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Hamworthy
ward
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council.
Outline map
Boundary of Hamworthy in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.
Major settlementsHamworthy
Upton
Current ward
Created2019 (2019)
CouncillorJulie Bagwell
CouncillorDaniel Butt (Conservative)
CouncillorMike White (Conservative)
Created fromHamworthy East
Hamworthy West
UK Parliament constituencyBournemouth East

Hamworthy is a ward in Poole, Dorset. Since 2019, the ward has elected 3 councillors to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council.

History

The Hamworthy area was formerly part of two wards on Poole Borough Council; Hamworthy East and Hamworthy West. The wards were merged due to the 2019 structural changes to local government in England with the abolition of Poole Borough Council and the new creation of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council.[1]

Geography

The ward covers the suburb of Hamworthy, up to the border with Upton. The ward is geographically in the far west of the conurbation.[2]

Councillors

Election Councillors
2019 Julie Bagwell

(Poole People Party)

Daniel Butt

(Poole People Party)

Mike White

(Conservative)

Julie Bagwell

(Independent)

Daniel Butt

(Independent)

2020[3] Daniel Butt

(Conservative)

Election results

Hamworthy (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Poole People Julie Bagwell 1,621 51.6
Poole People Daniel Butt 1,411 44.9
Conservative Mike White 773 24.6
Conservative Mike Wilkins 725 23.1
UKIP John Butler 638 20.3
Conservative Vishal Gupta 606 19.3
Green Ian Hay 460 14.6
Labour Sarah Ward 453 14.4
Labour Jim Buchanan 436 13.9
Labour Neil Duncan-Jordan 408 13.0
Liberal Democrats Peter Sidaway 224 7.1
Liberal Democrats David Chicken 196 6.2
Liberal Democrats Declan Stones 162 5.2
Majority
Turnout 3,144 30.43%
Poole People win (new seat)
Poole People win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

References

  1. ^ "LGBCE | Ward boundaries finalised for new Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council | LGBCE Site". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
  2. ^ "Your Councillors". democracy.bcpcouncil.gov.uk. 2021-05-07. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
  3. ^ "Two councillors leave Poole People Party to shake off the 'binds of the political whip'". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 2022-03-11.