Poole Borough Council elections

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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.

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Political control

The first election to the council was held in 1973, ahead of the local government reorganisation coming into effect the following year. From 1973 until the council's abolition in 2019 political control of the council was held by the following parties: [1]

Non-metropolitan district

Party in controlYears
Conservative 1973–1991
Liberal Democrats 1991–1997

Unitary authority

Party in controlYears
Liberal Democrats 1997–1999
No overall control 1999–2003
Conservative 2003–2011
No overall control 2011–2015
Conservative 2015–2019

Leadership

The role of mayor was largely ceremonial at Poole Borough Council. Political leadership was instead provided by the leader of the council. The leaders from 2003 until the council's abolition in 2019 were: [2]

CouncillorPartyFromTo
Brian Leverett Conservative 20 May 200317 Sep 2010
Elaine Atkinson Conservative 26 Oct 201020 May 2015
Janet Walton Conservative 20 May 201531 Mar 2019

Council elections

Non-metropolitan district elections

Unitary authority elections

Council composition

Year Conservative Liberal Democrats Labour Poole People UKIP Council control
after election
1999 1719300 No overall control
2003 2616000Conservative
2007 2517000Conservative
2011 2118030Conservative
2015 326031Conservative

Borough result maps

By-election results

1999-2003

Canford Heath By-Election 28 September 2000 (2 vacancies)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sandra Moore1,825
Liberal Democrats Jeff Allen1,747
Conservative Peter Bowler1,649
Conservative Roy Oakton1,645
Labour George Inglis216
Labour Paul Westbrook-Merry177
Turnout 7,25933.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Resignation of Cllr Andrew Muspratt and Cllr Marian Mackenzie [7]

2003-2007

Alderney By-Election 18 March 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Lindsay Wilson1,39258.4+11.4
Conservative Wendy Herring52722.1-13.7
Labour Philip Murray32713.7-0.7
Independent Nicholas Tapping773.2+3.2
Independent Doreen Renphrey612.6+2.6
Majority82536.3
Turnout 2,38430.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Resignation of Cllr Bob Dugdale [8]

2007-2011

Branksome East By-Election 15 May 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Karen Rampton92355.2+4.7
Liberal Democrats Matthew Gillett75044.8+26.0
Majority17310.4
Turnout 1,67335.0
Conservative hold Swing

Death of Cllr Mary Hillman [9]

Broadstone By-Election 6 May 2010 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jo Clements80948.3-4.1
Conservative Tony Reeves48128.7-7.7
Labour Tony Reeves20512.2+12.2
UKIP Diana Butler1146.8+0.8
BNP William Kimmet663.9+3.9
Majority32819.6
Turnout 1,675
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Resignation of Cllr Daniel Martin [11]

Newtown By-Election 9 September 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jo Clements809
Conservative Tony Reeves481
Labour Jason Sanderson205
UKIP Diana Butler114
BNP William Kimmet66
Majority328
Turnout 17.86
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Resignation of Cllr Michael Plummer [12]

Poole Town By-Election 2 December 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Poole People Mark Howell463
Conservative Tony Reeves438
Liberal Democrats Peter England213
Labour Jason Sanderson201
UKIP Avril King55
BNP William Kimmet32
Majority25
Turnout 17.37
Poole People gain from Conservative Swing

Death of Cllr Brian Leverett [13]

2011-2015

Branksome East By-Election 15 November 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jane Thomas553
Liberal Democrats Jenny Paton254
Poole People Peter Portnoi245
UKIP Diana Mary Butler132
Labour Hazel Malcom-Walker104
BNP William Kimmet28
Majority199
Turnout 27.58
Conservative hold Swing

Resignation of Cllr Stephen Rollo-Smith. [14]

2015-2019

Broadstone By-Election 13 October 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Vikki Slade2,184
Conservative Marc Ujvari733
UKIP Alan Gerring121
Green Mark Chivers57
Labour Jason Sanderson45
Majority1,451
Turnout 37.23
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Resignation of Cllr Joanne Tomlin. [15]

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