Sherborne East (ward)

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

Sherborne East
ward Dorset Council
Population	4,766
Major settlements	Sherborne
Current ward
Created	2019 (2019)
Councillor	Jon Andrews (Liberal Democrat)
Number of councillors	1

Geography

The Sherborne East ward covers the eastern areas of the town of Sherborne.^[2]

Councillors

Election	Councillors
2019		Jon Andrews[3] (Liberal Democrat)
2024

Election

2019 Dorset Council election

2019 Dorset Council election: Sherborne East (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Jon Andrews	842	49.6
	Conservative	Jill Warburton	615	36.2
	UKIP	Alan Gordon Taylor	122	7.2
	Green	Ken Huggins	120	7.1
Majority
Turnout				44.50
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

2024 Dorset Council election

Sherborne East^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Jon Andrews *	838	58.1	+8.5
	Conservative	Juliet May Pentolfe	502	34.8	–1.4
	Green	Robert Sean Casey	103	7.1	±0.0
Majority			336	23.3	+9.9
Registered electors			3,777
Turnout			1,443	38.76	–5.74
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	+9.2