Eggardon 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 t ...
in
Dorset
Dorset ( ; Archaism, archaically: Dorsetshire , ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South West England. It is bordered by Somerset to the north-west, Wiltshire to the north and the north-east, Hampshire to the east, t ...
. Since
2019
This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year.
Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...
, the ward has elected 1 councillor to
Dorset Council.
Geography
Eggardon ward contains the civil parishes of
Askerswell
Askerswell () is a small village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southwest England. It is sited on the small River Asker. It lies west of the county town Dorchester. The parish has an area of and in the northeast includes the we ...
,
Cattistock,
Chilfrome,
Compton Valence
Compton Valence is a small village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southern England. It lies approximately west of the county town Dorchester. It is sited at the head of a narrow valley, formed by a small tributary of the River F ...
,
Frome St Quintin,
Hooke Hooke may refer to:
* Hooke, Dorset, England
** River Hooke, nearby watercourse
** Hooke Court, former manor house at Hooke
** Hooke Park, Woodland to south west of Hooke
* Robert Hooke (1635–1703), English natural philosopher who discovered Hook ...
,
Loders
Loders is a village and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in the English county of Dorset. It lies north-east of the town of Bridport. It is a linear village, sited in the valley of the small River Asker, between Waddon Hill and Boarsb ...
,
Maiden Newton
Maiden Newton is a village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the English county, county of Dorset in south-west England. It lies within the Dorset (unitary authority), Dorset Council administrative area, about north-west of the cou ...
,
Netherbury
Netherbury is a village and civil parish in the English county of Dorset. It lies within the Dorset Council administrative area, by the small River Brit, south of Beaminster and north of Bridport. The A3066 road connecting those towns lies 0 ...
,
North Poorton,
Powerstock,
Rampisham,
Toller Fratrum,
Toller Porcorum,
West Compton,
Wraxall,
Wynford Eagle.
The ward is rural, containing the western end of the
Dorset Downs
The Dorset Downs are an area of chalk downland in the centre of the county Dorset in south west England. The downs are the most western part of a larger chalk formation which also includes (from west to east) Cranborne Chase, Salisbury Plain, ...
chalk plateau, including
Eggardon Hill
Eggardon Hill is a prehistoric hillfort on a hill in Dorset, England. It is located on chalk uplands approximately four miles to the east of the town of Bridport.
The Hill
Eggardon Hill stands above sea level and is classified as a Hump (hil ...
, which gives the ward its name. The east of the ward contains the upper
Frome valley. The west of the ward contains
Powerstock Vale.
Councillors
Elections
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 election ...
2024 Dorset Council election
The 2024 Dorset Council election took place on Thursday 2 May 2024 to elect all 82 councillors to Dorset Council (UK), Dorset Council in England, the same day as other 2024 United Kingdom local elections, local elections in the United Kingdom.
D ...
References
See also
*
List of electoral wards in Dorset
This is a list of Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom, electoral divisions and wards in the ceremonial county of Dorset in South West England. All changes since the re-organisation of local government following the passing of the ...
{{Dorset (Unitary Authority) Wards
Wards of Dorset