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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-bournemouth-dorset-and-poole-structural-changes-order-2018/schedule-2",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2018/9780111168134",
  "legislation_title": "The Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole (Structural Changes) Order 2018",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-bournemouth-dorset-and-poole-structural-changes-order-2018",
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  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Wards of Dorset",
  "text": "New ward\nColumn 1\nExisting ward or electoral division\nColumn 2\nNumber of Councillors\nColumn 3\nBeaminster\nThe existing county division of Beaminster\n2\nBlackmore Vale\nThe existing county division of Blackmore Vale\n2\nBlandford Forum\nThe existing county division of Blandford Forum\n2\nBridport Rural\nThe whole of the parishes of Allington, Askerswell, Bothenhampton, Bradpole, Burton Bradstock, Chilcombe, Compton Valence, Hooke, Litton Cheney, Loders, North Poorton, Powerstock, Puncknowle, Shipton Gorge, Swyre, Toller Fratrum, Toller Porcorum, West Compton and Wynford Eagle\n2\nBridport Town\nThe whole of the parish of Bridport\nThe parish wards of ‘Symondsbury Pine View’ and ‘Symondsbury West Cliff’ of the parish of Symondsbury\n2\nBroadwey\nThe existing county division of Broadwey\n2\nChickerell & Chesil Bank\nThe existing county division of Chickerell & Chesil Bank\n2\nColehill East & Stapehill\nThe existing county division of Colehill East & Stapehill\n2\nColehill West & Wimborne Minster\nThe existing county division of Colehill West & Wimborne Minster\n2\nCorfe Mullen\nThe existing county division of Corfe Mullen\n2\nCranborne Chase\nThe existing county division of Cranborne Chase\n2\nDorchester East\nThe parish wards of ‘Dorchester East’ and ‘Dorchester South’ of the parish of Dorchester\n2\nDorchester West\nThe parish wards of ‘Dorchester West’ and ‘Dorchester North’ of the parish of Dorchester\n2\nFerndown North\nThe parish wards of ‘Ameysford’, ‘Ferndown Central North’ and ‘Ferndown Links’ of the parish of Ferndown\n2\nFerndown South\nThe parish of West Parley\nThe parish wards of ‘Ferndown Central’ and ‘Ferndown Links South’ of the parish of Ferndown\n2\nGillingham Rural & Wyke\nThe parishes of Bourton, Buckhorn Weston, East Stour, Kingston Magna, Motcombe and Silton\nThe parish wards of ‘Milton-on-Stour’, ‘Gillingham Rural’ and ‘Wyke’ of the parish of Gillingham\n2\nGillingham Town and Ham\nThe parish wards of ‘Ham’ and ‘Gillingham Town’ of the parish of Gillingham\n2\nHambledon\nThe existing county division of Hambledon\n2\nLinden Lea\nThe existing county division of Linden Lea\n2\nLodmoor\nThe existing county division of Lodmoor\n2\nLytchett Minster & Upton\nThe existing county division of Lytchett Minster & Upton\n2\nMarshwood Vale\nThe existing county division of Marshwood Vale\n2\nMoors North\nThe parish ward of ‘Three Cross’ of the parish of Verwood\nThe parish wards of ‘St Leonards and St Ives East’ and ‘St Leonards and St Ives West’ of the parish of St Leonards and St Ives\n2\nMoors South\nThe parish of West Moors\nThe parish ward of ‘St Leonards and St Ives South’ of the parish of St Leonards and St Ives\n2\nNorth West Purbeck\nThe existing county division of North West Purbeck\n2\nPortland Harbour\nThe existing county division of Portland Harbour\n2\nPortland Tophill\nThe existing county division of Portland Tophill\n2\nRodwell\nThe existing county division of Rodwell\n2\nShaftesbury\nThe existing county division of Shaftesbury\n2\nSherborne Rural\nThe existing county division of Sherborne Rural\n2\nSherborne Town\nThe existing county division of Sherborne Town\n2\nSouth Purbeck\nThe existing county division of South Purbeck\n2\nStalbridge & The Beacon\nThe existing county division of Stalbridge & The Beacon\n2\nSwanage\nThe existing county division of Swanage\n2\nThree Valleys\nThe existing county division of Three Valleys\n2\nVerwood East\nThe parish of Alderholt\nThe parish ward of ‘Stephens Castle’ of the parish of Verwood\n2\nVerwood West\nThe parishes of Horton and Woodlands\nThe parish wards of ‘Dewlands North’ and Dewlands South’ of the parish of Verwood\n2\nWareham\nThe existing county division of Wareham\n2\nWestham\nThe existing county division of Westham\n2\nWeymouth Town\nThe existing county division of Weymouth Town\n2\nWinterborne\nThe existing county division of Winterborne\n2",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T15:04:51.990580+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}