Portland (ward)

Portland
Portland
ward; Dorset Council
Population	13,417
Major settlements	Isle of Portland
Current ward
Created	2019
Councillor	Paul Ralph Kimber (Labour)
Councillor	Pete Roper (Independents for Dorset)
Councillor	Susan Cocking (Independents for Dorset)
Number of councillors	3

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

Quick facts Population, Major settlements ...

Election	Councillors
2019		Paul Ralph Kimber^[3] (Labour)		Rob Hughes^[4] (Alliance for Local Living)		Susan Cocking^[5] (Alliance for Local Living)
2024		Paul Ralph Kimber^[3] (Labour)		Rob Hughes (Independents for Dorset)		Pete Roper (Independents for Dorset)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independents for Dorset	Pete Roper	899	35.6	*New*
	Independents for Dorset	Rob Hughes*	895	35.5	-1.8
	Labour	Paul Ralph Kimber*	875	34.7	+2.5
	Green	Catherine Bennett	785	31.1	+6.4
	Independents for Dorset	Susan Cocking*	744	29.5	−2.2
	Labour	Carralyn Paula Parkes	724	28.7	−1.3
	Labour	Bernard Edward Parkes	546	21.6	−2.3
	Conservative	Margaret Caroline Gadd	342	13.6	−12.3
	Conservative	Ian Munro-Price	244	9.7	−14.4
	Conservative	Maureen Quinn	224	8.9	−11.3
	Liberal Democrats	Holly Hope	120	4.8	New
	Liberal Democrats	Lee Daniel Harmsworth	75	3.0	New
	Liberal Democrats	Gillian Pearson	74	2.9	New
Turnout			2,522	27.24
	Independents for Dorset hold		Swing
	Independents for Dorset hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Rob Hughes	1,052	37.3
	Labour	Paul Ralph Kimber	910	32.2
	Independent	Susan Cocking	894	31.7
	Labour	Giovanna Elizabeth Lewis	847	30.0
	Conservative	Katharine Muriel Garcia	732	25.9
	Green	Sara Ann Harpley	697	24.7
	Conservative	Su Illsley	680	24.1
	Labour	Ray Nowak	675	23.9
	Conservative	Chris Wakefield	571	20.2
	Independent	Tim Munro	447	15.8
Majority
Turnout			2,824	30.49
	Independent win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Independent win (new seat)

Geography