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Local government elections in Dorset, England From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council is a unitary authority in Dorset, England. It was formed in April 2019, with the inaugural elections held in May of that year. The council is made up of 76 councillors from 33 wards, elected for a four-year term, with the next elections due take place in 2027.
Two by-elections were held in May 2021 alongside national local elections after the death of a Liberal Democrat and an Independent councillor in the wards of Canford Heath and Commons.[1][2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sean Gabriel | 1,406 | 40.50 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Jennie Hodges | 1,365 | 39.32 | ||
Labour | Janet Elizabeth Green | 335 | 9.65 | ||
Independent | John Sheldon | 132 | 3.80 | ||
Green | Ben Pantling | 128 | 3.68 | ||
UKIP | Vicky Spence | 105 | 3.02 | ||
Majority | 35 | 0.82 | |||
Turnout | 31.96 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
CI | Vanessa Helen Ricketts | 1,310 | 44.67 | ||
Conservative | Lisle Carol Smith | 822 | 28.03 | ||
Independent | Fred Neale | 296 | 10.09 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Carol Ann Gardiner | 242 | 8.25 | ||
Labour | Peter Stokes | 214 | 7.29 | ||
UKIP | Peter James Bailey | 48 | 1.6 | ||
Majority | 488 | 16.64 | |||
Total votes | 2,932 | ||||
CI hold | Swing |
A by-election was held on 6 October 2022 following the death of independent Councillor Nick Geary.[3]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
CI | Andy Martin | 1,778 | 61.95 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Pete Brown | 571 | 19.89 | ||
Conservative | Christopher van Hagen | 358 | 8.98 | ||
Labour | David Stokes | 358 | 5.85 | ||
Majority | 1,207 | 42.06 | |||
Total votes | 2,875 | ||||
CI gain from Independent | Swing |
A by-election was held on 29 June 2023 following the resignation of Labour Councillor Martin Bedford.[4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Sara Louise Armstrong | 817 | 38.37 | ||
Conservative | David Anthony Kelsey | 614 | 28.84 | ||
Labour | Declan George Stones | 590 | 27.71 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Paul Radcliffe | 108 | 5.07 | ||
Majority | 203 | 9.53 | |||
Turnout | 2,129 | 18.68 | |||
Green gain from Labour | Swing |
A by-election was held on 2 May 2024 alongside nationwide local elections following the resignation of Conservative Councillor May Haines.[6]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Gavin Wright | 1,720 | 62.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Ray Sparrow | 573 | 20.7 | ||
Labour | Jim Buchanan | 317 | 11.4 | ||
Green | Johnny Tutton | 163 | 5.9 | ||
Majority | 1,147 | 41.3 | |||
Turnout | 2,773 | 35.4 | |||
Rejected ballots | 31 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
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