| Canford Cliffs | |
| Elects Howmany2: | 3 |
| Abolished2: | 2019 |
| Year2: | 2003 |
| Towns: | Canford CliffsSandbanks |
| Council: | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council |
| Map Entity: | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |
| Year: | 2019 |
| Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Councillor2: | John Challinor |
| Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Councillor1: | Gavin Wright |
Canford Cliffs is a ward of Poole, Dorset. Since 2019, the ward has elected 2 councillors to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council.[1]
The ward was formerly used for elections to Poole Borough Council, which it elected three councillors.
The ward covers the Canford Cliffs and Sandbanks areas of Poole. It is divided between the Bournemouth West and Poole constituencies for General Elections.
| Election | Councillors | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003[2] | Ray Smith(Conservative) | Niel Sorton(Conservative) | Carol Deas(Conservative) | |||
| 2007 | May Haines(Conservative) | |||||
| 2011 | Peter Pawlowski(Conservative) | |||||
| 2015 | Mohan Iyengar(Conservative) (Poole Local Group: 2022) | |||||
| 2019 | Seat Abolished | |||||
| 2023 | John Ernest Challinor(Conservative) | |||||
| 2024 | Gavin Wright(Conservative) | |||||
In 2024 councillor May Haines resigned after 17 years.[3] A by-election will be held on 2 May 2024 alongside nationwide local elections.[4]
It was held by the Conservatives with a large majority.[5] 31 votes were rejected.[6]