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Boscombe West is a ward in Bournemouth, Dorset. Since 2019, the ward has elected 2 councillors to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council.[1]
| Boscombe West | |
|---|---|
| ward Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council. | |
 Boundary of Boscombe West in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. | |
| Major settlements | Boscombe |
| Current ward | |
| Created | 2019 |
| Councillor | Patrick Canavan (Labour) |
| Councillor | Gillian Mary Martin (Labour) |
| Created from | Boscombe West |
| 2003–2019 Boscombe West | |
| Number of councillors | 3 |
| UK Parliament constituency | Bournemouth East |
The ward was formerly used for elections to Bournemouth Borough Council, which it elected three councillors.[2] The current ward has slightly different boundaries, covering part of the former Bournemouth ward of Boscombe East.
The ward covers the western areas of Boscombe. It is part of the Bournemouth East parliamentary constituency.
Boscombe West is one of the most diverse wards in the whole of the South East Dorset conurbation. The average age of residents is older than the England and Wales average.[3][2]
2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jane Kelly | 666 | 37.1 | ||
| Labour | Lewis Allison | 618 | 34.4 | ||
| Conservative | Philip Stanley-Watts | 591 | 32.9 | ||
| Labour | Sara Armstrong | 539 | 30.0 | ||
| Green | Anne Cassels | 518 | 28.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Radcliffe | 316 | 17.6 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 1,796 | 23.47% | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jane Kelly | 747 | |||
| Conservative | Christopher Wakefield | 723 | |||
| Conservative | Philip Stanley-Watts | 686 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Lisa Northover | 537 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Maan Basma | 420 | |||
| Labour | Mike Goff | 350 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Pull | 336 | |||
| Labour | Bob Milner | 309 | |||
| Labour | Ian Taylor | 279 | |||
| Green | Damian Maguire | 261 | |||
| Independent | Angus Reid | 187 | |||
| Independent | Michal Figat | 150 | |||
| Turnout | 26.49 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
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