Poole Borough Council elections

Poole is a unitary authority in Dorset, England. Until 1 April 1997 it was a non-metropolitan district.

Political control

Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:^[1]

Non-metropolitan district

Party in control		Years
	Conservative	1973-1991
	Liberal Democrats	1991-1997

Unitary authority

Party in control		Years
	Liberal Democrats	1996-1999
	No overall control	1999-2003
	Conservative	2003-2011
	No overall control	2011-2015
	Conservative	2015–present

Council elections

Non-metropolitan district elections

• Poole Borough Council election, 1973
• Poole Borough Council election, 1976
• Poole Borough Council election, 1979
• Poole Borough Council election, 1983 (New ward boundaries)^[2]
• Poole Borough Council election, 1987
• Poole Borough Council election, 1991

Unitary authority elections

• Poole Borough Council election, 1996
• Poole Borough Council election, 1999
• Poole Borough Council election, 2003 (New ward boundaries increased the number of seats by three)^[3][4]
• Poole Borough Council election, 2007
• Poole Borough Council election, 2011
• Poole Borough Council election, 2015 (New ward boundaries)^[5]

Borough result maps

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  2011 results map

By-election results

Canford Heath By-Election 28 September 2000 (2 vacancies)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Sandra Moore	1,825
	Liberal Democrat	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 Democrat hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Resignation of Cllr Andrew Muspratt and Cllr Marian Mackenzie^[6]

Alderney By-Election 18 March 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	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 Democrat hold		Swing

Resignation of Cllr Bob Dugdale^[7]

Branksome East By-Election 15 May 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Karen Rampton	923	55.2	+4.7
	Liberal Democrat	Matthew Gillett	750	44.8	+26.0
Majority			173	10.4
Turnout			1,673	35.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Death of Cllr Mary Hillman^[8]

Broadstone By-Election May 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Roy Godfrey	3,018
	Conservative	Ruth Bessant	2,971
	UKIP	Jack Edwards	295
	Labour	John Hewinson	277
Majority			47
Turnout				78.0
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Resignation of Cllr Daniel Martin^[9]

Newtown By-Election 9 September 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	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 Democrat hold		Swing

Resignation of Cllr Michael Plummer^[10]

Poole Town By-Election 2 December 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Poole People	Mark Howell	463
	Conservative	Tony Reeves	438
	Liberal Democrat	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^[11]

Branksome East By-Election 15 November 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Jane Thomas	553
	Liberal Democrat	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 Stepehen Rollo-Smith.^[12]

Broadstone By-Election 13 October 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	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 Democrat gain from Conservative		Swing

Resignation of Cllr Joanne Tomlin.^[13]

References

1. "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
2. The Borough of Poole (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979
3. legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Poole (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
4. "Poole". BBC Online. Retrieved 16 May 2008.
5. legislation.gov.uk - The Poole (Electoral Changes) Order 2015. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
6. "Result of Canford Heath By-Election". Borough of Poole. 20 September 2010. Retrieved 20 September 2010.
7. "Result of Alderney By-Election". Borough of Poole. 20 September 2010. Retrieved 20 September 2010.
8. "Result of Branksome East By-Election". Borough of Poole. 20 September 2010. Retrieved 20 September 2010.
9. "Result of Broadstone By-Election". Borough of Poole. 20 September 2010. Retrieved 20 September 2010.
10. "Result of Newtown By-Election". Borough of Poole. 20 September 2010. Retrieved 20 September 2010.
11. "Results of Poole Town By-Election". Borough of Poole. 3 December 2010. Retrieved 3 December 2010.
12. "Borough of Poole- Result of Branksome East by-election". Retrieved 16 November 2012.
13. "Borough of Poole- Result of Broadstone by-election". Retrieved 15 October 2016.

External links

• Poole Council
• Poole election results
• By-election results