Poole Engage Party

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Poole Engage Party
Leader Judes Butt
FoundedJune 2022;2 years ago (2022-06)
Split from Conservative Party
Preceded byPoole Local Group
Headquarters Poole
Ideology Localism
Non-partisan politics
BCP Council
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Website
pooleengage.org.uk

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.

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History

The group was formed in June 2022 as the Poole Local Group, by five councillors. [1] [2] Four out of the five members were deselected by the Poole Conservative Association for the 2023 election. They successfully appealed but decided not to return to the Conservative Party, hence the creation of a new party. [3] With the founding of the party, the council was once again under no overall control, and the Conservatives were put into a minority administration. [2]

The party changed its name to the Poole Engage Party in December 2022. [4]

They stood 16 candidates in the 2023 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council election. [5] Only party leader Judes Butt in Creekmoor and Julie Bagwell in Hamworthy were re-elected. [6]

Membership

The group had 5 members from 2022 to 2023: [7]

CouncillorWardElected as
Julie Bagwell Hamworthy Poole People
Steve Baron Parkstone Poole People
Daniel Butt Hamworthy Poole People
Judes Butt Creekmoor Conservative
Mohan Iyengar Canford Cliffs Conservative

Following the 2023 election the group had 2 members:

CouncillorWardElected as
Julie Bagwell Hamworthy Poole People
Judes Butt Creekmoor Conservative

References

  1. ↑ Clark, Katie (31 May 2022). "Four Conservative councillors resign from group - and will now be Independents". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
  2. 1 2 Lewis, Jason (1 June 2022). "'Trust completely broken': Conservatives resign due to association 'disagreement'". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
  3. ↑ Lewis, Jason (28 June 2022). "Leader of BCP Council's newest political group vows to put town's priorities first". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  4. ↑ Simpson, Matt (1 December 2022). "New Poole political party changes its name to Poole Engage". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  5. ↑ Lewis, Jason (4 May 2023). "LISTED: Who is standing to be a councillor in next month's BCP Council elections". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  6. ↑ Lewis, Jason (6 May 2023). "'Blown away': Liberal Democrats storm into largest BCP Council party after election". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  7. ↑ "'We'll encourage a strong voice for Poole'". Bournemouth Echo. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
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