Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council elections

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council is a unitary authority in Dorset, England. It was formed in April 2019, with the inaugural elections held in May of that year. The council is made up of 76 councillors from 33 wards, elected for a four-year term, with the next elections due take place in 2027.

Result maps

Results of the 2019 election
Results of the 2023 election

Council elections

By-election results

2021

Two by-elections were held in May 2021 alongside national local elections after the death of a Liberal Democrat and an Independent councillor in the wards of Canford Heath and Commons.^[1]^[2]

Canford Heath

Canford Heath (1 seat of 3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Sean Gabriel	1,406	40.50
	Liberal Democrats	Jennie Hodges	1,365	39.32
	Labour	Janet Elizabeth Green	335	9.65
	Independent	John Sheldon	132	3.80
	Green	Ben Pantling	128	3.68
	UKIP	Vicky Spence	105	3.02
Majority			35	0.82
Turnout				31.96
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Commons

Commons (1 seat of 2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	CI	Vanessa Helen Ricketts	1,310	44.67
	Conservative	Lisle Carol Smith	822	28.03
	Independent	Fred Neale	296	10.09
	Liberal Democrats	Carol Ann Gardiner	242	8.25
	Labour	Peter Stokes	214	7.29
	UKIP	Peter James Bailey	48	1.6
Majority			488	16.64
Total votes			2,932
	CI hold		Swing

2022

A by-election was held on 6 October 2022 following the death of independent Councillor Nick Geary.^[3]

Highcliffe and Walkford

Highcliffe and Walkford (1 seat of 2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	CI	Andy Martin	1,778	61.95
	Liberal Democrats	Pete Brown	571	19.89
	Conservative	Christopher van Hagen	358	8.98
	Labour	David Stokes	358	5.85
Majority			1,207	42.06
Total votes			2,875
	CI gain from Independent		Swing

2023

A by-election was held on 29 June 2023 following the resignation of Labour Councillor Martin Bedford.^[4]

East Cliff and Springbourne

East Cliff and Springbourne (1 seat of 3)^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Green	Sara Louise Armstrong	817	38.37
	Conservative	David Anthony Kelsey	614	28.84
	Labour	Declan George Stones	590	27.71
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Radcliffe	108	5.07
Majority			203	9.53
Turnout			2,129	18.68
	Green gain from Labour		Swing

2024

Canford Cliffs

A by-election was held on 2 May 2024 alongside nationwide local elections following the resignation of Conservative Councillor May Haines.^[6]

Canford Cliffs (1 seat of 3)^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Gavin Wright	1,720	62.0
	Liberal Democrats	Ray Sparrow	573	20.7
	Labour	Jim Buchanan	317	11.4
	Green	Johnny Tutton	163	5.9
Majority			1,147	41.3
Turnout			2,773	35.4
Rejected ballots			31
	Conservative hold		Swing

Muscliff and Strouden Park

A by-election was held on 24 October 2024 following the death independent Councillor Brian Castle.^[8]

Muscliff and Strouden Park (1 seat of 3)^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Toby Slade	1,008	43.4
	Labour	Eyyup Kilinc	434	18.7
	Independent	Julie-Anne Houldey	406	17.5
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Blackwell Whitehead	174	7.5
	Independent	Peter Rogers	118	5.1
	Independent	Conor O'Luby	100	4.3
	Green	Roger Mann	84	3.6
Majority			574	26.7
Turnout			2,150
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

References

^ "Canford Heath ward by-election 2021". www.bcpcouncil.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
^ "Commons ward by-election 2021". www.bcpcouncil.gov.uk. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
^ "Tributes paid to "true champion of Christchurch"". Bournemouth Echo. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
^ "Labour councillor resigns five days after election success in Bournemouth ward". Bournemouth Echo. 10 May 2023. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
^ "East Cliff and Springbourne by-election results (29 June 2023)". Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
^ Simpson, Matt (19 March 2024). "Tory councillor quits seat - triggering fresh by-election". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
^ "Canford Cliffs by-election results (2 May 2024)". Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council. 3 May 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
^ Simpson, Matt (18 October 2024). "Tributes paid to 'sweet, sensitive soul' and dad who died aged 50". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Muscliff and Strouden Park Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 26 October 2024.

[1] "Canford Heath ward by-election 2021". www.bcpcouncil.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2021.

[2] "Commons ward by-election 2021". www.bcpcouncil.gov.uk. Retrieved 10 April 2021.

[3] "Tributes paid to "true champion of Christchurch"". Bournemouth Echo. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2023.

[4] "Labour councillor resigns five days after election success in Bournemouth ward". Bournemouth Echo. 10 May 2023. Retrieved 9 December 2023.

[5] "East Cliff and Springbourne by-election results (29 June 2023)". Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council. Retrieved 18 May 2024.

[6] Simpson, Matt (19 March 2024). "Tory councillor quits seat - triggering fresh by-election". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 18 May 2024.

[7] "Canford Cliffs by-election results (2 May 2024)". Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council. 3 May 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024.

[8] Simpson, Matt (18 October 2024). "Tributes paid to 'sweet, sensitive soul' and dad who died aged 50". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 26 October 2024.

[9] "Local Elections Archive Project — Muscliff and Strouden Park Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 26 October 2024.

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v t e Council elections in Dorset
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council	2019 2023
Dorset Council	2019 2024
Dorset County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 Abolished
Bournemouth Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1996 1998 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 Abolished
Christchurch Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 Abolished
East Dorset District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 Abolished
North Dorset District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 Abolished
Poole Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1996 1998 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 Abolished
Purbeck District Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 Abolished
West Dorset District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1984 1986 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 Abolished
Weymouth and Portland Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 Abolished
See also: Wards Boundary changes

v t e Unitary authorities of England
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