Bearwood and Merley
ward
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council.
Outline map
Boundary of Bearwood and Merley in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.
Local government in South West EnglandDorset
Population14,028 (2021 census)
Major settlementsBearwood
Merley
Current ward
Created2019 (2019)
CouncillorDavid Brown (Liberal Democrats)
CouncillorMarcus Andrews (Liberal Democrats)
CouncillorRichard Burton (Liberal Democrats)
Created fromMerley and Bearwood (2003-2019)
2003 (2003)–2019
Merley and Bearwood (2019
Merley and Bearwood)
Number of councillors3
UK Parliament constituencyBournemouth West
UK Parliament constituencyMid Dorset and North Poole

Bearwood and Merley is a ward in Poole, Dorset.[1] Since 2019, the ward has elected 3 councillors to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council.[2]

Demographics

Bearwood and Merley[3]
Population 2001 2011 2021
13,532 Decrease13,516 Increase14,028
Geography
Population Density 799.1/km²
Population Growth (2011 to 2021) Increase0.37%
Area 17.55 km²
Ethnicity
White 95.7%
Asian 1.6%
Mixed/Other 1.5%
Black 0.7%
Country of Birth
United Kingdom 92.3
European Union 3.5
Africa 1.6
Middle East and Asia 1.4
Other 0.9
Europe (Other) 0.4
Religion
Christianity 53.5%
No Religion 44.1%

Geography

The ward contains the suburbs of Bearwood and Merley. It primarily covers the area of the similarly named former Poole Borough Council ward of Merley and Bearwood. The ward is divided between the Parliamentary Constituencies of Bournemouth West and Mid Dorset and North Poole.

Councillors

The ward is currently represented by three Liberal Democrat councillors.[4]

Election Councillors
2003 Catherine Hives

(Conservative Party)

Jane James

(Liberal Democrats)

Leo Belcham

(Conservative Party)

2007 Peter Maiden

(Liberal Democrats)

David Brown

(Liberal Democrats)

Daphne Long

(Liberal Democrats)

2011 David Brown

(Liberal Democrats)

Sandra Cox

(Liberal Democrats)

Peter Maiden

(Liberal Democrats)

2015 Jane Newell

(Conservative Party)

Marion Pope

(Conservative Party)

BCP Marcus Andrews

(Liberal Democrats)

Richard Burton

(Liberal Democrats)

2019
2023

Election results

2023

Bearwood and Merley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David Anthony Brown‡ 2,502 67.5 +17.7
Liberal Democrats Marcus Julian Charles Andrews‡ 2,482 67.0 +23.4
Liberal Democrats Richard Glyn Burton‡ 2,414 65.1 +24.0
Conservative Leona Jayne Allen 744 20.1 -6.9
Conservative Debbie Ferguson 698 18.8 -3.6
Conservative Roger Ashton Gregory 691 18.6 -3.6
Green Alison Randall 403 10.9 +0.5
Labour Siobhan Helen Bardsley 350 9.4 +4.4
Majority
Turnout 3,706 33.48
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

2019

Bearwood and Merley (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David Brown 2,115 49.8
Liberal Democrats Marcus Andrews 1,850 43.6
Liberal Democrats Richard Burton 1,746 41.1
Independent Marion Pope 1,456 34.3
Conservative Jane Newell 1,148 27.0
Conservative Ashley Fraser 949 22.4
Conservative Stephen Baker 942 22.2
Green Simon Riggs 443 10.4
Labour Siobhan Bardsley 213 5.0
Labour Gigi Sismaet 193 4.5
Labour Moe Phillips 180 4.2
Majority
Turnout 4,246 39.70%
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

2015

Merley and Bearwood (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David Brown* 2,579
Conservative Jane Newell 2,389
Conservative Marion Pope 2,332
Conservative Roger Gregory 2284
Liberal Democrats Ken Swash 1910
Liberal Democrats May Newman 1661
UKIP John Butler 1102
Green Wayland Goodliffe 458
Green Gigi Sismaet 454
Independent Peter Kazmierczak 377
Green Emmajay Walsh 312
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

2011

Merley and Bearwood (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David Brown 2,054
Liberal Democrats Sandra Cox 2,026
Liberal Democrats Peter Maiden 1,976
Conservative Bernard Broderick 1,936
Conservative Jane Thomas 1,639
Conservative Andrew Chard 1,593
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

2007

Merley and Bearwood (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Peter Maiden 2,238
Liberal Democrats David Brown 2,227
Liberal Democrats Daphne Long 2,036
Conservative Katie Hives 1,676
Conservative Jonathan Pethen 1,492
Conservative Karen Rampton 1,475
Turnout 3,901 46.81
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

2003

Merley and Bearwood (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Catherine Hives 1,689 51.7
Liberal Democrats Jane James 1,581 48.3
Conservative Leo Belcham 1,542
Conservative Philip Jones 1,519
Liberal Democrats Leslie Legg 1,493
Liberal Democrats Philip James 1,476
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

References

  1. ^ "Local elections 2019: full results for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  2. ^ "The Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (Electoral Changes) Order 2018". 2018.
  3. ^ "Bearwood & Merley (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Bearwood & Merley". Poole Liberal Democrats. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
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