Bournemouth Central or Central Bournemouth is a ward in Bournemouth, Dorset. Since 2019, the ward has elected 2 councillors to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council.[1]
| Bournemouth Central | |
|---|---|
| ward Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council. | |
 Boundary of Bournemouth Central in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. | |
| Major settlements | Lansdowne Richmond Hill Town Centre |
| Current ward | |
| Created | 2019 |
| Councillor | Jamie Paul Martin (Labour) |
| Councillor | Hazel Allen (Conservative) |
| Created from | Central |
| 2003–2019 Central | |
| Number of councillors | 3 |
| UK Parliament constituency | Bournemouth West |
History
editThe ward was formerly used for elections to Bournemouth Borough Council, which it elected three councillors.
Geography
editThe ward includes Bournemouth Town Centre and Richmond Hill.
Demographics
editBournemouth is the most ethnically diverse wards in Bournemouth. There are significant percentages of residents working in the wholesale and retail trade and hotels and catering and financial and insurance industries.[2]
Councillors
edit| Election | Councillors | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Mike Greene | Bob Chapman | David Smith | |||
| 2015 | ||||||
| BCP | Hazel Allen | Seat Abolished | ||||
| 2019 | ||||||
| 2023 | Jamie Paul Martin
(Labour) |
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Election results
edit2015
editBournemouth Central re-elected the 3 conservative councillors at the 2015 Bournemouth Borough Council election.[3]
2019
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Mike Greene | 883 | 41.5 | ||
| Conservative | Hazel Allen | 846 | 39.8 | ||
| Independent | David Smith | 625 | 29.4 | ||
| Green | Sarah Bedford | 452 | 21.3 | ||
| Labour | Philip Murray | 349 | 16.4 | ||
| Labour | Charlie Nixon | 289 | 13.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Craig Norman | 208 | 9.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Kevin Williams | 171 | 8.0 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 2,126 | 25.68% | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
2023
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Hazel Elizabeth Allen‡ | 663 | 32.9 | −6.9 | |
| Labour | Jamie Paul Martin | 640 | 31.8 | 15.4 | |
| Conservative | Ed Down | 534 | 26.5 | −15.0 | |
| Independent | David Smith | 488 | 24.2 | −5.2 | |
| Labour | Ian Paul Prankerd | 450 | 22.3 | 8.7 | |
| Green | Jon Crewe | 352 | 17.5 | −3.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | David George England | 255 | 12.7 | 2.8 | |
| Independent | Alan Zaczek | 198 | 9.8 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Alistair Rodger | 179 | 8.9 | 0.9 | |
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 2,014 | 21.99 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Your Councillors". democracy.bcpcouncil.gov.uk. 23 January 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ "Ward Profile for Central Bournemouth" (PDF). Bournemouth Borough Council.
- ^ "Central". www.bournemouth.gov.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2021.