Hamworthy (ward)

Hamworthy
ward Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council
Boundary of Hamworthy in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.
Major settlements	Hamworthy Upton
Current ward
Created	2019 (2019)
Councillor	Brian Hitchcock (Poole People)
Councillor	Julie Bagwell (Poole Engage)
Councillor	Peter Cooper (Labour)
Created from	Hamworthy 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.

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

Election	Councillors
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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Poole People	Brian Hitchcock	849	33.5	−18.1
	Poole Engage	Julie Bagwell‡ [a]	759	30.0	−21.6
	Labour	Peter Jonathan Cooper	720	28.4	+14.0
	Conservative	Mike White‡	656	25.9	+1.3
	Poole Engage	Daniel James Butt‡ [b]	630	24.9	−20.0
	Conservative	Mike Wilkins	593	23.4	+0.3
	Liberal Democrats	Steve Robinson	492	19.4	+12.3
	Conservative	Janet Mary Walton	478	18.9	−0.4
	Poole Engage	Mohan Iyengar [c]	463	18.3	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Jude Chapman	385	15.2	+9.0
	Green	Yasmine Leila Osbourne	367	14.5	−0.1
	Liberal Democrats	David Chapman	333	13.1	+7.9
Majority
Turnout			2,534	24.25
	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)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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)

References

1. "LGBCE | Ward boundaries finalised for new Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council | LGBCE Site". www.lgbce.org.uk. Archived from the original on 30 April 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
2. "Your Councillors". democracy.bcpcouncil.gov.uk. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
3. "Two councillors leave Poole People Party to shake off the 'binds of the political whip'". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
4. Lewis, Jason (31 May 2022). "Conservative trust 'broken' as four councillors resign". Bournemouth Echo . Retrieved 28 June 2022.