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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/county-of-dorset-electoral-changes-order-2004/schedule-1",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2004/3250",
  "legislation_title": "The County of Dorset (Electoral Changes) Order 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/county-of-dorset-electoral-changes-order-2004",
  "path": "schedule/1",
  "kind": "schedule",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "NAMES AND AREAS OF ELECTORAL DIVISIONS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS",
  "text": "Column (1)\nColumn (2)\nColumn (3)\nName of Electoral Division\nArea of Electoral Division\nNumber of Councillors\nIn the borough of Christchurch\nBurton Grange\nBurton and Winkton ward; Grange ward\n1\nChristchurch Central\n1\nCommons\n1\nHighcliffe and Walkford\nNorth Highcliffe and Walkford ward; West Highcliffe ward\n1\nMudeford and Highcliffe\nHighcliffe ward; Mudeford and Friars Cliff ward\n1\nIn the district of East Dorset\nColehill and Stapehill\nColehill East ward; Colehill West ward; Stapehill ward\n1\nCorfe Mullen\nCorfe Mullen Central ward; Corfe Mullen North ward; Corfe Mullen South ward\n1\nCranborne Chase\nAlderholt ward; Crane ward; Handley Vale ward; Chalbury parish; Hinton Martell parish; Hinton Parva parish; Horton West parish ward of Horton parish\n1\nFerndown\nAmeysford ward; Ferndown Central ward; Ferndown Links ward; Longham ward; Parley ward\n2\nMinster\nStour ward; Wimborne Minster ward\n1\nSt Leonards and St Ives\nSt Leonards and St Ives East ward; St Leonards and St Ives West ward\n1\nVerwood and Three Legged Cross\nThree Cross and Potterne ward; Verwood Dewlands ward; Verwood Newtown ward; Verwood Stephen’s Castle ward\n2\nWest Moors and Holt\nWest Moors ward; Holt parish\n1\nIn the district of North Dorset\nBlackmore Vale\nBlackmore ward; Lydden Vale ward; Stour Valley ward\n1\nBlandford\nBlandford Damory Down ward; Blandford Hilltop ward; Blandford Langton St Leonards ward; Blandford Old Town ward; Blandford Station ward\n1\nGillingham\nGillingham Town ward; Lodbourne ward; Milton ward; Wyke ward\n1\nHambledon\nCranborne Chase; Hill Forts ward; The Beacon ward; The Lower Tarrants ward\n1\nShaftesbury\nShaftesbury Central ward; Shaftesbury Christy’s ward; Shaftesbury Grosvenor ward; Shaftesbury Underhill ward\n1\nStour Vale\nBourton and District ward; Marnhull ward; Motcombe and Ham ward; The Stours ward\n1\nWinterborne\nAbbey ward; Bulbarrow ward; Portman ward; Riversdale ward\n1\nIn the district of Purbeck\nEgdon Heath\nBere Regis ward; Winfrith ward; Wool ward; Morden parish\n1\nLytchett\nLytchett Minster and Upton East ward; Lytchett Minster and Upton West ward; Lytchett Matravers parish\n1\nPurbeck Hills\nCastle ward; Creech Barrow ward; Langton ward; West Purbeck ward\n1\nSwanage\nSwanage North ward; Swanage South ward\n1\nWareham\nSt. Martin ward; Wareham ward\n1\nIn the district of West Dorset\nBeaminster\nBeaminster ward; Broadwindsor ward; Compton Valence parish; Frome Vauchurch parish; Hooke parish; Netherbury parish; Rampisham parish; Toller Fratrum parish; Toller Porcorum parish; West Compton parish; Wraxall parish; Wynford Eagle parish\n1\nBride Valley\nBradpole ward; Burton Bradstock ward; Loders ward; Bothenhampton parish; Litton Cheney parish; Bradpole Claremont parish ward of Bradpole parish\n1\nBridport\n1\nChickerell and Chesil Bank\nChickerell ward; Abbotsbury parish; Fleet parish; Kingston Russell parish; Langton Herring parish; Littlebredy parish; Long Bredy parish; Portesham parish; Winterbourne Abbas parish; Winterbourne Steepleton parish\n1\nDorchester\nDorchester East ward; Dorchester North ward; Dorchester South ward; Dorchester West ward\n2\nLinden Lea\nBroadmayne ward; Owermoigne ward; Puddletown ward; Bincombe parish; Whitcombe parish; Winterborne Came parish; Winterborne Herringston parish; Winterborne Monkton parish; Winterborne St Martin parish\n1\nMarshwood Vale\n1\nSherborne\nSherborne East ward; Sherborne West ward\n1\nSherborne Rural\nBradford Abbas ward; Cam Vale ward; Halstock ward; Queen Thorne ward; Yetminster ward\n1\nThree Valleys\nCharminster and Cerne Valley ward; Frome Valley ward; Piddle Valley ward; Maiden Newton parish\n1\nIn the borough of Weymouth and Portland\nBroadwey\nLittlemoor ward; Upwey and Broadwey ward; Wey Valley ward\n1\nLodmoor\nPreston ward; Radipole ward\n1\nPortland Harbour\nUnderhill ward; Wyke Regis ward\n1\nPortland Tophill\nTophill East ward; Tophill West ward\n1\nRodwell\nWeymouth East ward; Weymouth West ward\n1\nWestham\nWestham North ward; Westham West ward\n1\nWeymouth Town\nMelcombe Regis ward; Westham East ward\n1",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/3250/schedule/1",
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}