Bournemouth local elections

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Bournemouth Borough Council is elected every four years.

Contents

[edit] Political control

Shire District

Conservative 1973 - 1991

No overall control 1991 - 1997

Unitary Authority

No overall control 1996 - 2003

Liberal Democrat 2003 - 2007

Conservative 2007 - present

[edit] Council elections

Bournemouth Council election, 1999

Bournemouth Council election, 2003

Bournemouth Council election, 2007

[edit] By-election results

[edit] 1999-2003

Moordown By-Election 4 May 2000
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Howard Henning 559 40.0 +19.3
Liberal Democrat John Hayter 537 38.4 -1.1
Labour Tony Hughes 301 21.5 +1.2
Majority 22 1.6
Turnout 1,397 23.2
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Westbourne By-Election 4 May 2000
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Beesley 1,565 75.5 +13.6
Liberal Democrat Neil Russell 351 16.9 -7.1
Labour David Stokes 156 7.5 -6.6
Majority 1,214 58.6
Turnout 2,072 30.7
Conservative hold Swing
Strouden Park By-Election 7 September 2000
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Jean Littlewood 1,276 54.7 +11.3
Conservative Terry Hellier-Woods 917 39.3 +1.9
Labour Arthur O'Luby 139 6.0 -13.3
Majority 359 15.4
Turnout 2,332 29.6
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Kinson By-Election 2 August 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Janice Hurne 708 44.7 -9.8
Liberal Democrat Donald Lazenbury 532 33.6 +13.1
Conservative Michaela Keene 345 21.8 -3.2
Majority 176 11.1
Turnout 1,585 25.2
Labour hold Swing

[edit] 2003-2007

Talbot & Branksome Woods By-Election 15 January 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lynda Price 766 52.9 +1.9
Liberal Democrat Lorna McGowan 484 33.4 +5.4
UK Independence Graham Evans 128 8.8 -2.9
Labour David Stokes 70 4.8 -4.5
Majority 282 19.5
Turnout 1,448 21.9
Conservative hold Swing
Boscombe West By-Election 22 July 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Benedict Prescott 526 42.9 +8.1
Conservative Christopher Wakefield 384 31.3 +5.9
Labour David Stokes 120 9.8 -5.6
UK Independence Graham Evans 107 8.7 +8.7
Green Roger Eede 90 7.3 +7.3
Majority 142 11.6
Turnout 1,227 20.9
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Kinson North By-Election 29 September 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Patricia Lewis 720 37.0 -7.8
Labour Daennis Gritt 645 33.1 +4.8
Conservative Christopher Pomeroy 456 23.4 +7.1
UK Independence Mark Smith 126 6.5 +6.5
Majority 75 3.9
Turnout 1,947 26.1
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Littledown & Ilford By-Election 15 December 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nicholas King 1,318 67.8 +36.9
Liberal Democrat Alan Ketchley 389 20.0 -30.9
Labour Debbie Sharman 162 8.3 +2.1
British National Party Barry Bennett 74 3.8 +3.8
Majority 929 47.8
Turnout 1,943 25.9
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing

[edit] 2007-2011

Queen's Park By-Election 1 May 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Cheryl Anne Johnson 910 47.6 -7.3
Liberal Democrat Mike Carlile 466 24.4 -10.6
UK Independence David Norman Hughes 175 9.1 +9.1
Labour Co-op Mike Goff 149 7.8 -2.3
Independent Chris Mayne 146 7.6 +7.6
Liberal Bill Brandwood 67 3.5 +3.5
Majority 444 23.2
Turnout 1,913 26.3
Conservative hold Swing
Winton East By-Election 1 May 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Douglas Lloyd Barton Spencer 590 35.6 -14.9
Liberal Democrat Anson Westbrook 411 24.8 -3.5
Labour Mel Semple 244 14.7 +3.1
Independent Malcolm Kenneth Lock 132 8.0 -1.7
Green Roger Eede 126 7.6 +7.6
British National Party Barry John Sinclair Bennett 104 6.3 +6.3
UK Independence Sam Whitt 51 3.1 +3.1
Majority 179 10.8
Turnout 1,658 24.6
Conservative hold Swing

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