Christchurch Town (ward) explained

Christchurch Town
Party1:Liberal Democrats (UK)
Year3:2003
Previous:Town Centre
Portfield
Purewell and Stanpit (Part)
Councillor1:Mike Cox
Councillor2:Michael Tarling
Westminster1:Christchurch
Party2:Liberal Democrats (UK)
Year:2019
Map Entity:Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Council:Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council
Towns:Christchurch
Year2:2003

Christchurch Town is a ward in Christchurch, Dorset. Since 2019, the ward has elected 2 councillors to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council. Before then the Town Centre ward elected two councillors to Christchurch Borough Council.

History

The Town Centre ward elected Conservative Councillors at the 2015 Christchurch Borough Council election.

In the first election to 2019 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council in 2019, Christchurch Town was the only ward in Christchurch to elect a Liberal Democrat councillor.

Geography

The ward is based around Christchurch Town Centre as well as Purewell and parts of Portfield. It consists mainly of the former Christchurch Borough ward of Town Centre, as well as parts of the former wards of Portfield (the remainder now part Commons) and Purewell and Stanpit (now part of Mudeford, Stanpit and West Highcliffe).

Councillors

The ward is represented by two councillors:[1]

ElectionCouncillors
2003Town Centre - Christchurch Borough
Chris Legg(Liberal Democrats)Peter Hall(Liberal Democrats)
2007Brett Bader(Liberal Democrats)
2011Gillian Geary(Conservative)
2015Wendy Grace(Conservative)Peter Hall(Conservative)
2019Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Mike Cox(Liberal Democrats)Peter Hall(Conservative)
2023Mike Cox(Liberal Democrats)Michael Tarling(Liberal Democrats)

Election results

2015

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Christchurch Town. 2021-02-04. Poole Liberal Democrats.