| Hamworthy | |
|---|---|
| ward Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council. | |
 Boundary of Hamworthy in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. | |
| Major settlements | Hamworthy Upton |
| Current ward | |
| Created | 2019 |
| Councillor | Brian Hitchcock (Poole People) |
| Councillor | Julie Bagwell (Poole Engage) |
| Councillor | Peter Cooper (Labour) |
| Created from | Hamworthy East Hamworthy West |
| UK Parliament constituency | Bournemouth East |
Hamworthy is a ward in Poole, Dorset. Since 2019, the ward has elected 3 councillors to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council.
History
The Hamworthy area was formerly part of two wards on Poole Borough Council; Hamworthy East and Hamworthy West. The wards were merged due to the 2019 structural changes to local government in England with the abolition of Poole Borough Council and the new creation of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council.[1]
Geography
The ward covers the suburb of Hamworthy, up to the border with Upton. The ward is geographically in the far west of the conurbation.[2]
Councillors
| Election | Councillors | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Julie Bagwell | Daniel Butt | Mike White | |||
| Julie Bagwell
(Independent) |
Daniel Butt
(Independent) | |||||
| 2020[3] | Daniel Butt
(Conservative) | |||||
| 2022[4] | Julie Bagwell | |||||
| 2023 | Brian Hitchcock | Peter Cooper
(Labour) | ||||
Election results
2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poole People | Brian Hitchcock | 849 | 33.5 | -18.1 | |
| Poole Engage | Julie Bagwell‡[lower-alpha 1] | 759 | 30.0 | -21.6 | |
| Labour | Peter Jonathan Cooper | 720 | 28.4 | +14.0 | |
| Conservative | Mike White‡ | 656 | 25.9 | +1.3 | |
| Poole Engage | Daniel James Butt‡[lower-alpha 2] | 630 | 24.9 | -20.0 | |
| Conservative | Mike Wilkins | 593 | 23.4 | +0.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Steve Robinson | 492 | 19.4 | +12.3 | |
| Conservative | Janet Mary Walton | 478 | 18.9 | -0.4 | |
| Poole Engage | Mohan Iyengar[lower-alpha 3] | 463 | 18.3 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jude Chapman | 385 | 15.2 | +9.0 | |
| Green | Yasmine Leila Osbourne | 367 | 14.5 | -0.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Chapman | 333 | 13.1 | +7.9 | |
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 2,534 | 24.25 | |||
| Poole People hold | Swing | ||||
| Poole Engage gain from Poole People | Swing | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poole People | Julie Bagwell | 1,621 | 51.6 | ||
| Poole People | Daniel Butt | 1,411 | 44.9 | ||
| Conservative | Mike White | 773 | 24.6 | ||
| Conservative | Mike Wilkins | 725 | 23.1 | ||
| UKIP | John Butler | 638 | 20.3 | ||
| Conservative | Vishal Gupta | 606 | 19.3 | ||
| Green | Ian Hay | 460 | 14.6 | ||
| Labour | Sarah Ward | 453 | 14.4 | ||
| Labour | Jim Buchanan | 436 | 13.9 | ||
| Labour | Neil Duncan-Jordan | 408 | 13.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Sidaway | 224 | 7.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | David Chicken | 196 | 6.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Declan Stones | 162 | 5.2 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 3,144 | 30.43% | |||
| Poole People win (new seat) | |||||
| Poole People win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
References
- ↑ "LGBCE | Ward boundaries finalised for new Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council | LGBCE Site". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ↑ "Your Councillors". democracy.bcpcouncil.gov.uk. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ↑ "Two councillors leave Poole People Party to shake off the 'binds of the political whip'". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- ↑ Lewis, Jason (31 May 2022). "Conservative trust 'broken' as four councillors resign". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
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