Hamworthy (ward)

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Hamworthy
ward
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council.
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole UK ward map highlighting Hamworthy.svg
Boundary of Hamworthy in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.
Major settlements Hamworthy
Upton
Current ward
Created2019 (2019)
CouncillorBrian Hitchcock (Poole People)
CouncillorJulie Bagwell (Poole Engage)
CouncillorPeter Cooper (Labour)
Created fromHamworthy East
Hamworthy West
UK Parliament constituency Bournemouth East

Hamworthy is a ward in Poole, Dorset. Since 2019, the ward has elected 3 councillors to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council.

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History

The Hamworthy area was formerly part of two wards on Poole Borough Council; Hamworthy East and Hamworthy West. The wards were merged due to the 2019 structural changes to local government in England with the abolition of Poole Borough Council and the new creation of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council. [1]

Geography

The ward covers the suburb of Hamworthy, up to the border with Upton. The ward is geographically in the far west of the conurbation. [2]

Councillors

ElectionCouncillors
2019 Julie Bagwell

(Poole People Party)

Daniel Butt

(Poole People Party)

Mike White

(Conservative)

Julie Bagwell

(Independent)

Daniel Butt

(Independent)

2020 [3] Daniel Butt

(Conservative)

(Poole Engage Party)

2022 [4] Julie Bagwell

(Poole Engage Party)

2023 Brian Hitchcock

(Poole People Party)

Peter Cooper

(Labour)

Election results

2023

Hamworthy
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Poole People Brian Hitchcock 849 33.5 -18.1
Poole Engage Julie Bagwell‡ [lower-alpha 1] 759 30.0 -21.6
Labour Peter Jonathan Cooper 720 28.4 +14.0
Conservative Mike White‡65625.9+1.3
Poole Engage Daniel James Butt‡ [lower-alpha 2] 63024.9-20.0
Conservative Mike Wilkins59323.4+0.3
Liberal Democrats Steve Robinson49219.4+12.3
Conservative Janet Mary Walton47818.9-0.4
Poole Engage Mohan Iyengar [lower-alpha 3] 46318.3N/A
Liberal Democrats Jude Chapman38515.2+9.0
Green Yasmine Leila Osbourne36714.5-0.1
Liberal Democrats David Chapman33313.1+7.9
Majority
Turnout 2,53424.25
Poole People hold Swing
Poole Engage gain from Poole People Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
  1. Elected as Poole People, formed Poole Engage in June 2022
  2. Elected as Poole People, formed Poole Engage in June 2022
  3. Incumbent councillor for Canford Cliffs; elected as Conservative, formed Poole Engage in June 2022

2019

Hamworthy (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Poole People Julie Bagwell 1,621 51.6
Poole People Daniel Butt 1,411 44.9
Conservative Mike White 773 24.6
Conservative Mike Wilkins72523.1
UKIP John Butler63820.3
Conservative Vishal Gupta60619.3
Green Ian Hay46014.6
Labour Sarah Ward45314.4
Labour Jim Buchanan43613.9
Labour Neil Duncan-Jordan40813.0
Liberal Democrats Peter Sidaway2247.1
Liberal Democrats David Chicken1966.2
Liberal Democrats Declan Stones1625.2
Majority
Turnout 3,14430.43%
Poole People win (new seat)
Poole People win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

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