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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/district-of-west-dorset-electoral-changes-order-2002/schedule-1",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2002/2370",
  "legislation_title": "The District of West Dorset (Electoral Changes) Order 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/district-of-west-dorset-electoral-changes-order-2002",
  "path": "schedule/1",
  "kind": "schedule",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "NAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS",
  "text": "(1)\n(2)\n(3)\nName of Ward\nArea of Ward\nNumber of Councillors\nBeaminster\nThe parishes of Beaminster, Chedington, Mapperton, Mosterton and South Perrott\n2\nBradford Abbas\nThe parishes of Beer Hackett, Bradford Abbas, Clifton Maybank and Thornford\n1\nBradpole\n1\nBridport North\n2\nBridport South and Bothenhampton\n3\nBroadmayne\nThe parishes of Broadmayne, West Knighton and West Stafford\n1\nBroadwindsor\nThe parishes of Broadwindsor, Burstock, Pilsdon, Seaborough and Stoke Abbott\n1\nBurton Bradstock\nThe parishes of Burton Bradstock, Chilcombe, Puncknowle, Shipton Gorge and Swyre\n1\nCam Vale\nThe parishes of Folke, Holnest, Holwell, Leigh, Leweston, Lillington, Longburton and North Wootton\n1\nCharminster and Cerne Valley\nThe parishes of Bradford Peverell, Cerne Abbas, Charminster, Godmanstone, Minterne Magna, Nether Cerne, Stinsford and Up Cerne\n2\nCharmouth\nThe parishes of Catherston Leweston, Charmouth and Wootton Fitzpaine\n1\nChesil Bank\nThe parishes of Abbotsbury, Fleet, Kingston Russell, Langton Herring, Littlebredy, Litton Cheney, Long Bredy and Portesham\n1\nChickerell\nThe parish of Chickerell\n3\nChideock and Symondsbury\nThe parishes of Chideock, Stanton St Gabriel and Symondsbury\n1\nDorchester East\n2\nDorchester North\n2\nDorchester South\n2\nDorchester West\n2\nFrome Valley\nThe parishes of Cattistock, Chilfrome, Frampton, Frome St Quintin, Stratton and Sydling St Nicholas\n1\nHalstock\nThe parishes of Batcombe, Corscombe, East Chelborough, Evershot, Halstock, Hermitage, Hilfield, Melbury Bubb, Melbury Osmond, Melbury Sampford, and West Chelborough\n1\nLoders\nThe parishes of Askerwell, Loders, North Poorton and Powerstock and the parish ward of Walditch of the parish of Bothenhampton\n1\nLyme Regis\nThe parish of Lyme Regis\n2\nMaiden Newton\nThe parishes of Compton Vallance, Frome Vauchurch, Hooke, Maiden Newton, Rampisham, Toller Fratrum, Toller Porcorum, West Compton, Wraxall and Wynford Eagle\n1\nMarshwood Vale\nThe parishes of Bettiscombe, Marshwood, Thorncombe and Whitechurch Canonicorum\n1\nNetherbury\nThe parishes of Allington and Netherbury\n1\nOwermoigne\nThe parishes of Crossways, Osmington, Owermoigne, Poxwell, Tincleton, Warmwell and Woodsford\n2\nPiddle Valley\nThe parishes of Alton Pancras, Buckland Newton, Melcombe Horsey, Piddlehinton and Piddletrenthide\n1\nPuddletown\nThe parishes of Athelhampton, Burleston, Cheselbourne, Dewlish, Puddletown and Tolpuddle\n1\nQueen Thorne\nThe parishes of Bishop’s Caundle, Castleton, Caundle Marsh, Goathill, Haydon, Nether Compton, Oborne, Over Compton, Poyntington, Purse Caundle, Sandford Orcas and Trent\n1\nSherborne East\n2\nSherborne West\n2\nWinterborne St Martin\nThe parishes of Bincombe, Whitcombe, Winterborne Came, Winterborne Herringston, Winterborne Monkton, Winterborne St Martin, Winterbourne Abbas and Winterbourne Steepleton\n1\nYetminster\nThe parishes of Chetnole, Ryme Intrinseca, Stockwood and Yetminster\n1",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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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."
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