Poole Borough Council elections
Poole was a unitary authority in Dorset, England from 1997 to 2019. From 1974 until 1 April 1997 it was a non-metropolitan district. In 2019 it was abolished and subsumed into Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council.
Political control
[edit]The first election to the council was held in 1973, ahead of the local government reorganisation coming into effect the following year. From 1973 until the council's abolition in 2019 political control of the council was held by the following parties:[1]
Lower tier non-metropolitan district
Party in control | Years | |
---|---|---|
Conservative | 1973–1991 | |
Liberal Democrats | 1991–1997 |
Unitary authority
Party in control | Years | |
---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 1997–1999 | |
No overall control | 1999–2003 | |
Conservative | 2003–2011 | |
No overall control | 2011–2015 | |
Conservative | 2015–2019 |
Leadership
[edit]The role of mayor was largely ceremonial at Poole Borough Council. Political leadership was instead provided by the leader of the council. The leaders from 2003 until the council's abolition in 2019 were:
Councillor | Party | From | To | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Brian Leverett[2][3] | Conservative | 20 May 2003 | 17 Sep 2010 | |
Elaine Atkinson[4][5] | Conservative | 26 Oct 2010 | May 2015 | |
Janet Walton[6][7] | Conservative | 20 May 2015 | 31 Mar 2019 |
Council elections
[edit]Non-metropolitan district elections
[edit]- 1973 Poole Borough Council election
- 1976 Poole Borough Council election
- 1979 Poole Borough Council election
- 1983 Poole Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)[8]
- 1987 Poole Borough Council election
- 1991 Poole Borough Council election
Unitary authority elections
[edit]- 1996 Poole Borough Council election
- 1999 Poole Borough Council election
- 2003 Poole Borough Council election (New ward boundaries increased the number of seats by three)[9][10]
- 2007 Poole Borough Council election
- 2011 Poole Borough Council election
- 2015 Poole Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)[11]
Council composition
[edit]Year | Conservative | Liberal Democrats | Labour | Poole People | UKIP | Council control after election | |
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1999 | 17 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | No overall control | |
2003 | 26 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Conservative | |
2007 | 25 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Conservative | |
2011 | 21 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | Conservative | |
2015 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | Conservative |
Borough result maps
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2003 results map
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2007 results map
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2011 results map
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2015 results map
By-election results
[edit]1999-2003
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Sandra Moore | 1,825 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Jeff Allen | 1,747 | |||
Conservative | Peter Bowler | 1,649 | |||
Conservative | Roy Oakton | 1,645 | |||
Labour | George Inglis | 216 | |||
Labour | Paul Westbrook-Merry | 177 | |||
Turnout | 7,259 | 33.5 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Resignation of Cllr Andrew Muspratt and Cllr Marian Mackenzie[12]
2003-2007
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Lindsay Wilson | 1,392 | 58.4 | +11.4 | |
Conservative | Wendy Herring | 527 | 22.1 | −13.7 | |
Labour | Philip Murray | 327 | 13.7 | −0.7 | |
Independent | Nicholas Tapping | 77 | 3.2 | +3.2 | |
Independent | Doreen Renphrey | 61 | 2.6 | +2.6 | |
Majority | 825 | 36.3 | |||
Turnout | 2,384 | 30.3 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Resignation of Cllr Bob Dugdale[13]
2007-2011
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Karen Rampton | 923 | 55.2 | +4.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Matthew Gillett | 750 | 44.8 | +26.0 | |
Majority | 173 | 10.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,673 | 35.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Death of Cllr Mary Hillman[14]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Jo Clements | 809 | 48.3 | −4.1 | |
Conservative | Tony Reeves | 481 | 28.7 | −7.7 | |
Labour | Tony Reeves | 205 | 12.2 | +12.2 | |
UKIP | Diana Butler | 114 | 6.8 | +0.8 | |
BNP | William Kimmet | 66 | 3.9 | +3.9 | |
Majority | 328 | 19.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,675 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Resignation of Cllr Daniel Martin[16]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Jo Clements | 809 | |||
Conservative | Tony Reeves | 481 | |||
Labour | Jason Sanderson | 205 | |||
UKIP | Diana Butler | 114 | |||
BNP | William Kimmet | 66 | |||
Majority | 328 | ||||
Turnout | 17.86 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Resignation of Cllr Michael Plummer[17]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Poole People | Mark Howell | 463 | |||
Conservative | Tony Reeves | 438 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Peter England | 213 | |||
Labour | Jason Sanderson | 201 | |||
UKIP | Avril King | 55 | |||
BNP | William Kimmet | 32 | |||
Majority | 25 | ||||
Turnout | 17.37 | ||||
Poole People gain from Conservative | Swing |
Death of Cllr Brian Leverett[18]
2011-2015
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jane Thomas | 553 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Jenny Paton | 254 | |||
Poole People | Peter Portnoi | 245 | |||
UKIP | Diana Mary Butler | 132 | |||
Labour | Hazel Malcom-Walker | 104 | |||
BNP | William Kimmet | 28 | |||
Majority | 199 | ||||
Turnout | 27.58 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Resignation of Cllr Stephen Rollo-Smith.[19]
2015-2019
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Vikki Slade | 2,184 | |||
Conservative | Marc Ujvari | 733 | |||
UKIP | Alan Gerring | 121 | |||
Green | Mark Chivers | 57 | |||
Labour | Jason Sanderson | 45 | |||
Majority | 1,451 | ||||
Turnout | 37.23 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Resignation of Cllr Joanne Tomlin.[20]
References
[edit]- ^ "Compositions Calculator". The Elections Centre. University of Exeter. Retrieved 26 November 2024. (Put "Poole" in search box to see specific results.)
- ^ "Council minutes, 20 May 2003" (PDF). Poole Borough Council. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
- ^ "Poole council leader Brian Leverett dies". BBC News. 17 September 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
- ^ "Borough of Poole council appoints new leader". BBC News. 27 October 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
- ^ "Poole council leader replaced by party colleagues". BBC News. 11 May 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
- ^ "Borough of Poole council elects new leader Janet Walton". BBC News. 21 May 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
- ^ Martin, Andy (3 May 2019). "Lib Dems enjoy big comeback in Poole while borough's former Conservative leader loses seat". Daily Echo. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
- ^ The Borough of Poole (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979
- ^ legislation.gov.uk – The Borough of Poole (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- ^ "Poole". BBC Online. Retrieved 16 May 2008.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk – The Poole (Electoral Changes) Order 2015. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
- ^ "Result of Canford Heath By-Election". Borough of Poole. 20 September 2010. Retrieved 20 September 2010.
- ^ "Electoral hopefuls vying for your vote". Dorset Echo. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ "Result of Branksome East By-Election". Borough of Poole. 20 September 2010. Retrieved 20 September 2010.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Broadstone Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ "Result of Broadstone By-Election". Borough of Poole. 20 September 2010. Retrieved 20 September 2010.
- ^ "Result of Newtown By-Election". Borough of Poole. 20 September 2010. Retrieved 20 September 2010.
- ^ "Results of Poole Town By-Election". Borough of Poole. 3 December 2010. Retrieved 3 December 2010.
- ^ "Borough of Poole- Result of Branksome East by-election". Retrieved 16 November 2012.
- ^ "Borough of Poole- Result of Broadstone by-election". Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2016.