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Christchurch Town
ward
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council.
Outline map
Boundary of Christchurch Town in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.
Major settlementsChristchurch
Current ward
Created2019 (2019)
CouncillorMike Cox (Liberal Democrats)
CouncillorMichael Tarling (Liberal Democrats)
Created fromTown Centre
Portfield
Purewell and Stanpit (Part)
UK Parliament constituencyChristchurch

Christchurch Town is a ward in Christchurch, Dorset. Since 2019, the ward has elected 2 councillors to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council. Before then the Town Centre ward elected two councillors to Christchurch Borough Council.

History

The Town Centre ward elected Conservative Councillors at the 2015 Christchurch Borough Council election.

In the first election to 2019 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council in 2019, Christchurch Town was the only ward in Christchurch to elect a Liberal Democrat councillor.

Geography

The ward is based around Christchurch Town Centre as well as Purewell and parts of Portfield. It consists mainly of the former Christchurch Borough ward of Town Centre, as well as parts of the former wards of Portfield (the remainder now part Commons) and Purewell and Stanpit (now part of Mudeford, Stanpit and West Highcliffe).

Councillors

The ward is represented by two councillors:[1]

Election Councillors
2003 Town Centre - Christchurch Borough
Chris Legg

(Liberal Democrats)

Peter Hall

(Liberal Democrats)

2007 Brett Bader

(Liberal Democrats)

2011 Gillian Geary

(Conservative)

2015 Wendy Grace

(Conservative)

Peter Hall

(Conservative)

2019 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Mike Cox

(Liberal Democrats)

Peter Hall

(Conservative)

2023 Mike Cox

(Liberal Democrats)

Michael Tarling

(Liberal Democrats)

Election results

2023

Christchurch Town
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Mike Cox‡ 1,619 53.8 +24.2
Liberal Democrats Michael John Tarling 1,456 48.4 +20.2
CI Avril Elizabeth Coulton 778 25.8 +3.6
CI Viv Charrett 695 23.1 +2.4
Conservative John Trickett 372 12.4 -15.8
Conservative Luc Wesley Swarbrick 362 12.0 -11.8
Labour Julian Spurr 208 6.9 -4.6
Green Sam Cato 183 6.1 -6.7
Green Steven Miles Thomas 117 3.9 N/A
Majority
Turnout 3,010 37.24
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

2019

Christchurch Town (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Mike Cox 891 29.6
Conservative Peter Hall 851 28.2
Liberal Democrats Michael Tarling 850 28.2
Conservative Peter Watson-Lee 716 23.8
Independent Fred Neale 668 22.2
Independent Lindy Stuart-Clark 625 20.7
Green Steve Docherty 386 12.8
Labour Robert Hope 348 11.5
Labour David Munnik 279 9.3
Majority
Turnout 3,014 38.20%
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

2015

Town Centre (2 seats)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Hall 1,045
Conservative Wendy Grace 993
UKIP Liz Faherty 585
UKIP Olga Turner 476
Labour George Gregory 365
Green Joanne Dyton 349
Green Steven Thomas 289
Turnout 4,102 70.2 +21.0
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. ^ "Christchurch Town". Poole Liberal Democrats. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Results of the election to Christchurch Borough Council". dorsetforyou.com. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
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