News

4 May 07

Local Election Results

Following the local elections on 3 May 2007, 42 Councillors have been voted in across 16 wards in the Borough.

Poole Council is now comprised of 25 Conservative and 17 Liberal Democrat Councillors.

The following candidates have been elected:

Branksome East (2 Seats Available)	Party	Number of Votes
GARDNER, Cathey	Lib Dem	353
HILLMAN, Mary Elizabeth	Con	947
MATTHEWS, Peter	Lib Dem	334
MONTROSE, Guy Andrew James	Con	817
TREVETT, Veronica Anne	Ind	577

Branksome West (2 Seats Available)	Party	Number of Votes
BAGRAM, Jonathan	Con	854
EADES, Philip Michael	Lib Dem	1119
LAVENDER, Joyce	Con	1007
LE POIDEVIN, Marion	Lib Dem	996

Broadstone (3 Seats Available)	Party	Number of Votes
BROOKE, Michael Frederick	Lib Dem	2696
CRITCHLEY, Ian	UKIP	307
GODFREY, Roy	Ind	272
KROLSKI-PETHEN, Marie Patricia	Con	1587
LLOYD, Brian Matthew	Ind	235
MARTIN, Daniel James	Lib Dem	2301
MASON, Graham Alfred	Lib Dem	2314
NEWELL, David Mark	Con	1872
SMITH, Barry Peter	Con	1796

Canford Cliffs (3 Seats Available)	Party	Number of Votes
DEAS, Carole	Con	2610
HAINES, May Yuen	Con	2411
HAYWOOD, John	UKIP	420
RENNISON, Robin Roy	Lib Dem	508
SORTON, John Neil	Con	2263

Canford Heath East (2 Seats Available)	Party	Number of Votes
CURTIS, Graham	Lib Dem	1152
FOICE, Valerie Rose	UKIP	139
MOORE, Sandra Elizabeth Hazel	Lib Dem	1211
ROBERTS, Sheila Mary	Con	399
ROEBUCK, Margaret Jane	Con	410
SELBY, Bennett James	Lab	76
SMITH, Matthew	Lab	83

Canford Heath East (2 Seats Available)	Party	Number of Votes
CURTIS, Graham	Lib Dem	1152
FOICE, Valerie Rose	UKIP	139
MOORE, Sandra Elizabeth Hazel	Lib Dem	1211
ROBERTS, Sheila Mary	Con	399
ROEBUCK, Margaret Jane	Con	410
SELBY, Bennett James	Lab	76
SMITH, Matthew	Lab	83

Canford Heath West (2 Seats Available))	Party	Number of Votes
ALLEN, Jeffrey Brian Lewis	Lib Dem	994
BRODERICK, Bernard	Con	757
EDWARDS, Jack	UKIP	163
INGLIS, George David	Lab	113
MATTHEWS, Chris	Lib Dem	1100
SANDERSON, Julie Yvonne	Lab	125
WALTON, Mike	Con	706

Creekmoor (3 Seats Available)	Party	Number of Votes
BATES, Keith	Lib Dem	757
BURDEN, Leslie Frederick George	Con	1649
BUTLER, John Edward	UKIP	364
BUTT, Judy Jane	Con	1475
MACKAY, Rory	Lib Dem	788
MAY, Andrew James	Lib Dem	753
RAMPTON, John Maurice	Con	1503

Hamworthy East (2 Seats Available)	Party	Number of Votes
BOND, Carol Susan	Lib Dem	494
BROWN, Darren Adrian	Lab	256
FRASER, Martin David	Lib Dem	377
GREGORY, Roger Ashton	Con	805
SANDERSON, Jason	Lab	209
WHITE, Mike	Con	793

Hamworthy West (2 Seats Available)	Party	Number of Votes
CHANDLER, Graham Rex	Con	829
DEACON, Ann Bishop	Lib Dem	510
DUNCAN, Bill	Lab	198
HICKS, Pat	Lab	223
KNIGHT, Lou	Lib Dem	563
WILKINS, Michael John	Con	815

Merley & Bearwood (3 Seats Available)	Party	Number of Votes
BROWN, David	Lib Dem	2227
HIVES, Katie	Con	1676
LONG, Daphne	Lib Dem	2036
MAIDEN, Peter	Lib Dem	2238
PETHEN, Harry Jonathan	Con	1492
RAMPTON, Karen Alexis	Con	1475

Electoral Area	Vacant Seats	Electorate	Ballot Papers Issued	Turnout %
Alderney	3	8,319	2,900	34.86
Branksome East	2	4,730	1,689	35.71
Branksome West	2	5,419	2,108	38.90
Broadstone	3	8,390	4,671	55.67
Canford Cliffs	3	7,208	3,119	43.27
Canford Heath East	2	5,392	1,844	34.20
Canford Heath West	2	5,292	2,104	39.76
Creekmoor	3	7,265	2,556	35.18
Hamworthy East	2	4,325	1,542	35.65
Hamworthy West	2	5,056	1,649	32.61
Merley & Bearwood	3	8,334	3,901	46.81
Newtown	3	9,044	2,781	30.75
Oakdale	3	8,828	3,243	36.74
Parkstone	3	8,275	3,352	40.51
Penn Hill	3	8,489	3,068	36.14
Poole Town	3	7,008	2,481	35.40
TOTALS		111,374	43,008	38.62

The official turnout for the elections in Poole was 38.62%.

Full results for all candidates are available on the Council's website at www.boroughofpoole.com/elections.

Prior to the election, Poole's Council was composed of 26 Conservative and 16 Liberal Democrat members.