West Southbourne is a ward in Bournemouth, Dorset. Since 2019, the ward has elected 2 councillors to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council. [1]
West Southbourne is a ward in Bournemouth, Dorset. Since 2019, the ward has elected 2 councillors to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council. [1]
The ward formerly elected councillors to Bournemouth Borough Council before it was abolished in 2019. [2]
The ward covers the western areas of Southbourne. [3] The ward is between Boscombe East and Pokesdown and East Southbourne and Tuckton.
Cllr Brian Chick and Cllr Jeff Hanna, both Liberal Democrat, both elected in May 2023. Contact details on BCP Council website. Residents' surgeries held at Immanuel Church, monthly, as advertised on Facebook.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Brian Chick | 1,250 | 44.1 | +17.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jeff Hanna | 1,209 | 42.6 | +16.4 | |
| Labour | Simon Patrick Adorian | 964 | 34.0 | +6.6 | |
| Labour | Joanne Oldale | 913 | 32.2 | +5.7 | |
| Conservative | Bob Lawton‡ | 461 | 16.2 | −10.8 | |
| Conservative | Ray Hatchard | 458 | 16.1 | −9.7 | |
| Green | Susan Graham | 246 | 8.7 | N/A | |
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 2,837 | 37.94 | |||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| 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) | |||||
Hamworthy is a suburb of Poole, in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole district, in the ceremonial county of Dorset, England. It is sited on a peninsula of approximately 3 square kilometres (1.2 sq mi) that is bordered by the town of Upton to the north, Poole Harbour to the south, Lytchett Bay to the west and Holes Bay to the east. Poole Bridge, the southern terminus of the A350 road, connects the suburb with the town centre. Hamworthy is the location of the Port of Poole ferry passenger terminal and cargo handling operations.
Bournemouth Borough Council was the local authority of Bournemouth in Dorset, England and ceased to exist on 1 April 2019. It was a unitary authority, although between 1974 and 1997 it was an administrative district council with Dorset. Previously most of the borough was part of Hampshire.
Poole was a unitary authority in Dorset, England from 1997 to 2019. From 1974 until 1 April 1997 it was a non-metropolitan district. In 2019 it was abolished and subsumed into Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council.
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) is a local government district in the ceremonial county of Dorset, England. Its council is a unitary authority, being a district council which also performs the functions of a county council. The district 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, which styles itself BCP Council, is the local authority for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, a local government district in the ceremonial county of Dorset, England. The council is a unitary authority, being a district council which also performs the functions of a county council. It is independent from Dorset Council, the unitary authority which administers the rest of the county. The district 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.
Dorset Council is the local authority for the non-metropolitan county of Dorset in England. It is a unitary authority, being a district council which also performs the functions of a county council. The non-metropolitan county is smaller than the ceremonial county of Dorset, which also includes Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. The council was created in 2019 when local government across Dorset was reorganised.
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 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.
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