West Southbourne is a ward in Bournemouth, Dorset. Since 2019, the ward has elected 2 councillors to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council.[1]
West Southbourne is a ward in Bournemouth, Dorset. Since 2019, the ward has elected 2 councillors to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council.[1]
The ward formerly elected councillors to Bournemouth Borough Council before it was abolished in 2019.[2]
The ward covers the western areas of Southbourne.[3] The ward is between Boscombe East and Pokesdown and East Southbourne and Tuckton.
One Labour and one Conservative.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Brian Chick | 1,250 | 44.1 | +17.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jeff Hanna | 1,209 | 42.6 | +16.4 | |
| Labour | Simon Patrick Adorian | 964 | 34.0 | +6.6 | |
| Labour | Joanne Oldale | 913 | 32.2 | +5.7 | |
| Conservative | Bob Lawton‡ | 461 | 16.2 | -10.8 | |
| Conservative | Ray Hatchard | 458 | 16.1 | -9.7 | |
| Green | Susan Graham | 246 | 8.7 | N/A | |
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 2,837 | 37.94 | |||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Lisa Lewis | 718 | 27.4 | ||
| Conservative | Bob Lawton | 708 | 27.0 | ||
| Labour | Corrie Drew | 695 | 26.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Gary Mitchell | 695 | 26.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Henry Castledine | 685 | 26.2 | ||
| Conservative | Blair Crawford | 675 | 25.8 | ||
| Independent | Chris Mayne | 636 | 24.3 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 2,619 | 33.27 | |||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
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