The 2019 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect the inaugural members of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council in England, formed from the former unitary authorities of Bournemouth and Poole, and borough of Christchurch. At the same time an election for the new Christchurch Town Council was held.
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A shadow authority comprising elected members of the three preceding councils and relevant members of Dorset County Council sat prior to the election. Elections for the two parish councils in the area were also held.
Background
editBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council held elections on 2 May 2019 along with councils across England as part of the 2019 local elections. The council elected all of its councillors for the first time under the auspices of the combined council. The merger of Bournemouth Borough Council, Christchurch Borough Council and Poole Borough Council's councils to form this new council was reported to save £500,000 per year.[1] A shadow authority of councillors for the three preceding councils and relevant members of Dorset County Council sat as a shadow authority prior to the election, with the Conservative group controlling the council and a majority of councillors being members of the Conservative Party.[2] Parish councils in the area also held elections, such as the newly formed Christchurch town council, replacing the former Borough Council, and the Highcliffe and Walkford Neighbourhood Council.[3][4] Whilst the shadow authority had 125 members, the redrawn ward boundaries meant that the newly elected body has 76 members.
Representatives from all of the main UK political parties, the Conservatives, the Liberal Democrats, Labour, Green Party of England and Wales and UKIP, stood for election to the new council. Alongside the national parties, several localist groups also stood for election, such as the Poole People, Alliance for Local Living and the Engage parties, as well as the informal Christchurch Independents group.[1]
Poole People is a localist group which had previously stood in and won seats in the former Poole borough. For the 2019 election, they stood eight candidates in wards corresponding to Poole, winning seven seats in total. The Alliance for Local Living also stood parties, after being set up in 2018, and cooperating with Poole People;[5] ALL intended to stand four candidates in total, but due to the timing of the official registration of the party, only two were able to be listed on the ballot paper;[6] all four candidates also stood in Poole seats, but with only one win.
In March 2019, seven Conservative candidates, including the leader of the council David Flagg, were suspended from the party following their opposition to the merger.[7] Five of the suspended councillors (David Flagg, Margaret Phipps, Lesley Dedman, Nick Geary and Janet Abbott) alongside two existing independents (Colin Bungey and Fred Neale) stood as 'Christchurch Independents',[8] in opposition to the Conservatives, with those holding seats forming a group in the council after the election.
Overall results
editThe composition of the shadow authority immediately ahead of this election was:
| 102 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Conservative | Independent | Lib Dems | Poole People | Green | UKIP |
Following the election, the composition of the council was:
| 36 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Conservative | Lib Dems | Independent | Poole People | Labour | Green | UKIP | ALL |
Summary
editElection result
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| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
| Conservative | 76 | 36 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 47.4 | 32.1 | 67,404 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | 67 | 15 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 19.7 | 22.4 | 46,999 | N/A | |
| Independent | 32 | 11 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 14.5 | 14.2 | 29,781 | N/A | |
| Poole People | 8 | 7 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 9.2 | 5.4 | 11,243 | N/A | |
| Labour | 70 | 3 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 3.9 | 14.2 | 29,719 | N/A | |
| Green | 28 | 2 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2.6 | 7.5 | 15,653 | N/A | |
| UKIP | 14 | 1 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1.3 | 3.3 | 6,838 | N/A | |
| ALL | 2 | 1 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1.3 | 0.7 | 1,566 | N/A | |
| Engage Party | 2 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.0 | 0.3 | 580 | N/A | |
Aftermath
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The election resulted in no overall control, with no party winning the thirty-nine seats required for an overall majority; whilst the Conservatives were the largest party on the council, they lacked a majority. The Conservatives held seats in Bournemouth, with other parties and independents performing well in both Christchurch and Poole.[9] The newly formed Christchurch Independents group, who were the third largest group with seven seats, said that they would be open to working with all parties except the Conservatives, who had led the creation of the new authority.[10] Conservative councillor John Beesley said that the Conservatives should run the council, and that he was prepared to run a minority administration if no other party would support him.[11] The Liberal Democrats also announced their intention to form a coalition with other parties on the council.[11][12] Subsequently, Liberal Democrat Vikki Slade was elected council leader of a "Unity Alliance" of all the parties except the Conservatives and UKIP, with 39 members in total.[13][14]
Within the council, six party groups were formed:[15][16]
| Group | Councillors | Composition | |
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| Opposition | Conservative | 36 / 76
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Conservative Party |
| Administration | Liberal Democrats | 15 / 76
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Liberal Democrats |
| Administration | Christchurch Independents | 8 / 76
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Independents |
| Administration | Poole People and ALL | 8 / 76
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Poole People, Alliance for Local Living |
| Administration | Bournemouth Independent & Greens | 4 / 76
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Green Party, Independents |
| Administration | Labour | 3 / 76
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Labour Party |
| Administration | Unaligned | 1 / 76
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Independent |
| Opposition | 1 / 76
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UKIP |
In 2022, councillors from the Conservatives and one from Poole People defected to form the Poole Local Group.[17]
Ward results
editThe statement of persons nominated was posted by the authority on 5 April 2019, 299 candidates are standing.[1] Asterisks (*) denote sitting councillors seeking re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Tony Trent | 1,241 | 36.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Rachel Maidment | 1,142 | 33.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Toby Johnson | 1,022 | 29.9 | ||
| Conservative | Benjamin Levy | 821 | 24.0 | ||
| Poole People | Benjamin Norton | 758 | 22.2 | ||
| Conservative | Gregory Welch | 653 | 19.1 | ||
| Conservative | Trevor Watts | 651 | 19.1 | ||
| UKIP | Joe Cryans | 631 | 18.5 | ||
| Labour | Henry Land | 615 | 18.0 | ||
| Labour | Lisa Weir | 581 | 17.0 | ||
| Labour | David Stokes | 505 | 14.8 | ||
| ALL | Claire Crescent | 447 | 13.1 | ||
| Independent | Martin Smalley | 303 | 8.9 | ||
| Majority | 199 | ||||
| Turnout | 3,415 | 28.21% | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | David Brown | 2,115 | 49.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Marcus Andrews | 1,850 | 43.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Burton | 1,746 | 41.1 | ||
| Independent | Marion Pope | 1,456 | 34.3 | ||
| Conservative | Jane Newell | 1,148 | 27.0 | ||
| Conservative | Ashley Fraser | 949 | 22.4 | ||
| Conservative | Stephen Baker | 942 | 22.2 | ||
| Green | Simon Riggs | 443 | 10.4 | ||
| Labour | Siobhan Bardsley | 213 | 5.0 | ||
| Labour | Gigi Sismaet | 193 | 4.5 | ||
| Labour | Moe Phillips | 180 | 4.2 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 4,246 | 39.70% | |||
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | George Farquhar | 747 | 30.3 | ||
| Conservative | Andy Jones | 724 | 29.4 | ||
| Green | Susan Chapman | 656 | 26.6 | ||
| Labour | Sam King | 533 | 21.6 | ||
| Conservative | Gina Mackin | 522 | 21.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Rebecca Edwards | 450 | 18.3 | ||
| UKIP | Ron Dickinson | 392 | 15.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Philip Dunn | 346 | 14.1 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 2,462 | 30.86% | |||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jane Kelly | 666 | 37.1 | ||
| Labour | Lewis Allison | 618 | 34.4 | ||
| Conservative | Philip Stanley-Watts | 591 | 32.9 | ||
| Labour | Sara Armstrong | 539 | 30.0 | ||
| Green | Anne Cassels | 518 | 28.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Radcliffe | 316 | 17.6 | ||
| Majority | 27 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,796 | 23.47% | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Mike Greene | 883 | 41.5 | ||
| Conservative | Hazel Allen | 846 | 39.8 | ||
| Independent | David Smith | 625 | 29.4 | ||
| Green | Sarah Bedford | 452 | 21.3 | ||
| Labour | Philip Murray | 349 | 16.4 | ||
| Labour | Charlie Nixon | 289 | 13.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Craig Norman | 208 | 9.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Kevin Williams | 171 | 8.0 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 2,126 | 25.68% | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Vikki Slade | 2,899 | 67.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Mike Brooke | 2,892 | 67.0 | ||
| Conservative | David Newell | 1,035 | 24.0 | ||
| Conservative | Helen Lawrence | 875 | 20.3 | ||
| UKIP | Paula Holyoak | 299 | 6.9 | ||
| Labour | Robin Phillips | 136 | 3.2 | ||
| Labour | Pete Stratford | 118 | 2.7 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 4,315 | 49.67% | |||
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | David Flagg* | 1,196 | 51.2 | ||
| Independent | Simon McCormack | 1,053 | 45.1 | ||
| Labour | Claire Wade | 525 | 22.5 | ||
| Labour | Andrew Dunne | 420 | 18.0 | ||
| Conservative | Wendy Grace | 363 | 15.5 | ||
| Conservative | Brian Case | 358 | 15.3 | ||
| Green | Benjamin Pantling | 187 | 8.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Dawson | 146 | 6.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Frederick Worthy | 125 | 5.4 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 2,336 | 33.46% | |||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | May Haines | 1,990 | 61.9 | ||
| Conservative | Mohan Iyengar | 1,851 | 57.6 | ||
| Independent | Peter Pawlowski | 615 | 19.1 | ||
| Independent | David Young | 555 | 17.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Robin Rennison | 555 | 17.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Dave Yates | 372 | 11.6 | ||
| Labour | Martin Holst | 185 | 5.8 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 3,214 | 40.58% | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Sandra Moore | 1,966 | 56.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Chris Matthews | 1,753 | 50.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Pete Parrish | 1,541 | 44.2 | ||
| Conservative | Sean Gabriel | 899 | 25.8 | ||
| Conservative | Ruth Thompson | 871 | 25.0 | ||
| Conservative | Raymond Tindle | 657 | 18.8 | ||
| UKIP | Christopher Spence | 552 | 15.8 | ||
| Labour | Janet Green | 397 | 11.4 | ||
| Green | Andrew Hawkins | 335 | 9.6 | ||
| Labour | Rob Bassinder | 250 | 7.2 | ||
| Labour | Trisha Hyder | 238 | 6.8 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 3,490 | 32.51% | |||
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
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| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 | ||||
| Turnout | 3,014 | 38.20% | |||
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Colin Bungey | 1,623 | 51.9 | ||
| Independent | Margaret Phipps | 1,567 | 50.1 | ||
| No party description | Jim Biggin | 469 | 15.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Carol Gardiner | 458 | 14.7 | ||
| Conservative | Victoria Hallam | 438 | 14.0 | ||
| Conservative | Lisle Smith | 403 | 12.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Fenella Vick | 394 | 12.6 | ||
| Labour | Peter Stokes | 223 | 7.1 | ||
| Labour | Antoinette Pearce | 208 | 6.7 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 3,125 | 40.53% | |||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Judy Butt | 877 | 38.8 | ||
| UKIP | Diana Butler | 591 | 26.2 | ||
| Conservative | Steve Hayes | 584 | 25.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Slade | 519 | 23.0 | ||
| Independent | Shaun Connolly | 503 | 22.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Trevor Morton | 446 | 19.7 | ||
| Green | Wayland Goodliffe | 288 | 12.7 | ||
| Labour | Ruby Free | 211 | 9.3 | ||
| Majority | 7 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,260 | 31.26% | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| UKIP win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Anne Filer | 1,016 | 36.2 | ||
| Conservative | David Kelsey | 971 | 34.6 | ||
| Conservative | Roberto Rocca | 861 | 30.7 | ||
| Labour | Tina Thompson | 715 | 25.5 | ||
| Labour | Ian Prankerd | 691 | 24.6 | ||
| Labour | David Thompson | 663 | 23.6 | ||
| Green | Frank Miles | 639 | 22.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Alfreda Christensen-Barton | 488 | 17.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Jordan Blackwell | 451 | 16.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Brian Jenner | 447 | 15.9 | ||
| Independent | Oli Cheetham | 444 | 15.8 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 2,808 | 24.02% | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Eddie Coope | 1,659 | 56.5 | ||
| Conservative | Malcolm Davies | 1,464 | 49.9 | ||
| Green | Jane Bull | 658 | 22.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Jon Nicholas | 597 | 20.3 | ||
| Labour | Toni Colledge | 356 | 12.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | David Ruffer | 331 | 11.3 | ||
| Labour | Alan Davidson | 245 | 8.3 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 2,935 | 38.64% | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Poole People | Julie Bagwell | 1,621 | 51.6 | ||
| Poole People | Daniel Butt | 1,411 | 44.9 | ||
| Conservative | Mike White | 773 | 24.6 | ||
| Conservative | Mike Wilkins | 725 | 23.1 | ||
| UKIP | John Butler | 638 | 20.3 | ||
| Conservative | Vishal Gupta | 606 | 19.3 | ||
| Green | Ian Hay | 460 | 14.6 | ||
| Labour | Sarah Ward | 453 | 14.4 | ||
| Labour | Jim Buchanan | 436 | 13.9 | ||
| Labour | Neil Duncan-Jordan | 408 | 13.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Sidaway | 224 | 7.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | David Chicken | 196 | 6.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Declan Stones | 162 | 5.2 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 3,144 | 30.43% | |||
| Poole People win (new seat) | |||||
| Poole People win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | Nigel Brooks | 1,792 | 48.1 | ||
| Independent | Nick Geary | 1,617 | 43.4 | ||
| Conservative | Trish Jamieson | 1,192 | 32.0 | ||
| Conservative | Colin Jamieson | 1,017 | 27.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Lily Cox | 379 | 10.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Lucy Harris | 351 | 9.4 | ||
| Labour | Kathryn Boniface | 297 | 8.0 | ||
| Labour | Roger Boniface | 266 | 7.1 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 3,728 | 44.22 | |||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Duane Farr | 1,086 | 31.7 | ||
| Conservative | Laurence Fear | 1,019 | 29.7 | ||
| Conservative | Norman Decent | 937 | 27.3 | ||
| Labour | Catherine Gutmann Roberts | 810 | 23.6 | ||
| Labour | Joanne Oldale | 787 | 23.0 | ||
| Labour | Carl Richards | 752 | 21.9 | ||
| Independent | Mark Battistini | 682 | 19.9 | ||
| Independent | Amadeo Angiolini | 665 | 19.4 | ||
| UKIP | Melita Jeffries | 656 | 19.1 | ||
| Independent | John Perkins | 520 | 15.2 | ||
| Green | Carla Gregory-May | 505 | 14.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Jack Holliss | 270 | 7.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Ann Smith | 262 | 7.6 | ||
| Engage | Susan Lennon | 224 | 6.5 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 3,428 | 26.54 | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Lawrence Williams | 1,182 | 48.0 | ||
| Conservative | Bobbie Dove | 1,156 | 47.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Catherine Bishop | 556 | 22.6 | ||
| Green | David Ball | 552 | 22.4 | ||
| Labour | Pauline Haynes | 372 | 15.1 | ||
| Labour | Bill Brandwood | 326 | 13.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Muiruri Coyne | 312 | 12.7 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 2,460 | 32.62 | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Sarah Anderson | 867 | 40.0 | ||
| Conservative | Beverley Dunlop | 612 | 28.2 | ||
| Green | Alice Kate Bisson | 569 | 26.2 | ||
| Green | Joe Salmon | 499 | 23.0 | ||
| Labour | Nigel Apperley | 420 | 19.4 | ||
| UKIP | Mike Clark | 378 | 17.4 | ||
| Labour | David Griffiths | 376 | 17.3 | ||
| UKIP | Sylvi Clark | 331 | 15.3 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 2,170 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Lesley Dedman | 1,827 | 50.5 | ||
| Independent | Paul Hilliard | 1,722 | 47.6 | ||
| Conservative | Claire Bath | 1,168 | 32.3 | ||
| Conservative | Ray Nottage | 873 | 24.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Fiona Cox | 377 | 10.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Keith Harrison | 333 | 9.2 | ||
| Labour | Gillian Hope | 244 | 6.7 | ||
| Labour | William Deans | 241 | 6.7 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 3,618 | 44.95 | |||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Kieron Wilson | 2,129 | 51.5 | ||
| Independent | Lisa Northover | 1,581 | 38.3 | ||
| Conservative | Derek Borthwick | 1,022 | 24.7 | ||
| Conservative | Ian Clark | 973 | 23.5 | ||
| Independent | John Trickett | 846 | 20.5 | ||
| Conservative | Michael Weinhonig | 841 | 20.3 | ||
| Green | Peter Lucas | 694 | 16.8 | ||
| Independent | John Adams | 652 | 15.8 | ||
| UKIP | Fiona Dougherty | 621 | 15.0 | ||
| Labour | Jilly Grower | 531 | 12.8 | ||
| Labour | Paul Forsdick | 427 | 10.3 | ||
| Labour | Steve Laughton | 410 | 9.9 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 4,133 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Millie Earl | 1,785 | 45.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Marlon Le Poidevin | 1,637 | 41.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Robson | 1,388 | 35.6 | ||
| Conservative | Malcolm Farrelll | 862 | 22.1 | ||
| Green | Adrian Oliver | 835 | 21.4 | ||
| Conservative | Craig Allison | 733 | 18.8 | ||
| Labour | Emma Lang | 707 | 18.1 | ||
| UKIP | Vicky Spence | 657 | 16.8 | ||
| Labour | Alan Daniels | 645 | 16.5 | ||
| Conservative | Thomas Lindsey | 638 | 16.3 | ||
| Engage | Marty Caine | 356 | 9.1 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 3,904 | 29.91 | |||
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Poole People | Peter Miles | 1,406 | 50.8 | ||
| ALL | Felicity Rice | 1,119 | 40.4 | ||
| Conservative | Ian Potter | 701 | 25.3 | ||
| Conservative | Janet Walton | 527 | 19.0 | ||
| UKIP | Janice Long | 421 | 15.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Sean Perrin | 334 | 12.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Tansy Earl | 321 | 11.6 | ||
| Labour | Ian Aitkenhead | 294 | 10.6 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 2,770 | ||||
| Poole People win (new seat) | |||||
| ALL win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Poole People | Stephen Baron | 1,300 | 43.5 | ||
| Conservative | Ann Stribley | 942 | 31.5 | ||
| Conservative | John Challinor | 815 | 27.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Crispin Goodall | 615 | 20.6 | ||
| Independent | Michael Hancock | 609 | 20.4 | ||
| Green | Keith Lawson | 486 | 16.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Grant Gillingham | 425 | 14.2 | ||
| Labour | Jo Aylward-Carter | 406 | 13.6 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 2,987 | 36.79 | |||
| Poole People win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Tony O'Neill | 1,157 | 39.6 | ||
| Conservative | Bryan Dion | 1,030 | 35.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Brian Clements | 1,016 | 34.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Rich Douglas | 920 | 31.5 | ||
| Green | Hannah Macklin | 766 | 26.2 | ||
| Labour | Mini Kingman | 455 | 15.6 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 2,922 | 34.86 | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Poole People | Mark Howell | 1,603 | 47.9 | ||
| Poole People | Andy Hadley | 1,593 | 47.6 | ||
| Poole People | L-J Evans | 1,551 | 46.3 | ||
| Labour | Sue Aitkenhead | 748 | 22.3 | ||
| Conservative | Andy Garner-Watts | 666 | 19.9 | ||
| Labour | Andy Proctor | 664 | 19.8 | ||
| Labour | Philippa Connolly | 647 | 19.3 | ||
| Conservative | Xena Dion | 647 | 19.3 | ||
| Conservative | Tom Lintern-Mole | 632 | 18.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Jon Cox | 328 | 9.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Tim Joyce | 253 | 7.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Quenten Walker | 211 | 6.3 | ||
| Independent | Simon Lane | 76 | 2.3 | ||
| Independent | William Kimmet | 71 | 2.1 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 3,348 | 33.41% | |||
| Poole People win (new seat) | |||||
| Poole People win (new seat) | |||||
| Poole People win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Mark Anderson | 1,071 | 45.1 | ||
| Conservative | Cheryl Johnson | 921 | 38.8 | ||
| Green | Alasdair Keddie | 474 | 19.9 | ||
| Labour | Sharon Carr-Brown | 395 | 16.6 | ||
| Green | Elizabeth McManus | 363 | 15.3 | ||
| Labour | Susan Fisher | 346 | 14.6 | ||
| UKIP | David Hughes | 299 | 12.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Gillian Pardy | 271 | 11.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Lorraine Crouch | 261 | 11.0 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Stephen Bartlett | 1,281 | 49.2 | ||
| Conservative | Jackie Edwards | 660 | 25.4 | ||
| Independent | Richard Sheridan | 654 | 25.1 | ||
| Conservative | David D'Orton-Gibson | 639 | 24.6 | ||
| UKIP | Marilyn Day | 372 | 14.3 | ||
| Labour | Ann Williams | 292 | 11.2 | ||
| Green | Martine Smid-Weevers | 282 | 10.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Heather Dalziel | 243 | 9.3 | ||
| Labour | Darren Taylor | 212 | 8.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Phillip Lucas | 155 | 6.0 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 2,602 | 34.39% | |||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Philip Broadhead | 1,439 | 44.7 | ||
| Conservative | Drew Mellor | 1,433 | 44.5 | ||
| Conservative | Karen Rampton | 1,399 | 43.4 | ||
| Independent | Lynda B-Price | 719 | 22.3 | ||
| Green | Yasmine Osbourne | 666 | 20.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Jana Sadeh | 567 | 17.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Matthew Gillett | 561 | 17.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | David England | 548 | 17.0 | ||
| Labour | Jago Corry | 450 | 14.0 | ||
| Labour | Ruth Messer | 440 | 13.7 | ||
| Labour | Patrick Connolly | 437 | 13.6 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 3,221 | 31.50 | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Nigel Hedges | 872 | 42.4 | ||
| Conservative | Susan Phillips | 831 | 40.4 | ||
| Green | Matthew Burgess | 427 | 20.8 | ||
| Green | Chris Henderson | 387 | 18.8 | ||
| Labour | Michael Cracknell | 357 | 17.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Ines Antunovic-Thomson | 352 | 17.1 | ||
| Labour | Lloyd Owen | 334 | 16.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Rodger | 280 | 13.6 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 2,056 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Lisa Lewis | 718 | 27.4 | ||
| Conservative | Bob Lawton | 708 | 27.0 | ||
| Labour | Corrie Drew | 695 | 26.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Gary Mitchell | 695 | 26.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Henry Castledine | 685 | 26.2 | ||
| Conservative | Blair Crawford | 675 | 25.8 | ||
| Independent | Chris Mayne | 636 | 24.3 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 2,619 | 33.27 | |||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Beesley | 1,236 | 48.1 | ||
| Conservative | Nicola Greene | 1,195 | 46.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Laura Young | 588 | 22.9 | ||
| Green | Liz Elwick | 543 | 21.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Phoebe Castledine | 420 | 16.4 | ||
| Labour | Patrick Canavan | 406 | 15.8 | ||
| Labour | Stephen Sinsbury | 281 | 10.9 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 2,567 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Simon Bull | 1,385 | 63.6 | ||
| Green | Chris Rigby | 1,198 | 55.0 | ||
| Conservative | Patrick Oakley | 468 | 21.5 | ||
| Conservative | Cameron Adams | 403 | 18.5 | ||
| Labour | Cecilia Penn | 338 | 15.5 | ||
| Labour | John Kingston | 328 | 15.1 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 2,177 | ||||
| Green win (new seat) | |||||
| Green win (new seat) | |||||
Changes 2019–2023
editChanges of allegiance
edit- Julie Bagwell and Daniel Butt, both elected for the Poole People Party, left the party in October 2019 to sit as independents. Daniel Butt also left the Unity Alliance coalition at the same time.[21] Julie Bagwell remained an independent within the Unity Alliance until September 2020, when she also withdrew from the coalition.[22]
- Steve Baron, Daniel Butt, Toby Johnson and Nigel Brooks all joined the Conservatives in September 2021, giving the party a majority on the council.[23]
- The Conservatives lost their majority on the council in June 2022 when Steve Baron, Mohan Iyengar, Daniel Butt and Judy Butt left the party to form the Poole Local Group with independent councillor Julie Bagwell.[24] The group was subsequently registered as a political party called the Poole Engage Party.[25]
- Jackie Edwards, elected as a Conservative, left the party on 1 October 2022 to sit as an independent.[26]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Sean Gabriel | 1,406 | 40.5 | +14.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jennie Hodges | 1,365 | 39.3 | −4.9 | |
| Labour | Janet Green | 335 | 9.7 | −1.7 | |
| Independent | John Sheldon | 132 | 3.8 | N/A | |
| Green | Ben Pantling | 128 | 3.7 | −5.9 | |
| UKIP | Vicky Spence | 105 | 3.0 | −12.8 | |
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 3,471 | 31.96 | −0.55 | ||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
By-election triggered by death of Liberal Democrat councillor Pete Parrish in July 2020.[27] By-election not allowed to be held earlier due to COVID-19 pandemic.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CI | Vanessa Ricketts | 1,310 | 44.7 | −7.2 | |
| Conservative | Lisle Smith | 822 | 28.0 | +15.1 | |
| Independent | Frederick Neale | 296 | 10.1 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Carol Gardiner | 242 | 8.3 | −6.4 | |
| Labour | Peter Stokes | 214 | 7.3 | +0.2 | |
| UKIP | Frederick Neale | 48 | 1.6 | N/A | |
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 2,932 | 36.50 | −4.03 | ||
| CI hold | Swing | ||||
By-election triggered by death of Colin Bungey in April 2020.[28] By-election not allowed to be held earlier due to COVID-19 pandemic.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CI | Andy Martin | 1,778 | 62.0 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Pete Brown | 571 | 19.9 | +9.6 | |
| Conservative | Christopher van Hagen | 358 | 12.5 | −20.0 | |
| Labour | David Stokes | 163 | 5.7 | −2.4 | |
| Majority | 1,207 | 42.1 | |||
| Turnout | 2,875 | 33.2 | |||
| CI hold | Swing | N/A | |||
By-election triggered by death of Nick Geary in July 2022. He had been elected as an independent in 2019 and sat in the Christchurch Independents group, which was formally registered as a political party in February 2021.[29][30]
References
edit- Notes
- Citations
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- ^ Darren Slade (2 April 2019). "Day one of new councils – now it's election campaign time". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- ^ Josh Wright (11 April 2019). "The candidates for the new Christchurch Town Council". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- ^ "'Too few' candidates for Dorset's parish councils". BBC News. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- ^ "New 'party of independents' ALL wants ordinary people to stand for election". Bournemouth Echo. 30 October 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ "Meet your independent candidates for BCP elections". Alliance for Local Living. Archived from the original on 3 October 2020.
- ^ "Christchurch Tories suspended over merger election row". BBC News. 12 March 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- ^ "'A strong and united voice': Five Christchurch Conservatives to stand as independents". Bournemouth Echo. 2 January 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
- ^ "Local elections 2019: No party gains overall control of new BCP Council as Tories lose seats across the conurbation". Bournemouth Echo. 3 May 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ^ "Christchurch Independents open to talks with all parties and groups other than the Conservatives". Bournemouth Echo. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Parties launch talks to seize control of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council". Bournemouth Echo. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ^ "A disaster for the Tories – so what happens next for politics in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole?". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ^ "Alliance takes control of new council". 21 May 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ^ "Vikki Slade named leader of BCP Council as 'Unity Alliance' takes control of new authority". Bournemouth Echo. 22 May 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ^ "Your Councillors". democracy.bcpcouncil.gov.uk. 19 April 2020. Archived from the original on 29 December 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ "Parties launch talks to seize control of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council". Bournemouth Echo. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ "'Trust completely broken': Conservatives resign due to association 'disagreement'". uk.news.yahoo.com. June 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ BCP Council #StayHomeSaveLives [@BCPCouncil] (3 May 2019). "BCP Council Local Election results are in for Canford Heath Ward #bcpcouncil #localelections https://t.co/VlcRIgjUkD" (Tweet). Retrieved 4 January 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ BCP Council #StayHomeSaveLives [@BCPCouncil] (3 May 2019). "BCP Council Local Election results are in for Poole Town Ward #bcpcouncil #localelections https://t.co/clMWnTGEyS" (Tweet). Retrieved 4 January 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ BCP Council #StayHomeSaveLives [@BCPCouncil] (3 May 2019). "BCP Council Local Election results are in for Redhill & Northbourne Ward #bcpcouncil #localelections https://t.co/dWADMUljML" (Tweet). Retrieved 4 January 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Two councillors leave Poole People Party to shake off the 'binds of the political whip'". Bournemouth Echo. 31 October 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ^ ""A catalogue of catastrophic policy decisions": Why this councillor left the coalition running BCP Council". Bournemouth Echo. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "'A movement': Four councillors join Conservative administration". 20 September 2021.
- ^ "Leader of BCP Council's newest political group vows to put town's priorities first". Bournemouth Echo. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Poole Engage Party". The Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "'A lack of getting the basics right': BCP councillor quits Conservative Party". Bournemouth Echo. 3 October 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
- ^ Lewis, Jason (22 July 2020). "Tributes paid to Canford Heath councillor Pete Parrish". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ ""We have a lost a wonderful, decent, honourable man and a great servant to Christchurch"". Bournemouth Echo. 3 April 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ Clark, Katie (7 October 2022). "Andy Martin wins Highcliffe and Walkford by-election". Daily Echo. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "Christchurch Independents". The Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 June 2024.