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Portland 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 3 councillors to Dorset Council.


Geography

The Portland ward covers the entire
Isle of Portland The Isle of Portland is a tied island, long by wide, in the English Channel. The southern tip, Portland Bill, lies south of the resort of Weymouth, Dorset, Weymouth, forming the southernmost point of the county of Dorset, England. A barrier ...
.


Councillors


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 ...


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 ...


References


See also

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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 Isle of Portland