Charminster St Mary's is an
electoral ward
A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. In some countries, wards are usually named after neighbourhoods, thoroughfares, parishes, landmarks, geographical features and in some cases historical figures connected to t ...
in
Dorset. Since
2019
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, the ward has elected 1 councillor to
Dorset Council.
Geography
The Charminster St Mary's ward is rural and contains the villages of
Charminster
Charminster is a village and civil parish in west Dorset, England, situated on the River Cerne and A352 road north of the county town Dorchester. In the 2011 census the parish had a population of 2,940 and also contains the hamlet of Charl ...
,
Charlton Down
Charlton Down is a new village in Dorset, England, situated approximately north of the county town Dorchester. It lies within the civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It i ...
and
Stratton. The ward is named after the 11th century
St Mary's Church.
Councillors
Election
2024 Dorset Council election
2019 Dorset Council election
The 2019 Dorset Council election was held on Thursday 2 May 2019 to elect councillors to the new Dorset Council in England. It took place on the same day as other district council elections in the United Kingdom.
These were the first elections ...
References
See also
*
List of electoral wards in Dorset
{{Dorset (Unitary Authority) Wards
Wards of Dorset