2023 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council election

2023 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council election
4 May 2023
All 76 seats on Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council
39 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Vikki Slade Phil Broadhead George Farquhar
Party Liberal Democrats Conservative Labour
Last election 15 seats, 19.7% 36 seats, 32.1% 3 seats, 14.2%
Seats won 28 12 11
Seat change 13 24 8
Popular vote 62,537 51,323 30,417
Percentage 31.4% 25.8% 15.3%
Swing 9.0% 6.3% 1.1%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Paul Hillard Chris Rigby
Party CI Green Independent
Last election N/A 2 seats, 7.5% 11 seats, 14.2%
Seats won 8 5 5
Seat change 8 3 6
Popular vote 15,231 16,915 9,050
Percentage 7.7% 8.5% 4.5%
Swing N/A 1.0% 9.7%
  Seventh party Eighth party
 
Leader Mark Howell Judes Butt
Party Poole People Poole Engage
Last election 7 seats, 5.4% 0 seats, 0.3%
Seats won 5 2
Seat change 2 2
Popular vote 5,995 6,966
Percentage 3.0% 3.5%
Swing 2.4% 3.2%
Winner of each seat at the 2023 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council election
Leader before election

Philip Broadhead
Conservative
No overall control

 Leader after election

Vikki Slade
Liberal Democrats
No overall control

The 2023 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council election took place on 4 May 2023, to elect all 76 members of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council in Dorset, England.

The council stayed with no overall control but the Liberal Democrats became the largest single party. As no one party controlled a majority of the council the Liberal Democrats, Christchurch Independents, Poole People Party and The Bournemouth Independent Group subsequently formed a coalition administration known as the "Three Towns Alliance."

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