West Moors and Three Legged Cross (ward)

West Moors and Three Legged Cross is an electoral ward in Dorset. Since 2019, the ward has elected 2 councillors to Dorset Council.^[1]

West Moors and Three Legged Cross
ward Dorset Council
Population	9,101
Major settlements	Compton Abbas
Current ward
Created	2019 (2019)
Councillor	David Shortell (Conservative)
Councillor	Andy Skeats (Conservative)
Number of councillors	2

Geography

The ward contains the villages of West Moors and Three Legged Cross.^[2]

Councillors

Election	Councillors
2019		David Shortell[3] (Conservative)		Mike Dyer[4] (Conservative)
2024				Andy Skeats[5] (Conservative)

Election

2019 Dorset Council election

2019 Dorset Council election: West Moors and Three Legged Cross (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David William Shortell	1,412	57.3
	Conservative	Michael Roy Dyer	1,323	53.7
	UKIP	David Richard Marshall	596	24.2
	Liberal Democrats	Marlies Koutstaal	541	22.0
	UKIP	Mark Wadeson	447	18.1
	Liberal Democrats	Lars Wilmar	432	17.5
Majority
Turnout			2,463	33.35
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

2024 Dorset Council election

2019 Dorset Council election: West Moors and Three Legged Cross (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Shortell*	1,056	50.3	−7.0
	Conservative	Andy Skeats	1,054	50.2	−3.5
	Liberal Democrats	Sally Christine Walls	713	34.0	+12.0
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Durant	671	32.0	+14.5
	Independent	Malcolm John Hobbs	273	13.0	New
	Independent	Steven Anzinger-Cooper	239	11.4	New
Turnout			2,100	28.59	−4.76
	Conservative hold		Swing	9.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	9.1