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Thursday 5 November 2026

1 contest is being held on Thursday 5 November 2026, in Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole.

Penn Hill

Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole · vacated by a Liberal Democrat councillor

Liberal Democrats: Slight favourite wins 60 of 100 simulated outcomes

Liberal Democrats60 in 100

Conservative15 in 100

Reform UK, Independents (2 candidates combined), Green, Labour: fewer than 10 wins in 100 each.

Also on the ballot, not projected to win the seat: Restore Britain.

The Liberal Democrats won both seats when the ward last voted, in May 2023, with 47 per cent of the vote.

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Council by-elections · Past results

Council composition from Open Council Data. Candidates, candidate histories and polling-day information from Democracy Club. Historical ward results from the Local Elections Archive Project and Democracy Club. Boundary data contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.