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| Canford Cliffs | |
|---|---|
| ward Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council. | |
 Boundary of Canford Cliffs in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. | |
| Major settlements | Canford Cliffs Sandbanks |
| Current ward | |
| Created | 2019 |
| Councillor | Gavin Wright (Conservative) |
| Councillor | John Challinor (Conservative) |
| 2003–2019 | |
| Number of councillors | 3 |
Canford Cliffs is a ward of Poole, Dorset. Since 2019, the ward has elected 2 councillors to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council.[1]
History
The ward was formerly used for elections to Poole Borough Council, which it elected three councillors.
Geography
The ward covers the Canford Cliffs and Sandbanks areas of Poole. It is divided between the Bournemouth West and Poole constituencies for General Elections.
Councillors
| Election | Councillors | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003[2] | Ray Smith | Niel Sorton | Carol Deas | |||
| 2007 | May Haines | |||||
| 2011 | Peter Pawlowski | |||||
| 2015 | Mohan Iyengar
(Poole Local Group: 2022) | |||||
| 2019 | Seat Abolished | |||||
| 2023 | John Ernest Challinor | |||||
| 2024 | Gavin Wright | |||||
Election results
2024 by-election
In 2024 councillor May Haines resigned after 17 years.[3] A by-election will be held on 2 May 2024 alongside nationwide local elections.[4]
It was held by the Conservatives with a large majority.[5] 31 votes were rejected.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Gavin Wright | 1,720 | 62.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Ray Sparrow | 573 | 20.7 | ||
| Labour | Jim Buchanan | 317 | 11.4 | ||
| Green | Johnny Tutton | 163 | 5.9 | ' | |
| Majority | 1,147 | 41.3 | |||
| Turnout | 2,804 | 35.41 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | May Yuen Haines‡ | 1,711 | 56.4 | −5.5 | |
| Conservative | John Ernest Challinor | 1,680 | 55.4 | −2.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ray Sparrow | 620 | 20.4 | +3.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Rich Douglas | 513 | 16.9 | +5.3 | |
| Labour | Jim Buchanan | 291 | 9.6 | +3.8 | |
| Green | Johnny Tutton | 267 | 8.8 | N/A | |
| Poole Engage | Sheridan Burnett | 261 | 8.6 | N/A | |
| Poole Engage | Sharala Lowe | 235 | 7.7 | N/A | |
| Independent | Peter George Pawlowski | 161 | 5.3 | −13.8 | |
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 3,034 | 37.99 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | May Haines | 1,990 | 61.9 | ||
| Conservative | Mohan Iyengar | 1,851 | 57.6 | ||
| Independent | Peter Pawlowski | 615 | 19.1 | ||
| Independent | David Young | 555 | 17.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Robin Rennison | 555 | 17.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Dave Yates | 372 | 11.6 | ||
| Labour | Martin Holst | 185 | 5.8 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 3,214 | 40.58% | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||