Poole Borough Council elections

Poole Council in Dorset, England is elected every four years. The council is divided up into 16 wards, electing 42 councillors, since the last boundary change in 2003.^[1]

Political control

Party in control		Years
	Liberal Democrats	1996–1999
	No overall control	1999–2003
	Conservative	2003–2011
	No overall control	2011–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)^[1][3]
• Poole Borough Council election, 2007
• Poole Borough Council election, 2011
• Poole Borough Council election, 2015 (New ward boundaries)^[4]

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^[5]

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^[6]

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^[7]

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^[8]

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^[9]

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^[10]

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.^[11]

References

1. "Poole". BBC Online. Retrieved 16 May 2008.
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. legislation.gov.uk - The Poole (Electoral Changes) Order 2015. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
5. "Result of Canford Heath By-Election". Borough of Poole. 20 September 2010. Retrieved 20 September 2010.
6. "Result of Alderney By-Election". Borough of Poole. 20 September 2010. Retrieved 20 September 2010.
7. "Result of Branksome East By-Election". Borough of Poole. 20 September 2010. Retrieved 20 September 2010.
8. "Result of Broadstone By-Election". Borough of Poole. 20 September 2010. Retrieved 20 September 2010.
9. "Result of Newtown By-Election". Borough of Poole. 20 September 2010. Retrieved 20 September 2010.
10. "Results of Poole Town By-Election". Borough of Poole. 3 December 2010. Retrieved 3 December 2010.
11. "Borough of Poole- Result of Branksome East by-election". Retrieved 16 November 2012.

• Poole election results
• By-election results

External links

• Poole Council