Wareham (ward)

Wareham
Wareham
ward; Dorset Council
Population	8,985
Major settlements	Wareham
Current ward
Created	2019
Councillor	Beryl Ezzard (Liberal Democrats)
Councillor	Ryan Holloway (Liberal Democrats)
Number of councillors	2

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

Quick facts Population, Major settlements ...

Election	Councillors
2019		Beryl Ezzard^[3] (Liberal Democrats)		Ryan Holloway^[4] (Liberal Democrats)
2024		Beryl Ezzard^[3] (Liberal Democrats)		Ryan Holloway^[4] (Liberal Democrats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Beryl Rita Ezzard	1,837	57.1
	Liberal Democrats	Ryan David Holloway	1,308	40.6
	Conservative	Mark Unsworth	965	30.0
	Conservative	Mike Wiggins	942	29.3
	UKIP	Keith Allen Simpson	431	13.4
	Labour	Cherry Ann Bartlett	365	11.3
	Labour	Alice Jane Blachford Rogers	219	6.8
Majority
Turnout			3,219	41.16
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Beryl Rita Ezzard*	1,879	68.0	+10.9
	Liberal Democrats	Ryan David Holloway*	1,710	61.8	+21.2
	Conservative	Jane Newell	632	22.9	−7.1
	Conservative	Victoria Stocqueler	617	22.3	−7.0
	Labour	David Brian Law	361	13.1	+1.8
Turnout			2,765	35.88	−5.28
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	8.7
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	13.9

Geography