Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | |
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![]() Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole shown within Dorset | |
Coordinates: 50°43′23″N 1°52′55″W / 50.723°N 1.882°W | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Constituent country | England |
Region | South West England |
Ceremonial county | Dorset |
Historic county | Dorset (Poole) Hampshire (Bournemouth and Christchurch) |
Admin HQ | Bournemouth Town Hall Complex [1] |
Government | |
• Type | Unitary authority |
• Governing body | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council |
• Chair | Lesley Dedman |
• Leader | Millie Earl (Lib Dems) |
Area | |
• Total | 63 sq mi (162 km2) |
• Rank | 159th (of 296) |
Population (2022) | |
• Total | 401,898 |
• Rank | 17th (of 296) |
• Density | 6,400/sq mi (2,480/km2) |
Ethnicity (2021) | |
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Religion (2021) | |
• Religion | List
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Time zone | UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time) |
Postcodes | |
Area codes | 01202 01425 |
ISO 3166-2 | BCP |
GSS code | E06000058 |
Website | bcpcouncil |
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) is a local government district in the ceremonial county of Dorset, England. Its council is a unitary authority, being a district council which also performs the functions of a county council. The district was created on 1 April 2019 by the merger of the areas that were previously administered by the unitary authorities of Bournemouth and Poole, and the non-metropolitan district of Christchurch.[4] The authority covers much of the area of the South Dorset conurbation.