Boscombe East and Pokesdown
ward
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council.
Outline map
Boundary of Boscombe East and Pokesdown in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.
Major settlementsPokesdown
Boscombe
Current ward
Created2019 (2019)
CouncillorGeorge Farquhar (Labour)
CouncillorEleanor Connolly (Labour)
Created fromBoscombe East
2003 (2003)–2019
Boscombe East (2019
Boscombe East)
Number of councillors3
UK Parliament constituencyBournemouth East

Boscombe East and Pokesdown is a ward in Bournemouth, Dorset. Since 2019, the ward has elected 2 councillors to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council.[1]

History

The ward covers most of the area of the former ward of Boscombe East, which elected three councillors to Bournemouth Borough Council.

Geography

Christchurch Road, Pokesdown.

The ward includes the suburb of Pokesdown, and the eastern areas of Boscombe. It is part of the parliamentary constituency of Bournemouth East.

Councillors

Election Councillors
2003 Michael Everingham

(Liberal Democrats)

Andrew Garratt

(Liberal Democrats)

Christopher Mayne

(Liberal Democrats)

2007 Christopher Rochester

(Conservative)

Mike Everingham

(Conservative)

Linda Bailey

(Conservative)

2011 John Wilson

(Conservative)

2015 Andy Jones

(Conservative)

Gina Pacifico-Mackin

(Conservative)

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
2019 George Farquhar

(Labour)

Andy Jones[2]

(Conservative)

Seat Abolished
2023 Eleanor Connolly

(Labour)

Election results

2023

Boscombe East and Pokesdown (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour George Farquhar‡ 1,465 58.4 +28.1
Labour Eleanor Connolly 1,232 49.1 +27.5
Independent Andy Jones‡[a] 429 17.1 -12.3
Conservative Mariam Kazem-Malaki 398 15.9 -13.5
Green Mike Squires 332 13.2 -13.4
Conservative Gayatri Balakrishna Lokhande 326 13.0 -8.2
Liberal Democrats Rebecca Sian Edwards 307 12.2 -6.1
Liberal Democrats James Robert Lees 187 7.5 -6.6
Majority
Turnout 2,507 31.90
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
  1. ^ Elected as Conservative

2019

Boscombe East and Pokesdown (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour George Farquhar 747 30.3
Conservative Andy Jones 724 29.4
Green Susan Chapman 656 26.6
Labour Sam King 533 21.6
Conservative Gina Mackin 522 21.2
Liberal Democrats Rebecca Edwards 450 18.3
UKIP Ron Dickinson 392 15.9
Liberal Democrats Philip Dunn 346 14.1
Majority
Turnout 2,462 30.86%
Labour win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

References

  1. ^ "Boscombe East & Pokesdown". www.bcpcouncil.gov.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Councillor details - Councillor Andy Jones". democracy.bcpcouncil.gov.uk. 23 January 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
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