Talbot and Branksome Woods is a ward in Dorset. Since 2019, the ward has elected 3 councillors to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council.
Geography
The ward crosses the boundary of Bournemouth and Poole and covers the suburbs of Talbot Woods, Branksome Woods and Meyrick Park, and parts of Talbot Village and Charminster. The Talbot Campus of the Bournemouth University is also in the ward.
Elections
Incumbent councillors are denoted with a double dagger mark (‡).
2023
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Matthew Stephen Gillett | 1,143 | 39.1 | +21.7 | |
Conservative | Karen Alexis Rampton‡ | 1,073 | 36.7 | −6.7 | |
Conservative | Philip Alan Broadhead‡ | 1,068 | 36.6 | −8.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mark Battistini | 1,063 | 36.4 | +18.8 | |
Conservative | Jane Newell | 1,024 | 35.1 | −9.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Daniel Parkin | 985 | 33.7 | +16.7 | |
Green | Ian Charles Cunliffe | 413 | 14.1 | −6.6 | |
Labour | Paul Forsdick | 391 | 13.4 | −0.6 | |
Labour | Elaine Yiannaki | 372 | 12.7 | −1.0 | |
Labour | Stephen Stones | 313 | 10.7 | −2.9 | |
Heritage | Jim Burch | 181 | 6.2 | N/A | |
No Description | Charlotte Robinson | 112 | 3.8 | N/A | |
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 2,920 | 29.34 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
2019
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Philip Broadhead | 1,439 | 44.7 | ||
Conservative | Drew Mellor | 1,433 | 44.5 | ||
Conservative | Karen Rampton | 1,399 | 43.4 | ||
Independent | Lynda B-Price | 719 | 22.3 | ||
Green | Yasmine Osbourne | 666 | 20.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Jana Sadeh | 567 | 17.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Matthew Gillett | 561 | 17.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | David England | 548 | 17.0 | ||
Labour | Jago Corry | 450 | 14.0 | ||
Labour | Ruth Messer | 440 | 13.7 | ||
Labour | Patrick Connolly | 437 | 13.6 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 3,221 | 31.50 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
References
- "LGBCE | Ward boundaries finalised for new Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council | LGBCE Site". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
- "Talbot and Branksome Woods - MapIt". mapit.mysociety.org. Retrieved 25 September 2021.