2023 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council election

2023 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council election

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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.^[1]

The council stayed with no overall control but the Liberal Democrats became the largest single party.^[2][3] 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."^[4][5]