Poole Borough Council elections
Poole was a unitary authority in Dorset, England from 1997 to 2019. Until 1 April 1997 it was a non-metropolitan district. In 2019 it was abolished and subsumed into Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council.
Political control[]
Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[1]
Non-metropolitan district
Party in control | Years | |
---|---|---|
Conservative | 1973–1991 | |
Liberal Democrats | 1991–1997 |
Unitary authority
Party in control | Years | |
---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 1996–1999 | |
No overall control | 1999–2003 | |
Conservative | 2003–2011 | |
No overall control | 2011–2015 | |
Conservative | 2015–2019 |
Council elections[]
Non-metropolitan district elections[]
- (New ward boundaries)[2]
Unitary authority elections[]
- (New ward boundaries increased the number of seats by three)[3][4]
- 2007 Poole Borough Council election
- 2011 Poole Borough Council election
- 2015 Poole Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)[5]
Borough result maps[]
2003 results map
2007 results map
2011 results map
2015 results map
By-election results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Sandra Moore | 1,825 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Jeff Allen | 1,747 | |||
Conservative | Peter Bowler | 1,649 | |||
Conservative | Roy Oakton | 1,645 | |||
Labour | George Inglis | 216 | |||
Labour | Paul Westbrook-Merry | 177 | |||
Turnout | 7,259 | 33.5 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Resignation of Cllr Andrew Muspratt and Cllr Marian Mackenzie[6]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Lindsay Wilson | 1,392 | 58.4 | +11.4 | |
Conservative | Wendy Herring | 527 | 22.1 | -13.7 | |
Labour | Philip Murray | 327 | 13.7 | -0.7 | |
Independent | Nicholas Tapping | 77 | 3.2 | +3.2 | |
Independent | Doreen Renphrey | 61 | 2.6 | +2.6 | |
Majority | 825 | 36.3 | |||
Turnout | 2,384 | 30.3 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Resignation of Cllr Bob Dugdale[7]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Karen Rampton | 923 | 55.2 | +4.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Matthew Gillett | 750 | 44.8 | +26.0 | |
Majority | 173 | 10.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,673 | 35.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Death of Cllr Mary Hillman[8]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Roy Godfrey | 3,018 | |||
Conservative | Ruth Bessant | 2,971 | |||
UKIP | Jack Edwards | 295 | |||
Labour | John Hewinson | 277 | |||
Majority | 47 | ||||
Turnout | 78.0 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Resignation of Cllr Daniel Martin[9]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Jo Clements | 809 | |||
Conservative | Tony Reeves | 481 | |||
Labour | Jason Sanderson | 205 | |||
UKIP | Diana Butler | 114 | |||
BNP | William Kimmet | 66 | |||
Majority | 328 | ||||
Turnout | 17.86 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Resignation of Cllr Michael Plummer[10]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Poole People | Mark Howell | 463 | |||
Conservative | Tony Reeves | 438 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Peter England | 213 | |||
Labour | Jason Sanderson | 201 | |||
UKIP | Avril King | 55 | |||
BNP | William Kimmet | 32 | |||
Majority | 25 | ||||
Turnout | 17.37 | ||||
Poole People gain from Conservative | Swing |
Death of Cllr Brian Leverett[11]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jane Thomas | 553 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Jenny Paton | 254 | |||
Poole People | Peter Portnoi | 245 | |||
UKIP | Diana Mary Butler | 132 | |||
Labour | Hazel Malcom-Walker | 104 | |||
BNP | William Kimmet | 28 | |||
Majority | 199 | ||||
Turnout | 27.58 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Resignation of Cllr Stephen Rollo-Smith.[12]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Vikki Slade | 2,184 | |||
Conservative | Marc Ujvari | 733 | |||
UKIP | Alan Gerring | 121 | |||
Green | Mark Chivers | 57 | |||
Labour | Jason Sanderson | 45 | |||
Majority | 1,451 | ||||
Turnout | 37.23 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Resignation of Cllr Joanne Tomlin.[13]
References[]
- ^ "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ^ The Borough of Poole (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979
- ^ legislation.gov.uk – The Borough of Poole (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- ^ "Poole". BBC Online. Retrieved 16 May 2008.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk – The Poole (Electoral Changes) Order 2015. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
- ^ "Result of Canford Heath By-Election". Borough of Poole. 20 September 2010. Retrieved 20 September 2010.
- ^ "Electoral hopefuls vying for your vote". Dorset Echo. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ "Result of Branksome East By-Election". Borough of Poole. 20 September 2010. Retrieved 20 September 2010.
- ^ "Result of Broadstone By-Election". Borough of Poole. 20 September 2010. Retrieved 20 September 2010.
- ^ "Result of Newtown By-Election". Borough of Poole. 20 September 2010. Retrieved 20 September 2010.
- ^ "Results of Poole Town By-Election". Borough of Poole. 3 December 2010. Retrieved 3 December 2010.
- ^ "Borough of Poole- Result of Branksome East by-election". Retrieved 16 November 2012.
- ^ "Borough of Poole- Result of Broadstone by-election". Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
External links[]
- Poole Borough Council elections
- Politics of Poole
- Council elections in Dorset
- Unitary authority elections in England