Stour and Allen Vale (ward)

Stour and Allen Vale is an electoral ward in Dorset. Since 2019, the ward has elected 1 councillor to Dorset Council.^[1]

Stour and Allen Vale
ward Dorset Council
Population	5,185
Major settlements	Chalbury, Holt, Shapwick, Sturminster Marshall
Current ward
Created	2019 (2019)
Councillor	Will Chakawhata (Liberal Democrats)
Number of councillors	1

Geography

The Stour and Allen Vale ward is rural and is named after the River Stour and the River Allen. The ward is located between Wimborne Minster and Ferndown to the south, Verwood to the north east and Blandford Forum to the north west. It contains the civil parish of Hinton and the villages of Chalbury, Holt, Shapwick.^[2]

Councillors

Election	Councillors
2019		Robin Cook[3] (Conservative)
2024		Will Chakawhata[4] (Liberal Democrats)

Election

2019 Dorset Council election

2019 Dorset Council election: Stour and Allen Vale (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robin David Cook	606	43.5
	Liberal Democrats	Joanna Jane Bury	328	23.5
	Independent	Francis Edward Raven-Vause	201	14.4
	UKIP	Michael Simmons	165	11.8
	Labour	Stephen Gerry	94	6.7
Majority
Turnout				35.80
	Conservative win (new seat)

2024 Dorset Council election

Stour & Allen Vale

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Will Chakawhata	688	53.0	+29.5
	Conservative	Robin David Cook*	497	38.3	−5.2
	Labour	Maryanne Pike	114	8.8	+2.1
Turnout			1,299	34.30
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing