Christchurch Town (ward)

Ward in Christchurch, England

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Christchurch Town

ward
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council

Boundary of Christchurch Town in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.

Major settlements| Christchurch
Current ward
Created| 2019 (2019)
Councillor| Mike Cox (Liberal Democrats)
Councillor| Michael Tarling (Liberal Democrats)
Created from| Town Centre
Portfield
Purewell and Stanpit (Part)
UK Parliament constituency| Christchurch

Christchurch Town is a ward in Christchurch, Dorset. Since 2019, the ward has elected 2 councillors to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council. Before then the Town Centre ward elected two councillors to Christchurch Borough Council.

## History

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The Town Centre ward elected Conservative Councillors at the 2015 Christchurch Borough Council election.

In the first election to 2019 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council in 2019, Christchurch Town was the only ward in Christchurch to elect a Liberal Democrat councillor.

## Geography

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The ward is based around Christchurch Town Centre as well as Purewell and parts of Portfield. It consists mainly of the former Christchurch Borough ward of Town Centre, as well as parts of the former wards of Portfield (the remainder now part Commons) and Purewell and Stanpit (now part of Mudeford, Stanpit and West Highcliffe).

## Councillors

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The ward is represented by two councillors:[1]

Election  | Councillors

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2003 | Town Centre - Christchurch Borough
| Chris Legg

(Liberal Democrats)

|  | Peter Hall

(Liberal Democrats)

2007 | Brett Bader

(Liberal Democrats)

2011 |  | Gillian Geary

(Conservative)

2015 | Wendy Grace

(Conservative)

|  | Peter Hall

(Conservative)

2019 | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
| Mike Cox

(Liberal Democrats)

|  | Peter Hall

(Conservative)

2023 |  | Mike Cox

(Liberal Democrats)

|  | Michael Tarling

(Liberal Democrats)

## Election results

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### 2023

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Christchurch Town  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Mike Cox‡  | 1,619  | 53.8  | +24.2
| Liberal Democrats | Michael John Tarling  | 1,456  | 48.4  | +20.2
| CI | Avril Elizabeth Coulton  | 778  | 25.8  | +3.6
| CI | Viv Charrett  | 695  | 23.1  | +2.4
| Conservative | John Trickett  | 372  | 12.4  | −15.8
| Conservative | Luc Wesley Swarbrick  | 362  | 12.0  | −11.8
| Labour | Julian Spurr  | 208  | 6.9  | −4.6
| Green | Sam Cato  | 183  | 6.1  | −6.7
| Green | Steven Miles Thomas  | 117  | 3.9  | N/A
Majority |  |  |
Turnout | 3,010  | 37.24  |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |  |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |  |

### 2019

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Christchurch Town (2 seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Mike Cox  | 891  | 29.6  |
| Conservative | Peter Hall  | 851  | 28.2  |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Tarling  | 850  | 28.2  |
| Conservative | Peter Watson-Lee  | 716  | 23.8  |
| Independent | Fred Neale  | 668  | 22.2  |
| Independent | Lindy Stuart-Clark  | 625  | 20.7  |
| Green | Steve Docherty  | 386  | 12.8  |
| Labour | Robert Hope  | 348  | 11.5  |
| Labour | David Munnik  | 279  | 9.3  |
Majority |  |  |
Turnout | 3,014  | 38.20%  |
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
| Conservative win (new seat)

### 2015

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Town Centre (2 seats)[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Peter Hall  | 1,045  |  |
| Conservative | Wendy Grace  | 993  |  |
| UKIP | Liz Faherty  | 585  |  |
| UKIP | Olga Turner  | 476  |  |
| Labour | George Gregory  | 365  |  |
| Green | Joanne Dyton  | 349  |  |
| Green | Steven Thomas  | 289  |  |
Turnout | 4,102  | 70.2  | +21.0
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

## References

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1. ^ "Christchurch Town". Poole Liberal Democrats. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
2. ^ "Results of the election to Christchurch Borough Council". dorsetforyou.com. Retrieved 24 May 2015.

* v
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Wards in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

* Alderney and Bourne Valley
* Bearwood and Merley
* Boscombe East and Pokesdown
* Boscombe West
* Bournemouth Central
* Broadstone
* Burton and Grange
* Canford Cliffs
* Canford Heath
* Christchurch Town
* Commons
* Creekmoor
* East Cliff and Springbourne
* East Southbourne and Tuckton
* Hamworthy
* Highcliffe and Walkford
* Kinson
* Littledown and Iford
* Moordown
* Mudeford, Stanpit and West Highcliffe
* Muscliff and Strouden Park
* Newtown and Heatherlands
* Oakdale
* Parkstone
* Penn Hill
* Poole Town
* Queen's Park
* Redhill and Northbourne
* Talbot and Branksome Woods
* Wallisdown and Winton West
* West Southbourne
* Westbourne and West Cliff
* Winton East

* v
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Christchurch, Dorset

* See also: History of Christchurch
* Listed buildings in Christchurch

Areas|

* Blackwater
* Burton
* Christchurch Harbour
* Fairmile
* Friars Cliff
* Highcliffe
* Hoburne Park
* Hurn
* Jumpers Common
* Mudeford
* Portfield
* Purewell
* Somerford
* Stanpit
* Town Centre
* Walkford
* Winkton

Rivers|

* River Avon
* Bure Brook
* River Mude
* River Stour

Attractions|

* Avon Beach
* Christchurch Castle
* Christchurch Harbour
* Christchurch Priory
* Highcliffe Castle
* Knapp Mill
* Mudeford Quay
* The Museum of Electricity
* The Town Hall
* The Red House Museum
* Stanpit Marsh
* Tucktonia

Schools|

* Burton CE Primary
* Christchurch Infants
* Christchurch Junior
* Highcliffe
* Mudeford Infants
* Mudeford Junior
* The Priory CE Primary
* Somerford Primary
* The Grange
* Twynham

Railway
stations|

* Christchurch (original)
* Christchurch
* Hurn

Air travel|

* Bournemouth Airport
* Christchurch Airfield
* RAF Christchurch
* RAF Hurn

Hospital|

* Christchurch

Politics|

* Christchurch (UK Parliament constituency)
* New Forest and Christchurch (UK Parliament constituency)
* Christchurch and Lymington (UK Parliament constituency)
* Bournemouth East and Christchurch (UK Parliament constituency)
* 1993 Christchurch by-election
* 1844 Christchurch by-election
* Christchurch Borough Council elections
* 2019 BCP election

History|

* Battle of Mudeford
* Christchurch Rural District

Football club|

* Christchurch F.C.

Wards|

* Burton and Grange
* Christchurch Town
* Commons
* Highcliffe and Walkford
* Mudeford, Stanpit and West Highcliffe

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