Place and Resources Overview Committee

Attendance (17 councillors)

Councillor	Party	Ward	Status
Andrew Starr	Liberal Democrats	Lytchett Matravers and Upton	Present
Andy Canning	Liberal Democrats	Dorchester West	Present
David Northam	Liberal Democrats	Upwey and Broadwey	Present (Virtual)
David Taylor	Liberal Democrats	Charminster St Marys	Present
Piers Brown	Conservative	Cranborne Chase	Present
Richard Crabb	Liberal Democrats	Sherborne West	Present
Sherry Jespersen	Conservative	Hill Forts and Upper Tarrants	Present
Simon Gibson	Conservative	Verwood	Present
Val Pothecary	Conservative	Gillingham	Present (Virtual)
Barry Goringe	Conservative	St Leonards and St Ives	In Attendance (Virtual)
Belinda Bawden	Green Party	Lyme and Charmouth	In Attendance
Carole Jones	Conservative	Sturminster Newton	In Attendance (Virtual)
Laura Beddow	Conservative	West Purbeck	In Attendance (Virtual)
Peter Dickenson	Conservative	Littlemoor and Preston	In Attendance (Virtual)
Richard Biggs	Liberal Democrats	Dorchester Poundbury	In Attendance (Virtual)
Ryan Hope	Liberal Democrats	Westham	In Attendance (Virtual)
Roland Tarr	Liberal Democrats	Winterborne and Broadmayne	Expected

Data last updated: 23 February 2026