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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.
After the 2019 Election no party was in overall control, with the Conservatives 3 seats short of a majority, with a "Unity Alliance" coalition, led by the Liberal Democrats instead forming a majority administration. [1] In 2020, a vote of no confidence lead to the Conservatives forming a minority administration. [2] In September 2021, 4 councillors, 3 independents and 1 Liberal Democrat, defected to the Conservatives, forming a majority on the council for the first time since its first election in May 2019. [3]
| Party in Control | Years | |
|---|---|---|
| No overall control | 2019–2021 | |
| Conservative | 2021–2023 | |
| No overall control | 2023 | |
The leaders of the council since 2019 have been: [4]
| Councillor | Party | From | To | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vikki Slade | Liberal Democrats | 21 May 2019 | 15 Sep 2020 | |
| Drew Mellor | Conservative | 1 Oct 2020 | 13 Feb 2023 | |
| Philip Broadhead | Conservative | 21 Feb 2023 | 24 May 2023 | |
| Vikki Slade | Liberal Democrats | 23 May 2023 | ||
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. [5] [6]
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
A by-election was held on 6 October 2022 following the death of independent Councillor Nick Geary. [7]
| 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 | ||||
A by-election was held on 29 June 2023 following the resignation of Labour Councillor Martin Bedford. [8]
| 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 | ||||
Poole Borough Council was the unitary authority responsible for local government in the Borough of Poole, Dorset, England. It was created on 1 April 1997 following a review by the Local Government Commission for England (1992), becoming administratively independent from Dorset County Council, and ceased to exist on 1 April 2019. Its council comprised 16 wards and 42 councillors and was controlled by a Conservative administration before it was merged into Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council.
The 2003 Christchurch Borough Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Christchurch Borough Council in Dorset, England. The whole council was up for election after boundary changes reduced the number of seats by one. The Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) is a unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of Dorset, England. It was created on 1 April 2019 by the merger of the areas that were previously administered by the unitary authorities of Bournemouth and Poole, and the non-metropolitan district of Christchurch. The authority covers much of the area of the South Dorset conurbation.
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council is a unitary local authority for the district of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in England that came into being on 1 April 2019. It was created from the areas that were previously administered by the unitary authorities of Bournemouth and Poole and the non-metropolitan district of Christchurch.
Dorset Council is a unitary local authority for the Dorset district in England covering most of the ceremonial county of Dorset. It was created on 1 April 2019 to administer most of the area formerly administered by Dorset County Council, which was previously subdivided into the districts of Weymouth and Portland, West Dorset, North Dorset, Purbeck, and East Dorset, as well as Christchurch, which is now part of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.
The Party for Poole People is a movement and local political party in Poole, Dorset, England. Defining itself as neither left or right wing, the party has stood in elections for the former Poole Borough Council and the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council which replaced it. On the council it is part of the Poole Independents Group, which includes all three Poole People Councillors, one Alliance for Local Living (ALL) Councillor and one independent Councillor. It was previously part of the "Unity Alliance" administration on Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council from 2019 until a vote of no confidence in 2020, after which the party has been in opposition. It was founded in 2010 by Mark Howell, and has contested three local elections, as well as the Poole constituency in the 2015 UK general election.
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.
The Alliance of Local Living (ALL) is a minor localist party and political group based in Dorset, with separate branches in the two authorities, ALL for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and ALL for Dorset. The BCP office is based in Poole, whilst the Dorset office is based in Weymouth. The party has five councillors in total, one on BCP Council and the remaining four on Dorset Council.
The Christchurch Independents (CI) are a political party and group in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council, formed by journalist Andy Martin and (former) Conservative and Independent Councillors after the reorganisation of local government in Dorset, with new candidates joining to stand in Christchurch wards for the inaugural 2019 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council Election. Originally not forming a registered political party, CI was initially the joint-third largest alongside the Poole People and ALL group. In 2020, Christchurch Independents councillor Colin Bungey died, leading to a by-election being held the next year in the Commons Ward, for which the Christchurch Independents were registered as a political party.
Alderney and Bourne Valley is a ward in Poole, Dorset. Since 2019, the ward has elected 3 councillors to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council.
Canford Heath is a ward in Poole, Dorset. Since 2019, the ward has elected 3 councillors to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council.
Commons is a ward of Christchurch, Dorset. Since 2019, the ward has elected 2 councillors to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council.
Hamworthy is a ward in Poole, Dorset. Since 2019, the ward has elected 3 councillors to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council.
Highcliffe and Walkford is a ward in Christchurch, Dorset. Since 2019, the ward has elected 2 councillors to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council.
Newtown and Heatherlands is an electoral ward in Poole, Dorset. Since 2019, the ward has elected 3 councillors to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council.
Poole Town is an electoral ward in Poole, Dorset. Since 2019, the ward has elected 2 councillors to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council.
Redhill and Northbourne is a ward in Bournemouth, Dorset. Since 2019, the ward has elected 2 councillors to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council.
Westbourne and West Cliff is a ward in Bournemouth, Dorset. Since 2019, the ward has elected 2 councillors to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council.
The Poole Engage Party is a local political party on Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council. Until December 2022, the party was known as the Poole Local Group.
The 2023 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council election took place on 4 May, 2023, to elect all 76 members of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council in Dorset, England.
