Canford Heath is a ward in Poole, Dorset. Since 2019, the ward has elected 3 councillors to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council.[1]
| 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 |
History
editThe 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
editThe ward covers the suburb of Canford Heath.
Councillors
editCanford Heath
editThe 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
editCanford 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| 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
editThe 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 | ||||
| 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.