Bournemouth Central (ward)

Bournemouth Central
ward Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council.
Boundary of Bournemouth Central in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.
Major settlements	Lansdowne Richmond Hill Town Centre
Current ward
Created	2019 (2019)
Councillor	Jamie Paul Martin (Labour)
Councillor	Hazel Allen (Conservative)
Created from	Central
2003 (2003)–2019 Central (2019 Central)
Number of councillors	3
UK Parliament constituency	Bournemouth West

Bournemouth Central or Central Bournemouth is a ward in Bournemouth, 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 Bournemouth Borough Council, which it elected three councillors.

Geography

The ward includes Bournemouth Town Centre and Richmond Hill.

Demographics

Bournemouth is the most ethnically diverse wards in Bournemouth. There are significant percentages of residents working in the wholesale and retail trade and hotels and catering and financial and insurance industries.^[2]

Councillors

Election	Councillors
2011		Mike Greene (Conservative)		Bob Chapman (Conservative)		David Smith (Conservative)
2015
BCP				Hazel Allen (Conservative)	Seat Abolished
2019
2023		Jamie Paul Martin (Labour)

Election results

2015

Bournemouth Central re-elected the 3 conservative councillors at the 2015 Bournemouth Borough Council election.^[3]

2019

Bournemouth Central (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mike Greene	883	41.5
	Conservative	Hazel Allen	846	39.8
	Independent	David Smith	625	29.4
	Green	Sarah Bedford	452	21.3
	Labour	Philip Murray	349	16.4
	Labour	Charlie Nixon	289	13.6
	Liberal Democrats	Craig Norman	208	9.8
	Liberal Democrats	Kevin Williams	171	8.0
Majority
Turnout			2,126	25.68%
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

2023

Bournemouth Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Hazel Elizabeth Allen‡	663	32.9	−6.9
	Labour	Jamie Paul Martin	640	31.8	+15.4
	Conservative	Ed Down	534	26.5	−15.0
	Independent	David Smith	488	24.2	−5.2
	Labour	Ian Paul Prankerd	450	22.3	+8.7
	Green	Jon Crewe	352	17.5	−3.8
	Liberal Democrats	David George England	255	12.7	+2.8
	Independent	Alan Zaczek	198	9.8	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Martin Alistair Rodger	179	8.9	+0.9
Majority
Turnout			2,014	21.99
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

References

1. "Your Councillors". democracy.bcpcouncil.gov.uk. 23 January 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
2. "Ward Profile for Central Bournemouth" (PDF). Bournemouth Borough Council.
3. "Central". www.bournemouth.gov.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2021.

External links

• Listed Buildings in Central Ward, Bournemouth