Westbourne and West Cliff is a ward in Bournemouth, Dorset. Since 2019, the ward has elected 2 councillors to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council. [1]
Westbourne and West Cliff is a ward in Bournemouth, Dorset. Since 2019, the ward has elected 2 councillors to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council. [1]
In 2018, a local councillor said the ward was becoming ghettoized. [2]
The ward formerly elected councillors to Bournemouth Borough Council before it was abolished in 2019. [3]
The Westbourne and West Cliff ward is in the south west of Bournemouth, bordering Canford Cliffs in neighbouring Poole. The ward covers the affluent suburbs of Westbourne and West Cliff, just outside Bournemouth Town Centre. [4]
Two Conservative councillors.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John William Beesley ‡ | 974 | 41.3 | -6.8 | |
| Conservative | David D’Orton Gibson | 887 | 37.6 | -9.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Russell Paul Trent | 718 | 30.4 | +7.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Allan Turner Ward | 625 | 26.5 | +10.1 | |
| Labour | Jill Grower | 472 | 20.0 | +4.2 | |
| Green | Liz Elwick | 448 | 19.0 | -2.2 | |
| Labour | Daniel Moore | 351 | 14.9 | +4.0 | |
| Rejected ballots | 18 | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 2,359 | 28.72 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Beesley | 1,236 | 48.1 | ||
| Conservative | Nicola Greene | 1,195 | 46.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Laura Young | 588 | 22.9 | ||
| Green | Liz Elwick | 543 | 21.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Phoebe Castledine | 420 | 16.4 | ||
| Labour | Patrick Canavan | 406 | 15.8 | ||
| Labour | Stephen Sinsbury | 281 | 10.9 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 2,567 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
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