Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council elections
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 2024.
Political control[]
After the 2019 Election no party was in overall control, with the Conservatives 3 seats short of a majority, with a "Unity Alliance" coalition, lead by the Liberal Democrats instead forming a majority administration.[1] In 2020, a vote of no confidence lead to the Conservatives forming a minority administration.[2] In September 2021, 4 councillors, 3 independents and 1 Liberal Democrat, defected to the Conservatives, forming a majority on the council for the first time since its first election in May 2019.[3]
Years | Party in Control | Political Control | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
2019 | No overall control | "Unity Alliance"[1] | ||
2020 | Conservative[2] | |||
2021 | Conservative[3] | Conservative |
Result maps[]
Results of the 2019 election
Council elections[]
By-election results[]
2021[]
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.[4][5]
Canford Heath[]
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 |
Commons[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Christchurch Independents | 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 |
References[]
- ^ a b "Vikki Slade named leader of BCP Council as 'Unity Alliance' takes control of new authority". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
- ^ a b "Tories back in control of BCP conurbation after leadership vote". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
- ^ a b "COUNCILLORS FROM AN ARRAY OF PARTIES ANNOUNCE THEY ARE JOINING THE CONSERVATIVES. – bcp". Retrieved 2021-09-25.
- ^ "Canford Heath ward by-election 2021". www.bcpcouncil.gov.uk. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
- ^ "Commons ward by-election 2021". www.bcpcouncil.gov.uk. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
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