Ferndown North (ward)

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

Ferndown North
ward Dorset Council
Population	8,916
Major settlements	Ferndown
Current ward
Created	2019 (2019)
Councillor	Cathy Lugg (Conservative)
Councillor	Mike Parkes (Conservative)
Number of councillors	2

Geography

The Ferndown North ward is rural and contains the northern areas of Ferndown.^[2]

Councillors

Election	Councillors
2019		Cathy Lugg[3] (Conservative Party)		Mike Parkes[4] (Conservative Party)
2024

Election

2019 Dorset Council election

2019 Dorset Council election: Ferndown North (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Cathy Lugg	1,312	54.1
	Conservative	Mike Parkes	1,221	50.3
	Liberal Democrats	Matthew Coussell	578	23.8
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Durant	545	22.5
	UKIP	Alan Albert Miller	521	21.5
	UKIP	Jade Cadman	492	20.3
Majority
Turnout			2,426	33.40
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

2024 Dorset Council election

2024 Dorset Council election: Ferndown North (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Cathy Lugg*	955	44.3	−9.8
	Conservative	Mike Parkes*	794	36.8	−13.3
	Independent	Simon Lee Cable	781	36.2	New
	Independent	Philip Leach	753	34.9	New
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Adrian Clements	304	14.1	−9.7
	Reform UK	Andrei Silviu Dragotoniu	232	10.8	New
	Liberal Democrats	Esbjörn Roderick Wilmar	228	10.6	−11.9
Turnout			2,156	29.62
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing