Parkstone (ward)

Boundary of Parkstone in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.

Parkstone is an electoral ward in Poole, Dorset. Since 2019, the ward has elected 2 councillors to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council.^[1]

History

The ward formerly elected three councillors to Poole Borough Council.

Geography

The ward covers the suburb of the same name.^[2]

Councillors

Election	Councillors
2011		Sally Carpenter (Conservative)		Ann Stribley (Conservative)		Tony Woodcock (Conservative)
2015		John Challinor (Conservative)				Emma Williams (Conservative)
2019		Stephen Baron (Poole People Party) (Poole Local Group: 2022)			Two Seats
2023		Crispin Goodall (Liberal Democrats)		Emily Harman (Liberal Democrats)

Election results

2023

Parkstone

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Crispin James Goodall	1,284	44.1	+23.5
	Liberal Democrats	Emily Carrie Harman	1,269	43.6	+29.4
	Conservative	Bryan Dion[a]	652	22.4	−9.1
	Conservative	Ashley Fraser	628	21.6	−5.7
	Poole People	Susan Jane Stockwell	349	12.0	−31.5
	Poole People	Matilda Marie Northover	337	11.6	N/A
	Labour	Darren James Taylor	332	11.4	−2.2
	Green	Ben Pantling	287	9.9	−6.4
	Poole Engage	Steve Baron‡[b]	278	9.6	−33.9
	Poole Engage	Elaine Joan Atkinson	250	8.6	N/A
Majority
Turnout			2,910	34.53
	Liberal Democrats gain from Poole People		Swing
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

1. Incumbent councillor for Penn Hill
2. Elected as Poole People, formed Poole Engage in June 2022

2019

2019 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council election: Parkstone (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Poole People	Stephen Baron	1,300	43.5
	Conservative	Ann Stribley	942	31.5
	Conservative	John Challinor	815	27.3
	Liberal Democrats	Crispin Goodall	615	20.6
	Independent	Michael Hancock	609	20.4
	Green	Keith Lawson	486	16.3
	Liberal Democrats	Grant Gillingham	425	14.2
	Labour	Jo Aylward-Carter	406	13.6
Majority
Turnout			2,987	36.79
	Poole People win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

References

1. "Oakdale (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
2. "LGBCE | Ward boundaries finalised for new Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council | LGBCE Site". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 10 May 2021.