| Canford Cliffs | |
|---|---|
| ward Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council. | |
 Boundary of Canford Cliffs in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. | |
| Major settlements | Canford Cliffs Sandbanks |
| Current ward | |
| Created | 2019 |
| Councillor | Vacant |
| Councillor | John Challinor (Conservative) |
| 2003–2019 | |
| Number of councillors | 3 |
Canford Cliffs is a ward of Poole, Dorset. Since 2019, the ward has elected 2 councillors to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council.[1]
History
The ward was formerly used for elections to Poole Borough Council, which it elected three councillors.
Geography
The ward covers the Canford Cliffs and Sandbanks areas of Poole. It is divided between the Bournemouth West and Poole constituencies for General Elections.
Councillors
| Election | Councillors | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003[2] | Ray Smith | Niel Sorton | Carol Deas | |||
| 2007 | May Haines | |||||
| 2011 | Peter Pawlowski | |||||
| 2015 | Mohan Iyengar
(Poole Local Group: 2022) | |||||
| 2019 | Seat Abolished | |||||
| 2023 | John Ernest Challinor | |||||
| 2024 | ||||||
Election results
2024 by-election
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]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Gavin Wright | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Ray Sparrow | ||||
| Labour | Jim Buchanan | ||||
| Green | Johnny Tutton | ' | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Swing | |||||
2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | May Yuen Haines‡ | 1,711 | 56.4 | -5.5 | |
| Conservative | John Ernest Challinor | 1,680 | 55.4 | -2.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ray Sparrow | 620 | 20.4 | +3.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Rich Douglas | 513 | 16.9 | +5.3 | |
| Labour | Jim Buchanan | 291 | 9.6 | +3.8 | |
| Green | Johnny Tutton | 267 | 8.8 | N/A | |
| Poole Engage | Sheridan Burnett | 261 | 8.6 | N/A | |
| Poole Engage | Sharala Lowe | 235 | 7.7 | N/A | |
| Independent | Peter George Pawlowski | 161 | 5.3 | -13.8 | |
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 3,034 | 37.99 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | May Haines | 1,990 | 61.9 | ||
| Conservative | Mohan Iyengar | 1,851 | 57.6 | ||
| Independent | Peter Pawlowski | 615 | 19.1 | ||
| Independent | David Young | 555 | 17.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Robin Rennison | 555 | 17.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Dave Yates | 372 | 11.6 | ||
| Labour | Martin Holst | 185 | 5.8 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 3,214 | 40.58% | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
2015
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | May Haines* | 3,658 | |||
| Conservative | Peter Pawlowski* | 3,546 | |||
| Conservative | Mohan Iyengar | 3,134 | |||
| UKIP | Jacqueline Bigwood | 880 | |||
| UKIP | Geoff Chidley | 876 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Baker | 827 | |||
| Green | Kate Rose | 539 | |||
| Labour | Peter Kenyon | 376 | |||
| Green | Martin Davies | 348 | |||
| Labour | Kenneth May | 334 | |||
| Green | Helen Thomas | 306 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | May Haines | 1,854 | |||
| Conservative | Niel Sorton | 1,658 | |||
| Conservative | Peter Pawlowski | 1,626 | |||
| Independent | Carole Deas | 1,464 | |||
| Independent | Susanna Carvell | 989 | |||
| Independent | Ian Walker | 783 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Baker | 447 | |||
| UKIP | Avril King | 321 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
2007
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Carol Deas | 2,610 | |||
| Conservative | May Haines | 2,414 | |||
| Conservative | Niel Sorton | 2,263 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Robin Rennison | 508 | |||
| UKIP | John Haywood | 420 | |||
| Turnout | 3,119 | 43.27 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
References
- ^ "Ward boundaries finalised for new (BCP) Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council". BH Living Magazine. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Canford Cliffs Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- ^ "Tory councillor quits seat - triggering fresh by-election". Bournemouth Echo. 19 March 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "Canford Cliffs by-election (2 May 2024)". BCP. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
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