{{Short description|Electoral ward in Dorset, England}} {{Infobox England and Wales ward|council=[[Dorset Council (UK)|Dorset Council]]|elects_howmany=3|towns=[[Isle of Portland]]|name=Portland|population=13,417|year=[[2019 Dorset Council election|2019]]|councillor1=Paul Ralph Kimber|party1=[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]|party2=[[Independents for Dorset]]|party3=[[Independents for Dorset]]|councillor3=Susan Cocking|councillor2=Pete Roper}}
'''Portland''' is an [[List of electoral wards in Dorset|electoral ward]] in [[Dorset]]. Since [[2019 Dorset Council election|2019]], the ward has elected 3 councillors to [[Dorset Council (UK)|Dorset Council]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Portland (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/southwestengland/wards/dorset/E05012709__portland/ |access-date=2024-02-22 |website=www.citypopulation.de}}</ref>
== Geography == The Portland ward covers the entire [[Isle of Portland]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Area profile for Portland - Dorset Council |url=https://gi.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/insights/AreaProfiles/Ward/portland |access-date=2024-02-24 |website=gi.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk}}</ref>
== Councillors == {| class="wikitable" !Election ! colspan="6" |Councillors |- ![[2019 Dorset Council election|2019]] | rowspan="5" style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | rowspan="2" |Paul Ralph Kimber<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-24 |title=Councillor details - Councillor Paul Kimber |url=https://www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/modgov/modgov.html |access-date=2024-02-24 |website=www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk |language=en-GB}}</ref> ([[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]) | style="background-color: {{party color|Alliance for Local Living}}" | |Rob Hughes<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-24 |title=Councillor details - Councillor Rob Hughes |url=https://www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/modgov/modgov.html |access-date=2024-02-24 |website=www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk |language=en-GB}}</ref> ([[Alliance for Local Living]]) | style="background-color: {{party color|Alliance for Local Living}}" | |Susan Cocking<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-24 |title=Councillor details - Councillor Susan Cocking |url=https://www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/modgov/modgov.html |access-date=2024-02-24 |website=www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk |language=en-GB}}</ref> ([[Alliance for Local Living]]) |- ![[2024 Dorset Council election|2024]] | style="background-color: {{party color|Alliance for Local Living}}" | |Rob Hughes ([[Independents for Dorset]]) | style="background-color: {{party color|Alliance for Local Living}}" | |Pete Roper ([[Independents for Dorset]]) |}
== Election ==
=== [[2024 Dorset Council election]] === {{Election box begin|title=Portland}} {{Election box winning candidate||party=[[Independents for Dorset]]|candidate=Pete Roper|votes=899|percentage=35.6|change=''New''}} {{Election box winning candidate||party=[[Independents for Dorset]]|candidate=Rob Hughes*|votes=895|percentage=35.5|change=-1.8}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Paul Ralph Kimber*|votes=875|percentage=34.7|change=+2.5}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Green Party of England and Wales|candidate=Catherine Bennett|votes=785|percentage=31.1|change=+6.4|}} {{Election box candidate||party=[[Independents for Dorset]]|candidate=Susan Cocking*|votes=744|percentage=29.5|change=-2.2}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Carralyn Paula Parkes|votes=724|percentage=28.7|change=-1.3|}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Bernard Edward Parkes|votes=546|percentage=21.6|change=-2.3|}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Margaret Caroline Gadd|votes=342|percentage=13.6|change=-12.3|}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Ian Munro-Price|votes=244|percentage=9.7|change=-14.4|}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Maureen Quinn|votes=224|percentage=8.9|change=-11.3|}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Holly Hope|votes=120|percentage=4.8|change=''New''|}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Lee Daniel Harmsworth|votes=75|percentage=3.0|change=''New''|}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Gillian Pearson|votes=74|percentage=2.9|change=''New''|}} {{Election box turnout|votes=2,522|percentage=27.24|change=|}} {{Election box hold||winner=Independents for Dorset|swing=}} {{Election box hold||winner=Independents for Dorset|swing=}} {{Election box hold with party link||winner=Labour Party (UK)|swing=}} {{Election box end}}
=== [[2019 Dorset Council election]] === {{Election box begin|title=[[2019 Dorset Council election]]: Portland (3 seats)}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Independent politician|candidate=Rob Hughes|votes=1,052|percentage=37.3|change=}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Paul Ralph Kimber|votes=910|percentage=32.2|change=}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Independent politician|candidate=Susan Cocking|votes=894|percentage=31.7|change=}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Giovanna Elizabeth Lewis|votes=847|percentage=30.0|change=|}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Katharine Muriel Garcia|votes=732|percentage=25.9|change=|}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Green Party of England and Wales|candidate=Sara Ann Harpley|votes=697|percentage=24.7|change=|}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Su Illsley|votes=680|percentage=24.1|change=|}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Ray Nowak|votes=675|percentage=23.9|change=|}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Chris Wakefield|votes=571|percentage=20.2|change=|}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Tim Munro|votes=447|percentage=15.8|change=|}} {{Election box majority|votes=|percentage=|change=|}} {{Election box turnout|votes=2,824|percentage=30.49|change=|}} {{Election box new seat win||winner=Independent politician}} {{Election box new seat win||winner=Labour Party (UK)}} {{Election box new seat win||winner=Independent politician}} {{Election box end}}
== References == {{Reflist}}
== See also ==
* [[List of electoral wards in Dorset]]
{{Dorset (Unitary Authority) Wards}} [[Category:Wards of Dorset]] [[Category:Isle of Portland]]