Westham (ward)

Westham
ward Dorset Council.
Population	9,393
Major settlements	Westham
Current ward
Created	2019 (2019)
Councillor	Ryan Hope (Liberal Democrats)
Councillor	Alex Fuhrmann (Liberal Democrats)
Number of councillors	2

Westham is an electoral ward in Dorset. Since 2019, the ward has elected 2 councillors to Dorset Council.

Geography

The Westham ward covers the Weymouth suburb of Westham.

Councillors

Election	Councillors
2019		Ryan Hope (Liberal Democrats)		Gill Taylor (Liberal Democrats)
2024				Alex Fuhrmann (Liberal Democrats)

Election

2019 Dorset Council election

2019 Dorset Council election: Westham (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Ryan Dean Hope	895	46.1
	Liberal Democrats	Gill Taylor	836	43.0
	Labour	Sara Louise Greenhalf	471	24.2
	Labour	David Joseph Greenhalf	441	22.7
	Conservative	Clare Louise Williams	366	18.8
	Conservative	Tom Tannassee	345	17.8
Majority
Turnout			1,943	29.61
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

2024 Dorset Council election

Westham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Ryan Dean Hope*	708	43.8	−2.3
	Liberal Democrats	Alex Fuhrmann	684	42.3	−0.7
	Labour	Lucy Hamilton	438	27.1	+2.9
	Labour	Jon Rodd	320	19.8	−2.9
	Independents for Dorset	Christine Mary James	272	16.8	New
	Conservative	Alexander John McGlynn	255	15.8	−3.0
	Conservative	Thomas Oswald Tannassee	175	10.8	−7.0
Turnout			1,618	24.04	−5.57
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	2.3
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	0.9

See also

• List of electoral wards in Dorset