| East Cliff and Springbourne | |
|---|---|
| ward Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council. | |
 Boundary of East Cliff and Springbourne in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. | |
| Major settlements | East Cliff Springbourne |
| Current ward | |
| Created | 2019 (2019) |
| Councillor | Anne Filer (Conservative) |
| Councillor | David Kelsey (Conservative) |
| Councillor | Sara Armstrong |
| Created from | East Cliff and Springbourne Queen's Park(part) |
| 2003 (2003)–2019 (2019) | |
| Number of councillors | 3 |
| UK Parliament constituency | Bournemouth East |
East Cliff and Springbourne is a ward in Bournemouth, Dorset. Since 2019, the ward has elected 3 councillors to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council.
History
The ward formerly elected 3 councillors to Bournemouth Borough Council. Crime is reported to be high in the ward.
Five days after the 2023 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council election, newly elected Labour councillor Martin Bedford resigned due to ill health.
Geography
The ward covers the suburbs of East Cliff and Springbourne. It mainly has the same borders as under Bournemouth Borough council, but also has parts of what used to be in Queen's Park.
Councillors
| Election | Councillors | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Anne Filer | David Kelsey | Michael Filer | |||
| 2007 | ||||||
| 2011 | ||||||
| 2015 | ||||||
| BCP 2019 |
Roberto Rocca | |||||
| May 2023 | Anne-Marie Moriarty
(Labour) |
Martin Bedford
(Labour) | ||||
| June 2023 | Sara Armstrong
(Green) | |||||
Election results
2023 by-election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Sara Louise Armstrong | 817 | 38.37 | ||
| Conservative | David Anthony Kelsey | 614 | 28.84 | ||
| Labour | Declan George Stones | 590 | 27.71 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Radcliffe | 108 | 5.07 | ||
| Majority | 203 | 9.53 | |||
| Turnout | 2,129 | 18.68 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Martin Joseph Bedford | 965 | |||
| Labour | Anne-Marie Moriarty | 881 | |||
| Conservative | Anne Brenda Filer‡ | 842 | |||
| Green | Sara Louise Armstrong | 830 | |||
| Conservative | David Anthony Kelsey‡ | 797 | |||
| Conservative | Roberto Rocca‡ | 772 | |||
| Labour | Declan George Stones | 757 | |||
| Green | Paul Alexander Gray | 666 | |||
| Green | Louise Samantha Kenchington | 658 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Ash Santini | 239 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Frank Hollowell | 238 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Dwaid Tyrone Edwin Coleman | 214 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Anne Filer | 1,016 | 36.2 | ||
| Conservative | David Kelsey | 971 | 34.6 | ||
| Conservative | Roberto Rocca | 861 | 30.7 | ||
| Labour | Tina Thompson | 715 | 25.5 | ||
| Labour | Ian Prankerd | 691 | 24.6 | ||
| Labour | David Thompson | 663 | 23.6 | ||
| Green | Frank Miles | 639 | 22.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Alfreda Christensen-Barton | 488 | 17.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Jordan Blackwell | 451 | 16.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Brian Jenner | 447 | 15.9 | ||
| Independent | Oli Cheetham | 444 | 15.8 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 2,808 | 24.02% | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Anne Filer | 1,505 | |||
| Conservative | David Kelsey | 1,433 | |||
| Conservative | Michael Filer | 1,416 | |||
| Labour | Louise Bell | 762 | |||
| Labour | Carol Milner | 699 | |||
| Labour | David Thompson | 687 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Stuart Thomas | 540 | |||
| Turnout | 29.86 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
References
- "East Cliff & Springbourne (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- "'Why is crime so bad in this one area of Bournemouth?', residents to ask during meeting". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- "Labour councillor resigns five days after election success in Bournemouth ward". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- "BCP Council elections 2023: results at a glance by ward". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- "Green Party win BCP Council by-election after Labour member's resignation". Bournemouth Echo. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
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