Boscombe East and Pokesdown (ward)
| Boscombe East and Pokesdown | |
|---|---|
| ward Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council. | |
 Boundary of Boscombe East and Pokesdown in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. | |
| Major settlements | Pokesdown Boscombe |
| Current ward | |
| Created | 2019 |
| Councillor | George Farquhar (Labour) |
| Councillor | Eleanor Connolly (Labour) |
| Created from | Boscombe East |
| 2003–2019 Boscombe East | |
| Number of councillors | 3 |
| UK Parliament constituency | Bournemouth 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
[edit]The ward covers most of the area of the former ward of Boscombe East, which elected three councillors to Bournemouth Borough Council.
Geography
[edit]
The ward includes the suburb of Pokesdown, and the eastern areas of Boscombe. It is part of the parliamentary constituency of Bournemouth East.
Councillors
[edit]| Election | Councillors | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Michael Everingham | Andrew Garratt | Christopher Mayne | |||
| 2007 | Christopher Rochester | Mike Everingham | Linda Bailey | |||
| 2011 | John Wilson | |||||
| 2015 | Andy Jones | Gina Pacifico-Mackin | ||||
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | ||||||
| 2019 | George Farquhar
(Labour) |
Andy Jones[2] | Seat Abolished | |||
| 2023 | Eleanor Connolly
(Labour) | |||||
Election results
[edit]2023
[edit]| 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 | ||||
- ^ Elected as Conservative
2019
[edit]| 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
[edit]- ^ "Boscombe East & Pokesdown". www.bcpcouncil.gov.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ "Councillor details - Councillor Andy Jones". democracy.bcpcouncil.gov.uk. 23 January 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
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