,393
Major settlements	Westham
Current ward
Created	2019 (2019)
Councillor	Ryan Hope (Liberal Democrats)
Councillor	Alex Fuhrmann (Liberal Democrats)
Number of councillors	2