Boscombe East and Pokesdown is a ward in Bournemouth, Dorset. Since 2019, the ward has elected 2 councillors to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council.[1]
| Boscombe East and Pokesdown | |
|---|---|
| ward Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council. | |
 Boundary of Boscombe East and Pokesdown in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. | |
| Major settlements | Pokesdown Boscombe |
| Current ward | |
| Created | 2019 |
| Councillor | George Farquhar (Labour) |
| Councillor | Eleanor Connolly (Labour) |
| Created from | Boscombe East |
| 2003–2019 Boscombe East | |
| Number of councillors | 3 |
| UK Parliament constituency | Bournemouth East |
History edit
The ward covers most of the area of the former ward of Boscombe East, which elected three councillors to Bournemouth Borough Council.
Geography edit
The ward includes the suburb of Pokesdown, and the eastern areas of Boscombe. It is part of the parliamentary constituency of Bournemouth East.
Councillors edit
| Election | Councillors | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Michael Everingham | Andrew Garratt | Christopher Mayne | |||
| 2007 | Christopher Rochester | Mike Everingham | Linda Bailey | |||
| 2011 | John Wilson | |||||
| 2015 | Andy Jones | Gina Pacifico-Mackin | ||||
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | ||||||
| 2019 | George Farquhar
(Labour) |
Andy Jones[2] | Seat Abolished | |||
| 2023 | Eleanor Connolly
(Labour) | |||||
Election results edit
2023 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | George Farquhar‡ | 1,465 | 58.4 | +28.1 | |
| Labour | Eleanor Connolly | 1,232 | 49.1 | +27.5 | |
| Independent | Andy Jones‡[a] | 429 | 17.1 | -12.3 | |
| Conservative | Mariam Kazem-Malaki | 398 | 15.9 | -13.5 | |
| Green | Mike Squires | 332 | 13.2 | -13.4 | |
| Conservative | Gayatri Balakrishna Lokhande | 326 | 13.0 | -8.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Rebecca Sian Edwards | 307 | 12.2 | -6.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | James Robert Lees | 187 | 7.5 | -6.6 | |
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 2,507 | 31.90 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
- ^ Elected as Conservative
2019 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | George Farquhar | 747 | 30.3 | ||
| Conservative | Andy Jones | 724 | 29.4 | ||
| Green | Susan Chapman | 656 | 26.6 | ||
| Labour | Sam King | 533 | 21.6 | ||
| Conservative | Gina Mackin | 522 | 21.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Rebecca Edwards | 450 | 18.3 | ||
| UKIP | Ron Dickinson | 392 | 15.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Philip Dunn | 346 | 14.1 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 2,462 | 30.86% | |||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
References edit
- ^ "Boscombe East & Pokesdown". www.bcpcouncil.gov.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ "Councillor details - Councillor Andy Jones". democracy.bcpcouncil.gov.uk. 23 January 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2021.