Lytchett Matravers and Upton (ward)

Lytchett Matravers and Upton is an electoral ward in Dorset. Since 2019, the ward has elected 3 councillors to Dorset Council.^[1]

Lytchett Matravers and Upton
ward Dorset Council
Population	12,748
Major settlements	East Morden, Lytchett Matravers, Upton
Current ward
Created	2019 (2019)
Councillor	Steve Robinson (Liberal Democrats)
Councillor	Andrew James Starr (Liberal Democrats)
Councillor	Alex Brenton (Liberal Democrats)
Number of councillors	3

Geography

The Lytchett Matravers and Upton ward covers the towns of Lytchett Matravers and Upton as well as Beacon Hill and East Morden.^[2]

Councillors

Election	Councillors
2019		Bill Pipe[3] (Conservative)		Andrew James Starr[4] (Liberal Democrats)		Alex Brenton[5] (Liberal Democrats)
2024		Steve Robinson (Liberal Democrats)

Elections

2019 Dorset Council election

2019 Dorset Council election: Lytchett Matravers and Upton (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Bill Pipe	1,472	45.4
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew James Starr	1,441	44.4
	Liberal Democrats	Alex Brenton	1,339	41.3
	Conservative	Robin Guy Sequeira	1,312	40.4
	Conservative	Ralph Turvill Watts	1,235	38.1
	Liberal Democrats	John Brian Taylor	1,092	33.7
	Green	Natalie Carswell	702	21.6
	Labour	Frank Duncan Milsom	314	9.7
Majority
Turnout			3,244	35.00
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

2024 Dorset Council election

Lytchett Matravers and Upton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Steve Robinson	1,356	50.7	+17.0
	Liberal Democrats	Alex Brenton*	1,354	50.7	+9.4
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew James Starr*	1,155	43.2	−1.2
	Conservative	Bill Pipe*	1,073	40.2	−5.2
	Conservative	Sean Gabriel	965	36.1	−4.3
	Conservative	Stew McKell	928	34.7	−3.4
	Labour	John Patrick Billington	363	13.6	+3.9
Turnout			2,672	27.72
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing