Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council

Unitary authority · South West · 76 seats in 33 wards · All seats elected every four years · Next election 6 May 2027

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council is run by a Liberal Democrats / Independent coalition. The council has 76 councillors in 33 wards. Seats by party: Lib Dem 26, Other 24, Conservative 9, Labour 8, Green 5, Reform 3. The next election is on 6 May 2027.

Control

Seats by party

Liberal Democrats / Independent Coalition

76 seats - 39 for a majority

Reform 3Labour 8Conservative 9Lib Dem 26Green 5Other 24Vacant 1

Seat changes since the 4 May 2023 election Other +4 Reform +3 Lib Dem −2 Labour −3 Conservative −3 1 vacant

Vote share at the 4 May 2023 election (76 seats, all wards)

ShareSeats won

Lib Dem26.7%28

Other22.8%20

Conservative22.2%12

Labour16.3%11

Green11.9%5

Reform0.2%0

Next election

6 May 2027

all 76 seats up, then every four years

Largest party

Lib Dem 26

13 short of the 39 needed for a majority

Closest result

Talbot & Branksome Woods

Conservative won the last seat by 5 votes over Lib Dem, 4 May 2023

Latest by-election

Talbot & Branksome Woods

Lib Dem gain from Conservative, 11 September 2025 (5 since 2021)

Constituencies

5 overlap

2024Now

Voted Leave in 2016

57%

GB 52%

Wards

Who holds each ward

LabourConservativeLib DemReformGreenIndependentOther

Coloured by the party holding most of the ward's seats today; where seats are split evenly, by the party with the higher share at the last election.

All 33 wards

Councillors and last results

Select a ward for its full results, candidates and last by-election.

Ward and councillors	Last election
Alderney & Bourne Valley Adrian Chapmanlaw, Rachel Pattinson-West, Tony Trent	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 39.2% lead 18.3 pts
Bearwood & Merley Richard Burton, Marcus Andrews, David Brown	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 62.6% lead 44.0 pts
Boscombe East & Pokesdown Eleanor Connolly, George Farquhar	4 May 2023 Labour 50.0% lead 35.4 pts
Boscombe West Patrick Canavan, Gillian Martin	4 May 2023 Labour 32.2% lead 2.6 pts
Bournemouth Central Hazel Allen, Jamie Martin	4 May 2023 Conservative 25.5% lead 0.8 pts
Broadstone Vikki Slade, Peter Sidaway	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 66.3% lead 42.7 pts
Burton & Grange David Flagg, Simon McCormack	4 May 2023 Christchurch Independents 37.9% lead 14.7 pts
Canford Cliffs John Challinor, Gavin Wright	4 May 2023 Conservative 51.7% lead 33.0 pts
Canford Heath Chris Matthews, Sandra Moore, Clare Weight	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 54.9% lead 26.8 pts
Christchurch Town Mike Cox, Michael Tarling	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 51.2% lead 26.6 pts
Commons Margaret Phipps, Vanessa Ricketts	4 May 2023 Christchurch Independents 50.1% lead 38.3 pts
Creekmoor Paul Slade, Judes Butt	4 May 2023 Poole Engage Party 38.5% lead 7.5 pts
East Cliff & Springbourne Anne Filer, Anne-Marie Moriarty, Sara Armstrong	4 May 2023 Labour 33.6% lead 4.3 pts
East Southbourne & Tuckton Judy Richardson, Bernadette Nanovo	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 50.7% lead 20.6 pts
Hamworthy Peter Cooper, Brian Hitchcock, Julie Bagwell	4 May 2023 The Party for Poole People Ltd. 22.1% lead 2.3 pts
Highcliffe & Walkford David Martin, Andy Martin	4 May 2023 Christchurch Independents 62.3% lead 54.5 pts
Kinson Duane Farr, Cameron Adams, Michelle Dower	4 May 2023 Conservative 32.6% lead 0.9 pts
Littledown & Iford Lawrence Williams, Bobbie Dove	4 May 2023 Conservative 35.6% lead 5.2 pts
Moordown Kate Salmon, Joe Salmon	4 May 2023 Green 44.3% lead 18.4 pts
Mudeford, Stanpit & West Highcliffe Lesley Dedman, Paul Hilliard	4 May 2023 Christchurch Independents 52.9% lead 28.5 pts
Muscliff & Strouden Park Lisa Northover, Toby Slade, Kieron Wilson	4 May 2023 Independent 24.3% lead 5.6 pts
Newtown & Heatherlands Sandra Mackrow, Millie Earl, Marion Le Poidevin	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 49.1% lead 31.5 pts
Oakdale Felicity Rice, Pete Miles	4 May 2023 The Party for Poole People Ltd. 37.5% lead 20.0 pts
Parkstone Crispin Goodall, Emily Pankhurst	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 40.4% lead 19.9 pts
Penn Hill Vacant, Oliver Walters	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 42.7% lead 17.6 pts
Poole Town Andy Hadley, Mark Howell, Sue Aitkenhead	4 May 2023 The Party for Poole People Ltd. 25.6% lead 2.5 pts
Queen's Park Sharon Carr-Brown, Alasdair Keddie	4 May 2023 Green 31.2% lead 1 vote
Redhill & Northbourne Jackie Edwards, Stephen Bartlett	4 May 2023 Independent 27.4% lead 3.0 pts
Talbot & Branksome Woods Matthew Gillett, Karen Rampton, Dawn Logan	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 34.5% lead 2.1 pts
Wallisdown & Winton West Richard Herrett, Olivia Brown	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 49.1% lead 27.9 pts
West Southbourne Jeff Hanna, Brian Chick	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 42.8% lead 9.8 pts
Westbourne & West Cliff John Beesley, David d'Orton-Gibson	4 May 2023 Conservative 37.3% lead 9.8 pts
Winton East Simon Bull, Chris Rigby	4 May 2023 Green 60.7% lead 46.4 pts

Alderney & Bourne Valley

Adrian Chapmanlaw IndependentRachel Pattinson-West GreenTony Trent Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Lib Dem39.2%

Labour20.9%

Conservative16.9%

Green10.8%

Animal Welfare Party7.0%

Independent5.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Rachel Marie Pattinson-West Elected	Lib Dem	1,341
Tony Trent Elected	Lib Dem	1,314
Adrian David Chapmanlaw Elected	Lib Dem	1,257
Celia Mc Cormack	Labour	716
Philip Murray	Labour	655
Stephen Sinsbury	Labour	613
Lisle Carol Smith	Conservative	579
Sam Way	Conservative	542
Michael Abraham Labidi	Conservative	535
Renato Roberto Colonna	Green	371
Gavin Sean Ridley	Animal Welfare Party	239
Martin David Smalley	Independent	175

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Bearwood & Merley

David Brown Lib DemMarcus Andrews Lib DemRichard Burton Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Lib Dem62.6%

Conservative18.6%

Green10.1%

Labour8.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes
David Anthony Brown Elected	Lib Dem	2,502
Marcus Julian Charles Andrews Elected	Lib Dem	2,482
Richard Glyn Burton Elected	Lib Dem	2,414
Leona Jayne Allen	Conservative	744
Debbie Ferguson	Conservative	698
Roger Ashton Gregory	Conservative	691
Alison Randall	Green	403
Siobhan Helen Bardsley	Labour	350

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Boscombe East & Pokesdown

Eleanor Connolly LabourGeorge Farquhar Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour50.0%

Independent14.6%

Conservative13.6%

Green11.3%

Lib Dem10.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
George S Farquhar Elected	Labour	1,465
Eleanor Connolly Elected	Labour	1,232
Andy Jones	Independent	429
Mariam Kazem-Malaki	Conservative	398
Mike Squires	Green	332
Gayatri Balakrishna Lokhande	Conservative	326
Rebecca Sian Edwards	Lib Dem	307
James Robert Lees	Lib Dem	187

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Boscombe West

Gillian Martin ReformPatrick Canavan Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour32.2%

Conservative29.6%

Green16.7%

Lib Dem12.4%

Independent9.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Patrick Canavan Elected	Labour	629
Gillian Mary Martin Elected	Labour	627
Jane Kelly	Conservative	578
Sarah Rehana Choudhury	Conservative	457
Nick Tidiman	Green	327
Paul Radcliffe	Lib Dem	243
Rev Ian Whitham	Lib Dem	188
Philip James Stanley-Watts	Independent	177

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Bournemouth Central

Hazel Allen ConservativeJamie Martin Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative25.5%

Labour24.7%

Independent18.8%

Green13.6%

Lib Dem9.8%

Independent7.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Hazel Allen Elected	Conservative	663
Jamie Paul Martin Elected	Labour	640
Ed Down	Conservative	534
David Smith	Independent	488
Ian Paul Prankerd	Labour	450
Jon Crewe	Green	352
David England	Lib Dem	255
Alan Zaczek	Independent	198
Martin Alistair Rodger	Lib Dem	179

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Broadstone

Peter Sidaway Lib DemVikki Slade Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Lib Dem66.3%

Conservative23.6%

Green5.6%

Labour4.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Vikki Slade Elected	Lib Dem	2,564
Peter Thomas Sidaway Elected	Lib Dem	2,307
David Mark Newell	Conservative	912
John Leslie Bill	Conservative	909
Soo Chapman	Green	218
Robin William Phillips	Labour	171

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Burton & Grange

David Flagg Christchurch IndependentsSimon McCormack Christchurch Independents

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Christchurch Independents37.9%

Conservative23.2%

Lib Dem19.0%

Labour11.9%

Green8.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Simon McCormack Elected	Christchurch Independents	727
David Anthony Flagg Elected	Christchurch Independents	652
Michael Adams	Conservative	445
Samuel Joynson	Conservative	385
Robert Franklin Dawson	Lib Dem	365
Alinda Jane Howland	Lib Dem	304
Simon Peter Charles Dawson	Labour	228
Graham Paul Kendrick	Green	155
Deb Sutton	Green	134

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Canford Cliffs

Gavin Wright ConservativeJohn Challinor Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative51.7%

Lib Dem18.7%

Labour8.8%

Green8.1%

Poole Engage Party7.9%

Independent4.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
May Yuen Haines Elected	Conservative	1,711
John Ernest Challinor Elected	Conservative	1,680
Ray Sparrow	Lib Dem	620
Rich Douglas	Lib Dem	513
Jim Buchanan	Labour	291
John Tutton	Green	267
Sheridan Burnett	Poole Engage Party	261
Sharala Lowe	Poole Engage Party	235
Peter George Pawlowski	Independent	161

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 2 May 2024

Conservative62.0%

Lib Dem20.7%

Labour11.4%

Green5.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Gavin Wright Elected	Conservative	1,720	62.0%
Ray Sparrow	Lib Dem	573	20.7%
Jim Buchanan	Labour	317	11.4%
John Tutton	Green	163	5.9%

Canford Heath

Chris Matthews Lib DemClare Weight Lib DemSandra Moore Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Lib Dem54.9%

Conservative28.1%

Labour9.7%

Green7.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Sandra Elizabeth Hazel Moore Elected	Lib Dem	2,199
Chris Matthews Elected	Lib Dem	1,953
Clare Elaine Weight Elected	Lib Dem	1,575
Sean Gabriel	Conservative	1,124
Helen Louise Lawrence	Conservative	828
Manoj Pillai	Conservative	811
Janet Elizabeth Green	Labour	388
Pamela Margaret Jefferies	Green	296

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Christchurch Town

Michael Tarling Lib DemMike Cox Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Lib Dem51.2%

Christchurch Independents24.6%

Conservative11.8%

Labour6.6%

Green5.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Mike Cox Elected	Lib Dem	1,619
Michael John Tarling Elected	Lib Dem	1,456
Avril Elizabeth Coulton	Christchurch Independents	778
Viv Charrett	Christchurch Independents	695
John Trickett	Conservative	372
Luc Wesley Swarbrick	Conservative	362
Julian Spurr	Labour	208
Sam Cato	Green	183
Steven Miles Thomas	Green	117

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Commons

Margaret Phipps Christchurch IndependentsVanessa Ricketts Christchurch Independents

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Christchurch Independents50.1%

Conservative11.8%

Lib Dem10.8%

Independent10.1%

Green8.8%

Labour8.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Margaret Phipps Elected	Christchurch Independents	1,757
Vanessa Ricketts Elected	Christchurch Independents	1,574
Tara Jane Fox	Conservative	414
Mark Stuart Davies	Lib Dem	380
Robin Adamson	Independent	355
Carol Gardiner	Green	310
Peter Stokes	Labour	294
Cat Gold	Lib Dem	226
Lynda Price	Conservative	226

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Creekmoor

Judes Butt Poole Engage PartyPaul Slade Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Poole Engage Party38.5%

Lib Dem31.0%

Conservative12.8%

Labour11.3%

Green6.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Judes Butt Elected	Poole Engage Party	960
Paul Richard Slade Elected	Lib Dem	774
Paige Emma Stevens	Lib Dem	650
Sarah Jayne Hollis	Poole Engage Party	645
Bob Lister	Conservative	320
Tony Reeves	Conservative	299
Neil Duncan-Jordan	Labour	281
Diana Carolyn Tozer	Green	161

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

East Cliff & Springbourne

Anne Filer ConservativeAnne-Marie Moriarty LabourSara Armstrong Green

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Labour33.6%

Conservative29.3%

Green28.9%

Lib Dem8.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Martin Joseph Bedford Elected	Labour	965
Anne-Marie Moriarty Elected	Labour	881
Anne Filer Elected	Conservative	842
Sara Louise Armstrong	Green	830
David Anthony Kelsey	Conservative	797
Roberto Rocca	Conservative	772
Declan Stones	Labour	757
Paul Alexander Gray	Green	666
Louise Samantha Kenchington	Green	658
Ash Santini	Lib Dem	239
Frank Hollowell	Lib Dem	238
Dwaid Tyrone Edwin Coleman	Lib Dem	214

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 29 June 2023

Green38.4%

Conservative28.8%

Labour27.7%

Lib Dem5.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Sara Louise Armstrong Elected	Green	817	38.4%
David Anthony Kelsey	Conservative	614	28.8%
Declan Stones	Labour	590	27.7%
Paul Radcliffe	Lib Dem	108	5.1%

East Southbourne & Tuckton

Bernadette Nanovo Lib DemJudy Richardson Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Lib Dem50.7%

Conservative30.1%

Green10.2%

Labour9.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Bernadette Patricia Nanovo Elected	Lib Dem	1,660
Judy Richardson Elected	Lib Dem	1,642
Eddie Coope	Conservative	984
Malcolm George Davies	Conservative	865
Jane Maria Bull	Green	334
Alan Davidson	Labour	296
Jan Youngs	Labour	248

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Hamworthy

Brian Hitchcock The Party for Poole People Ltd.Julie Bagwell Poole Engage PartyPeter Cooper Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

The Party for Poole People Ltd.22.1%

Poole Engage Party19.8%

Labour18.7%

Conservative17.1%

Lib Dem12.8%

Green9.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Brian Hitchcock Elected	The Party for Poole People Ltd.	849
Julie Bagwell Elected	Poole Engage Party	759
Peter Jonathan Cooper Elected	Labour	720
Mike White	Conservative	656
Daniel Butt	Poole Engage Party	630
Mike Wilkins	Conservative	593
Steve Robinson	Lib Dem	492
Janet Mary Walton	Conservative	478
Mohan Iyengar	Poole Engage Party	463
Jude Chapman	Lib Dem	385
Yasmine Leila Osbourne	Green	367
David Chapman	Lib Dem	333

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Highcliffe & Walkford

Andy Martin Christchurch IndependentsDavid Martin Christchurch Independents

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Christchurch Independents62.3%

Conservative7.8%

Independent7.2%

Lib Dem7.0%

Labour5.8%

Green4.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Andy Martin Elected	Christchurch Independents	2,810
David Francis Martin Elected	Christchurch Independents	2,450
Mike Ellis	Conservative	354
Nigel David Brooks	Independent	324
Robin Alan Beresford Ede	Lib Dem	317
Lorraine Brown	Labour	260
Helen Frances Woodall	Green	220
Efe Ohwofasa	Conservative	208
Vince Cable	Reform	189
Keith Harrison	Lib Dem	168
Carol Ann Wilcox	Communist Party of Britain	40

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Kinson

Cameron Adams ReformDuane Farr ReformMichelle Dower Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Conservative32.6%

Labour31.7%

Lib Dem17.3%

Green10.1%

Independent8.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Cameron Ralph Adams Elected	Conservative	1,092
Duane William Farr Elected	Conservative	1,063
Michelle Andrea Dower Elected	Labour	1,062
Paul Victor Williams	Labour	1,029
Laurence Martin Peter Fear	Conservative	964
Zach Eli David Griffiths	Labour	958
Neil Graeme Atkinson	Lib Dem	579
Claire Smith	Lib Dem	560
Richard Paul Smith	Lib Dem	473
Jemima Jane Elizabeth Astill	Green	339
Sue Lennon	Independent	277

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Littledown & Iford

Bobbie Dove ConservativeLawrence Williams Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative35.6%

Lib Dem30.4%

Labour17.8%

Green16.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Lawrence Williams Elected	Conservative	940
Bobbie Dove Elected	Conservative	892
Catherine Alison Bishop	Lib Dem	802
Chris Mayne	Lib Dem	572
Toni Elizabeth Colledge	Labour	470
Patrick Connolly	Labour	448
David John Thornton Ball	Green	428

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Moordown

Joe Salmon IndependentKate Salmon Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Green44.3%

Conservative25.9%

Labour21.5%

Lib Dem8.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Alice Kate Salmon Elected	Green	1,089
Joe Salmon Elected	Green	904
Sarah Catherine Anderson	Conservative	637
Beverley Dunlop	Conservative	528
Mary Apperley	Labour	528
David Stokes	Labour	447
Andrew David Hallam	Lib Dem	204

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Mudeford, Stanpit & West Highcliffe

Lesley Dedman Christchurch IndependentsPaul Hilliard Christchurch Independents

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Christchurch Independents52.9%

Conservative24.4%

Lib Dem8.5%

Green7.8%

Labour6.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Lesley Margaret Dedman Elected	Christchurch Independents	2,004
Paul Alan Hilliard Elected	Christchurch Independents	1,784
Claire Stephanie Bath	Conservative	923
Sam Davies	Lib Dem	320
Erin Samantha Tarling	Lib Dem	305
Adie Saunders	Green	294
Ian R Wands	Labour	245

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Muscliff & Strouden Park

Kieron Wilson IndependentLisa Northover IndependentToby Slade Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Independent24.3%

Independent18.7%

Independent16.1%

Conservative13.6%

Independent13.4%

Labour11.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Kieron Wilson Elected	Independent	1,595
Lisa Northover Elected	Independent	1,227
Brian George Castle Elected	Independent	1,058
Ian Charles Clark	Conservative	894
Liz Lucas	Independent	879
Derek Borthwick	Conservative	870
Kierran Lister Paxton	Conservative	817
Farah Bassinder	Labour	724
Rob Bassinder	Labour	703
Johny M Skaria	Labour	640
Olivia Sidaway	Lib Dem	195
Brian James Palmer	Lib Dem	188
Martin Michael Sheppard	Lib Dem	157

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 24 October 2024

Conservative43.4%

Labour18.7%

Independent17.5%

Lib Dem7.5%

Independent5.1%

Independent4.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Toby Edward George Slade Elected	Conservative	1,008	43.4%
Eyyup Kilinc	Labour	434	18.7%
Julie-Anne Houldey	Independent	406	17.5%
Richard John Blackwell-Whitehead	Lib Dem	174	7.5%
Peter Anthony Rogers	Independent	118	5.1%
Conor Niall O'Luby	Independent	100	4.3%
Roger Julian Lawton Mann	Green	84	3.6%

Newtown & Heatherlands

Marion Le Poidevin Lib DemMillie Earl Lib DemSandra Mackrow Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Lib Dem49.1%

Labour17.6%

Conservative17.4%

Green15.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Millie Clementine Earl Elected	Lib Dem	1,966
Sandra MacKrow Elected	Lib Dem	1,717
Marion Le Poidevin Elected	Lib Dem	1,609
Emma Jane Lang	Labour	705
Malcolm Farrell	Conservative	695
Bruce Tomalin	Green	636
Sylvia Alexandra Saxon	Conservative	600
Louise Sarah Russell	Conservative	561

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Oakdale

Felicity Rice The Party for Poole People Ltd.Pete Miles The Party for Poole People Ltd.

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

The Party for Poole People Ltd.37.5%

Poole Engage Party17.5%

Conservative17.0%

Labour15.8%

Lib Dem12.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Felicity Joy Rice Elected	The Party for Poole People Ltd.	987
Pete Miles Elected	The Party for Poole People Ltd.	914
Steve Hayes	Poole Engage Party	460
Sunil Kumar	Conservative	446
Simon Peter Hollosi	Conservative	435
Alan Albert Daniels	Labour	415
Marie Patricia Pethen	Poole Engage Party	363
Molly Charlotte Slade	Lib Dem	323
David Herbert Brandwood	Lib Dem	309

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Parkstone

Crispin Goodall Lib DemEmily Pankhurst Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Lib Dem40.4%

Conservative20.5%

The Party for Poole People Ltd.11.0%

Labour10.4%

Green9.0%

Poole Engage Party8.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Crispin James Goodall Elected	Lib Dem	1,284
Emily Carrie Harman Elected	Lib Dem	1,269
Bryan Dion	Conservative	652
Ashley Fraser	Conservative	628
Susan Jane Stockwell	The Party for Poole People Ltd.	349
Matilda Marie Northover	The Party for Poole People Ltd.	337
Darren Taylor	Labour	332
Ben Pantling	Green	287
Steve Baron	Poole Engage Party	278
Elaine Joan Atkinson	Poole Engage Party	250

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Penn Hill

Oliver Walters Lib DemVacant Vacant

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Lib Dem42.7%

Conservative25.1%

Poole Engage Party12.2%

Labour11.3%

Green8.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Jo Clements Elected	Lib Dem	1,445
Oliver John Walters Elected	Lib Dem	1,196
Remy John Aquilina	Conservative	851
Tony O'Neill	Conservative	735
Sophie-Julienne Burnett	Poole Engage Party	413
Jake Oliver Ruggier	Labour	382
Nathelie Anna Tudberry	Poole Engage Party	353
Helen Joanna Nicol	Green	294

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Poole Town

Andy Hadley The Party for Poole People Ltd.Mark Howell The Party for Poole People Ltd.Sue Aitkenhead Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

The Party for Poole People Ltd.25.6%

Labour23.1%

Conservative19.5%

Green11.5%

Lib Dem11.1%

Poole Engage Party9.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Andy Hadley Elected	The Party for Poole People Ltd.	933
Mark Howell Elected	The Party for Poole People Ltd.	925
Sue Aitkenhead Elected	Labour	841
Gavin Wright	Conservative	709
Leanne Barnes	Conservative	705
Charmaine Cassandra Parkinson	The Party for Poole People Ltd.	701
Sarah Therese O'Connell	Conservative	672
Leo Jon Butterworth	Green	419
Katharine Anne Palfrey	Lib Dem	406
Christopher James Bulteel	Poole Engage Party	335
Dave Butt	Poole Engage Party	310
Mark Robson	Lib Dem	309
Abbi Carolyn Slade	Lib Dem	304
Ian Leslie Davies	Poole Engage Party	251

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Queen's Park

Alasdair Keddie GreenSharon Carr-Brown Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Green31.2%

Labour31.2%

Conservative29.3%

Lib Dem8.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Alasdair Keddie Elected	Green	809
Sharon Carr-Brown Elected	Labour	808
Mark Edward John Anderson	Conservative	759
Nicole Nagel	Green	746
Cheryl Anne Johnson	Conservative	693
Christopher Richard Talman	Labour	594
Lorraine Ann Crouch	Lib Dem	215
Gillian Elizabeth Pardy	Lib Dem	170

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Redhill & Northbourne

Jackie Edwards IndependentStephen Bartlett Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Independent27.4%

Independent24.4%

Conservative17.9%

Labour13.6%

Lib Dem8.9%

Green8.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Stephen Gordon George Bartlett Elected	Independent	844
Jackie Edwards Elected	Independent	751
Karen Jill Hay	Conservative	551
Daniel Charles Wilson	Conservative	503
Ruth Messer	Labour	419
Ann Williams	Labour	307
Heather Margaret Dalziel	Lib Dem	273
Carwyn Geraint Davies	Green	246
Ines Antunovic-Thomson	Lib Dem	193

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Talbot & Branksome Woods

Dawn Logan Lib DemKaren Rampton IndependentMatthew Gillett Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Lib Dem34.5%

Conservative32.4%

Green12.5%

Labour11.8%

Heritage Party5.5%

Independent3.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Matthew Stephen Gillett Elected	Lib Dem	1,143
Karen Alexis Rampton Elected	Conservative	1,073
Philip Broadhead Elected	Conservative	1,068
Mark Battistini	Lib Dem	1,063
Jane Newell	Conservative	1,024
Daniel Parkin	Lib Dem	985
Ian Charles Cunliffe	Green	413
Paul Gordon Forsdick	Labour	391
Elaine Yiannaki	Labour	372
Stephen Stones	Labour	313
Jim Burch	Heritage Party	181
Charlotte Robinson	Independent	112

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 11 September 2025

Lib Dem32.4%

Reform28.2%

Conservative27.4%

Labour6.1%

Green5.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Dawn Logan Elected	Lib Dem	910	32.4%
Martin Houlden	Reform	791	28.2%
Jo Keeling	Conservative	770	27.4%
Charlie Cushway	Labour	170	6.1%
Amy Louise Hardy	Green	165	5.9%

Wallisdown & Winton West

Olivia Brown Lib DemRichard Herrett Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Lib Dem49.1%

Conservative21.2%

Labour15.6%

Green14.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Olivia Maria Brown Elected	Lib Dem	1,108
Richard Herrett Elected	Lib Dem	951
Nigel Patrick Hedges	Conservative	477
Toby William Johnson	Conservative	416
Julia Elizabeth Harding Drage	Labour	352
Matthew Burgess	Green	318
Michael Keith Cracknell	Labour	303

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

West Southbourne

Brian Chick Lib DemJeff Hanna Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Lib Dem42.8%

Labour33.0%

Conservative15.8%

Green8.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Brian Chick Elected	Lib Dem	1,250
Jeff Hanna Elected	Lib Dem	1,209
Simon Patrick Adorian	Labour	964
Joanne Oldale	Labour	913
Bob Lawton	Conservative	461
Ray Hatchard	Conservative	458
Susan Graham	Green	246

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Westbourne & West Cliff

David d'Orton-Gibson ConservativeJohn Beesley Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative37.3%

Lib Dem27.5%

Labour18.1%

Green17.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes
John William Beesley Elected	Conservative	974
David D'Orton-Gibson Elected	Conservative	887
Russell Paul Trent	Lib Dem	718
Allan Turner Ward	Lib Dem	626
Jill Grower	Labour	472
Liz Elwick	Green	448
Daniel Moore	Labour	351

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Winton East

Chris Rigby GreenSimon Bull Green

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Green60.7%

Conservative14.3%

Lib Dem12.6%

Labour12.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Simon Bull Elected	Green	1,183
Chris Rigby Elected	Green	1,116
Terry Ali	Conservative	278
Sash Jolliffe	Conservative	262
Paul Robert Dredge	Lib Dem	246
Mike Ramsdale	Labour	241
Austin Mc Cormack	Labour	100

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Councillors

Changed party since the election

8 councillors now sit for a different party from the one they were elected for.

Ward	Councillor	Elected as	Now
Alderney & Bourne Valley	Adrian Chapmanlaw	Lib Dem 2023	Independent
Alderney & Bourne Valley	Rachel Pattinson-West	Lib Dem 2023	Green
Boscombe West	Gillian Martin	Labour 2023	Reform
Kinson	Cameron Adams	Conservative 2023	Reform
Kinson	Duane Farr	Conservative 2023	Reform
Kinson	Michelle Dower	Labour 2023	Independent
Moordown	Joe Salmon	Green 2023	Independent
Talbot & Branksome Woods	Karen Rampton	Conservative 2023	Independent

By-elections

Every council by-election since 2021

5 by-elections since July 2021, 3 of them gains.

Date	Ward	Result	Winner's share
11 September 2025	Talbot & Branksome Woods	Lib Dem gain from Conservative	32.0%
24 October 2024	Muscliff & Strouden Park	Conservative gain from Independent	43.4%
9 May 2024	Canford Cliffs	Conservative hold	62.0%
30 June 2023	East Cliff	Green gain from Labour
20 October 2022	Highcliffe	Independent hold

Parliament

Parliamentary constituencies

Constituency	Share of council	2024 winner	Projected now
Bournemouth West	26%	Labour	Labour 30%
Bournemouth East	26%	Labour	Labour 34%
Poole	24%	Labour	Labour 28%
Christchurch	13%	Conservative	Conservative 38%
Mid Dorset and North Poole	11%	Lib Dem	Lib Dem 36%

Share of the council: the proportion of its census neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs) in each seat. The projection is PollCheck's demographic model at current polling, not a forecast.

People

Who lives in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

400,196 residents in 173,837 households

Voted Leave in 2016

57% 5 above GB

Degree or higher

32% 2 below GB

No qualifications

16% 2 below GB

Own their home

63% 2 above GB

Rent from a council or housing association

11% 6 below GB

Rent privately

25% 5 above GB

Aged 15 to 34

29% 2 below GB

Aged 65 and over

26% 4 above GB

GB figure. 2021 Census (Scotland: 2022): age as a share of residents aged 15 and over, qualifications of residents aged 16 and over, housing as a share of households. Leave: 2016 EU referendum, Electoral Commission results by counting area.

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Closest on the measures above: the 2016 Leave vote, age, qualifications and housing. Maps show which party holds each ward.

Sources

Sources and method

Seat totals and control: PollCheck council control tracker. Councillors: Open Council Data (CC BY-SA 4.0). Election results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), with some vote counts from DCLEAPIL, Leman (2025) (CC BY-SA 4.0), and corrections checked against councils' official declarations. Ward boundaries: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Census: Office for National Statistics and National Records of Scotland.

Councillor lists and DCLEAPIL-derived vote counts on this page are available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

In wards electing more than one councillor, a party's share counts only its leading candidate (the Rallings and Thrasher method). Independents count individually. The lead is the gap between the top two parties' shares.