Poole Town is an electoral ward in Poole, Dorset. Since 2019, the ward has elected 2 councillors to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council. [1]
Poole Town is an electoral ward in Poole, Dorset. Since 2019, the ward has elected 2 councillors to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council. [1]
The ward formerly elected three councillors to Poole Borough Council.
The ward covers Poole Town Centre, Longfleet and Baiter Park. [2]
Two from the Poole People Party, one from the Labour Party.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poole People | Andy Hadley‡ | 933 | 33.0 | -14.6 | |
| Poole People | Mark Edward Howell‡ | 925 | 32.7 | -15.2 | |
| Labour | Sue Aitkenhead | 841 | 29.7 | +7.4 | |
| Conservative | Gavin Scott Wright | 709 | 25.0 | +5.1 | |
| Conservative | Leanne Barnes | 705 | 24.9 | +5.6 | |
| Poole People | Charmaine Cassandra Parkinson | 701 | 24.8 | -21.5 | |
| Conservative | Sarah Therese O’Connell | 672 | 23.7 | +4.8 | |
| Green | Leo Jon Butterworth | 419 | 14.8 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Katharine Anne Palfrey | 406 | 14.3 | +4.5 | |
| Poole Engage | Christopher James Bulteel | 335 | 11.8 | N/A | |
| Poole Engage | Dave Butt | 310 | 11.0 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Andrew Robson | 309 | 10.9 | +3.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Abbi Carolyn Slade | 304 | 10.7 | +4.4 | |
| Poole Engage | Ian Leslie Davies | 251 | 8.9 | N/A | |
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 2,831 | 28.44 | |||
| Poole People hold | Swing | ||||
| Poole People hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour gain from Poole People | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poole People | Mark Howell | 1,603 | 47.9 | ||
| Poole People | Andy Hadley | 1,593 | 47.6 | ||
| Poole People | L-J Evans | 1,551 | 46.3 | ||
| Labour | Sue Aitkenhead | 748 | 22.3 | ||
| Conservative | Andy Garner-Watts | 666 | 19.9 | ||
| Labour | Andy Proctor | 664 | 19.8 | ||
| Labour | Philippa Connolly | 647 | 19.3 | ||
| Conservative | Xena Dion | 647 | 19.3 | ||
| Conservative | Tom Lintern-Mole | 632 | 18.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Jon Cox | 328 | 9.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Tim Joyce | 253 | 7.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Quenten Walker | 211 | 6.3 | ||
| Independent | Simon Lane | 76 | 2.3 | ||
| Independent | William Kimmet | 71 | 2.1 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 3,348 | 33.41% | |||
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Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council is a unitary local authority for the district of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in England that came into being on 1 April 2019. It was created from the areas that were previously administered by the unitary authorities of Bournemouth and Poole and the non-metropolitan district of Christchurch.
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.
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