Kinson is an electoral ward in Bournemouth, Dorset, England. Since 2019, the ward has elected 3 councillors to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council.[1]
The Kinson area was formerly part of two wards on Bournemouth Borough Council; Kinson North[2] and Kinson South.[3]
Kinson has elected councillors from Labour and the Liberal Democrats since 1999, but elected 3 Conservatives in 2019.
In 2021, former Kinson North councillor David Turtle was jailed for the murder of his wife.[4]
The Kinson ward covers the suburb of Kinson, as well as the areas of West Howe and Turbary Park, as well as parts of East Howe.
| Election | Councillors | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Duane Farr(Conservative) | Laurence Fear(Conservative) | Norman Decent(Conservative) | |||
| 2023 | Cameron Adams(Conservative) | Michelle Dower(Labour) | ||||