Canford Heath (ward)

Canford Heath
Canford Heath
ward; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council.
	Boundary of Canford Heath in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.
Major settlements	Canford Heath
Current ward
Created	2019
Councillor	Sandra Moore (Liberal Democrats)
Councillor	Chris Matthews (Liberal Democrats)
Councillor	Clare Weight (Liberal Democrats)
Created from	Canford Heath East; Canford Heath West
2003–2019; Canford Heath East
Number of councillors	2
2003–2019; Canford Heath West
Number of councillors	2
UK Parliament constituency	Mid Dorset and North Poole

Canford Heath is a ward in Poole, Dorset. Since 2019, the ward has elected 3 councillors to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council.[1]

History

The Canford Heath area was formerly part of two wards on Poole Borough Council; Canford Heath East and Canford Heath West. The ward is in the parliamentary constituency of Mid Dorset and North Poole.

Geography

The ward covers the suburb of Canford Heath.

Councillors

Canford Heath

The ward is currently represented by three Liberal Democrat councillors.[2] Due to the death of Pete Parish in 2020,[3] a by-election was held in 2021 (delayed due to the COVID-19 Pandemic), which Sean Gabriel of the Conservative Party won. In the 4th May 2023 Local Elections, Sean Gabriel lost his seat and Clare Weight of the Liberal Democrats was elected.[4]

Election
2023	Sandra Moore (Liberal Democrats)	Chris Matthews (Liberal Democrats)	Clare Weight (Liberal Democrats)
2021 by-election			Sean Gabriel (Conservative Party)
2019			Pete Parrish (Liberal Democrats)

Canford Heath East

Election
2003	Sandra Moore (Liberal Democrats)	Graham Curtis (Liberal Democrats)
2007		Graham Curtis (Liberal Democrats)
2011		Jennie Hodges (Liberal Democrats)
2015		Jennie Hodges (Liberal Democrats)

Canford Heath West

Election
2003	Christopher Matthews (Liberal Democrats)	Jeff Allen (Liberal Democrats)
2007
2011
2015		Phil Goodall (Liberal Democrats)

Election results

2023

Canford Heath (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Sandra Moore	2,199	29.76
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Matthews	1,953	26.44
	Liberal Democrats	Clare Weight	1,575	21.32
	Conservative	Sean Gabriel	1,124	15.22
	Conservative	Helen Lawrence	828	11.22
	Conservative	Manoj Pillai	811	10.99
	Labour	Janet Green	388	5.26
	Green	Pamela Jefferies	296	4.01
Turnout				31.34

2021 by-election

The statement of persons nominated was revealed on 9 April 2021:[6] On 8 April 2021 the Green Party announced their candidate.[7]

The turnout was 31.96 per cent; and former Mayor of Poole Sean Gabriel was elected.[8]

Canford Heath (1 of 3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Sean Gabriel	1,406	40.50
	Liberal Democrats	Jennie Hodges	1,365	39.32
	Labour	Janet Elizabeth Green	335	9.65
	Independent	John Sheldon	132	3.80
	Green	Ben Pantling	128	3.68
	UKIP	Vicky Spence	105	3.02
Majority
Turnout				31.96

2019

[9]

Canford Heath (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Sandra Moore	1,966	56.3
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Matthews	1,753	50.2
	Liberal Democrats	Pete Parrish	1,541	44.2
	Conservative	Sean Gabriel	899	25.8
	Conservative	Ruth Thompson	871	25.0
	Conservative	Raymond Tindle	657	18.8
	UKIP	Christopher Spence	552	15.8
	Labour	Janet Green	397	11.4
	Green	Andrew Hawkins	335	9.6
	Labour	Rob Bassinder	250	7.2
	Labour	Trisha Hyder	238	6.8
Majority
Turnout			3,490	32.51%
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

References

"Ward boundaries finalised for new (BCP) Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council". BH Living Magazine. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
"2023 Election Result Canford Heath". BCP Council. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
"'A valued member of the community': Canford Heath councillor Pete Parrish dies". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
"2023 Election Result Canford Heath". BCP Council. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
"Local Elections Archive Project — Canford Heath East Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
"Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 April 2021.
"Ben Pantling selected as Green Party candidate for Canford Heath by-election". bcp.greenparty.org.uk. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
"Local elections 2021: Former Poole mayor wins Canford Heath by-election". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
BCP Council #StayHomeSaveLives [@BCPCouncil] (3 May 2019). "BCP Council Local Election results are in for Canford Heath Ward #bcpcouncil #localelections t.co/VlcRIgjUkD" (Tweet). Retrieved 4 January 2021 – via Twitter.

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[1] "Ward boundaries finalised for new (BCP) Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council". BH Living Magazine. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2021.

[2] "2023 Election Result Canford Heath". BCP Council. Retrieved 8 May 2023.

[3] "'A valued member of the community': Canford Heath councillor Pete Parrish dies". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 10 April 2021.

[4] "2023 Election Result Canford Heath". BCP Council. Retrieved 8 May 2023.

[5] "Local Elections Archive Project — Canford Heath East Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 11 March 2022.

[6] "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 April 2021.

[7] "Ben Pantling selected as Green Party candidate for Canford Heath by-election". bcp.greenparty.org.uk. Retrieved 7 May 2021.

[8] "Local elections 2021: Former Poole mayor wins Canford Heath by-election". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 7 May 2021.

[9] BCP Council #StayHomeSaveLives [@BCPCouncil] (3 May 2019). "BCP Council Local Election results are in for Canford Heath Ward #bcpcouncil #localelections t.co/VlcRIgjUkD" (Tweet). Retrieved 4 January 2021 – via Twitter.