Canford Heath (ward)
| Canford Heath | |
|---|---|
| ward Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council. | |
 Boundary of Canford Heath in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. | |
| Major settlements | Canford Heath |
| Current ward | |
| Created | 2019 |
| Councillor | Sandra Moore (Liberal Democrats) |
| Councillor | Chris Matthews (Liberal Democrats) |
| Councillor | Clare Weight (Liberal Democrats) |
| Created from | Canford Heath East Canford Heath West |
| 2003–2019 Canford Heath East | |
| Number of councillors | 2 |
| 2003–2019 Canford Heath West | |
| Number of councillors | 2 |
| UK Parliament constituency | Mid Dorset and North Poole |
Canford Heath is a ward in Poole, Dorset. Since 2019, the ward has elected 3 councillors to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council.[1]
History[edit]
The Canford Heath area was formerly part of two wards on Poole Borough Council; Canford Heath East and Canford Heath West. The ward is in the parliamentary constituency of Mid Dorset and North Poole.
Geography[edit]
The ward covers the suburb of Canford Heath.
Councillors[edit]
Canford Heath[edit]
The ward is currently represented by three Liberal Democrat councillors.[2] Due to the death of Pete Parish in 2020,[3] a by-election was held in 2021 (delayed due to the COVID-19 Pandemic), which Sean Gabriel of the Conservative Party won. In the 4th May 2023 Local Elections, Sean Gabriel lost his seat and Clare Weight of the Liberal Democrats was elected.[4]
| Election | Councillors | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Sandra Moore | Chris Matthews | Clare Weight | |||
| 2021 by-election | Sean Gabriel | |||||
| 2019 | Pete Parrish | |||||
Former wards[edit]
Canford Heath East[edit]
| Election | Councillors[5] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Sandra Moore | Graham Curtis | ||
| 2007 | ||||
| 2011 | Jennie Hodges | |||
| 2015 | ||||
Canford Heath West[edit]
| Election | Councillors | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Christopher Matthews | Jeff Allen | ||
| 2007 | ||||
| 2011 | ||||
| 2015 | Phil Goodall | |||
Election results[edit]
2023[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Sandra Moore | 2,199 | 29.76 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Chris Matthews | 1,953 | 26.44 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Clare Weight | 1,575 | 21.32 | ||
| Conservative | Sean Gabriel | 1,124 | 15.22 | ||
| Conservative | Helen Lawrence | 828 | 11.22 | ||
| Conservative | Manoj Pillai | 811 | 10.99 | ||
| Labour | Janet Green | 388 | 5.26 | ||
| Green | Pamela Jefferies | 296 | 4.01 | ||
| Turnout | 31.34 | ||||
2021 by-election[edit]
The statement of persons nominated was revealed on 9 April 2021:[6] On 8 April 2021 the Green Party announced their candidate.[7]
The turnout was 31.96 per cent; and former Mayor of Poole Sean Gabriel was elected.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Sean Gabriel | 1,406 | 40.50 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Jennie Hodges | 1,365 | 39.32 | ||
| Labour | Janet Elizabeth Green | 335 | 9.65 | ||
| Independent | John Sheldon | 132 | 3.80 | ||
| Green | Ben Pantling | 128 | 3.68 | ||
| UKIP | Vicky Spence | 105 | 3.02 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 31.96 | ||||
2019[edit]
[9]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Sandra Moore | 1,966 | 56.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Chris Matthews | 1,753 | 50.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Pete Parrish | 1,541 | 44.2 | ||
| Conservative | Sean Gabriel | 899 | 25.8 | ||
| Conservative | Ruth Thompson | 871 | 25.0 | ||
| Conservative | Raymond Tindle | 657 | 18.8 | ||
| UKIP | Christopher Spence | 552 | 15.8 | ||
| Labour | Janet Green | 397 | 11.4 | ||
| Green | Andrew Hawkins | 335 | 9.6 | ||
| Labour | Rob Bassinder | 250 | 7.2 | ||
| Labour | Trisha Hyder | 238 | 6.8 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 3,490 | 32.51% | |||
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
References[edit]
- ^ "Ward boundaries finalised for new (BCP) Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council". BH Living Magazine. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ "2023 Election Result Canford Heath". BCP Council. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ^ "'A valued member of the community': Canford Heath councillor Pete Parrish dies". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ "2023 Election Result Canford Heath". BCP Council. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Canford Heath East Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 April 2021.
- ^ "Ben Pantling selected as Green Party candidate for Canford Heath by-election". bcp.greenparty.org.uk. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ "Local elections 2021: Former Poole mayor wins Canford Heath by-election". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ BCP Council #StayHomeSaveLives [@BCPCouncil] (3 May 2019). "BCP Council Local Election results are in for Canford Heath Ward #bcpcouncil #localelections https://t.co/VlcRIgjUkD" (Tweet). Retrieved 4 January 2021 – via Twitter.
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