Editing Corfe Castle (village) (section)

==Governance==
[[File:Corfe Castle, smallest town hall - geograph.org.uk - 504016.jpg|thumb|right|[[Corfe Castle Town Hall]]]]
The former royal status of Corfe meant that it existed as a borough electing two [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Members of Parliament]] (MPs). In the 17th and 18th centuries, with the Bankes's owning much of the property and thereby controlling most of the votes, the town was a [[rotten borough]]. The [[Bankes family]] was able to ensure that at least one of the MPs returned to the [[unreformed House of Commons|House of Commons]] was a member of the family or a Bankes nominee. The [[Reform Act 1832]] abolished the rotten boroughs, and Corfe lost its direct representation. The village and castle were part of [[Corfe Castle (hundred)|Corfe Castle hundred]].

The parish later formed part of the [[Purbeck (district)|District of Purbeck]]. It is within the [[South Dorset (UK Parliament constituency)|South Dorset]] constituency of the [[British House of Commons|House of Commons]]. Prior to [[Brexit]] in 2020 it was in the [[South West England (European Parliament constituency)|South West England]] constituency of the [[European Parliament]].<ref name="mapdat"/><ref name=cendat>{{cite web | title = Corfe Castle – Dorset For You | url = http://www.dorsetforyou.com/index.jsp?articleid=324115 | publisher = Dorset For You Partnership | accessdate = 14 August 2007}}</ref><ref name=parsta>{{cite web|url=http://www.purbeck.gov.uk/pdf/Parish%20Statistics1.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927050126/http://www.purbeck.gov.uk/pdf/Parish%20Statistics1.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=27 September 2007 |title=Parish Statistics |publisher=Purbeck District Council |date=11 January 2007 |accessdate=12 August 2007 |df=dmy }}</ref> There is an [[electoral ward]] called Castle which is based on the village, but this includes [[Studland]] and the intermediate areas. The total population of Castle ward is 1,780.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukcensusdata.com/castle-e05003724#sthash.FEpw2BYP.dpbs|title=Castle ward 2011. Retrieved 27 Feb 2015}}</ref>

After [[2019 structural changes to local government in England]], Corfe Castle is part of the [[South East Purbeck (ward)|South East Purbeck ward]] which elects 1 member to [[Dorset Council (UK)|Dorset Council]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Area profile for South East Purbeck - Dorset Council |url=https://gi.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/insights/AreaProfiles/Ward/south-east-purbeck |access-date=2024-02-24 |website=gi.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk}}</ref>