Highcliffe and Walkford
Highcliffe and Walkford is a ward in Christchurch, Dorset. Since 2019, the ward has elected 2 councillors to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council.[1]
History
The ward has a parish council of the same name.[2] On 8 July 2022, councillor and former mayor of Christchurch Nick Geary died.[3]
Geography
The ward is in the far east of the council area, and covers the areas of Highcliffe and Walkford.
Councillors
The ward is currently represented by two independent councillors.[4]
| Election | Councillors | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Nigel Brooks | Nigel Geary | ||
| 2019 | Nigel Brooks[5] | |||
| 2022 | Andy Martin | |||
| 2023 | David Martin | |||
Election results
2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CI | Andy Martin‡[a] | 2,810 | 73.8 | +25.7 | |
| CI | David Francis Martin | 2,450 | 64.3 | +20.9 | |
| Conservative | Mike Ellis | 354 | 9.3 | −22.7 | |
| Independent | Nigel David Brooks‡ | 324 | 8.5 | −39.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Robin Alan Beresford Ede | 317 | 8.3 | −1.9 | |
| Labour | Lorraine Brown | 260 | 6.8 | −1.2 | |
| Green | Helen Frances Woodall | 220 | 5.8 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Efe Ohwofasa | 208 | 5.5 | −21.8 | |
| Reform UK | Vince Cable | 189 | 5.0 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Keith Harrison | 168 | 4.4 | −5.0 | |
| Communist | Carol Ann Wilcox | 40 | 1.0 | N/A | |
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 3,810 | 44.05 | |||
| CI hold | Swing | ||||
| CI hold | Swing | ||||
2022 by-election
The by-election triggered by the death of councillor Nick Geary was held on 6 October 2022. Voter turnout was 33.22%.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christchurch Independents | Andy Martin | 1,778 | 61.95 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Pete Brown | 571 | 19.89 | ||
| Conservative | Christopher Seymour Nigel Van Hagen | 358 | 8.98 | ||
| Labour | David Stokes | 358 | 5.85 | ||
| Majority | 1,207 | 42.06 | |||
| Total votes | 2,875 | ||||
2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Nigel Brooks | 1,792 | 48.1 | ||
| Independent | Nick Geary | 1,617 | 43.4 | ||
| Conservative | Trish Jamieson | 1,192 | 32.0 | ||
| Conservative | Colin Jamieson | 1,017 | 27.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Lily Cox | 379 | 10.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Lucy Harris | 351 | 9.4 | ||
| Labour | Kathryn Boniface | 297 | 8.0 | ||
| Labour | Roger Boniface | 266 | 7.1 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 3,728 | 44.22 | |||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Notes
- ^ Elected in a by-election in October 2022
References
- ^ "Highcliffe & Walkford (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ "Highcliffe and Walkford Parish Council". highcliffewalkford-pc.gov.uk. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ "'A true community man' – tributes to former Christchurch mayor Nick Geary". New Milton Advertiser and Lymington Times. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
- ^ "Your Councillors". democracy.bcpcouncil.gov.uk. 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ "One year to go: All that's changed at BCP Council since last elections". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- ^ "Highcliffe and Walkford ward by-election results 2022". www.bcpcouncil.gov.uk. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
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