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Boscombe East And Pokesdown (ward)
Boscombe East and Pokesdown is a ward in Bournemouth, Dorset. Since 2019 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council election, 2019, the ward has elected 2 councillors to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council. History The ward covers most of the area of the former ward of Boscombe East, which elected three councillors to Bournemouth Borough Council. Geography The ward includes the suburb of Pokesdown, and the eastern areas of Boscombe. It is part of the parliamentary constituency of Bournemouth East (UK Parliament constituency), Bournemouth East. Councillors Election results 2023 2019 References {{BCP Wards Wards of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bournemouth, Christchurch And Poole Council
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council, which styles itself BCP Council, is the Local government in England, local authority for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, a local government district in the ceremonial county of Dorset, England. The council is a Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority, being a non-metropolitan district, district council which also performs the functions of a non-metropolitan county, county council. It is independent from Dorset Council (UK), Dorset Council, the unitary authority which administers the rest of the county. The district was created on 1 April 2019 by the merger of the areas that were previously administered by the unitary authorities of Bournemouth and Poole, and the non-metropolitan district of Christchurch, Dorset, Christchurch. The council has been under no overall control since 2022. Since the 2023 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council election, 2023 election it has been run by a coalition of the Liberal Democrats (U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 Poole Borough Council Election
Elections to Poole Borough Council were held on 1 May 2003, alongside other local elections across the United Kingdom. The Conservative Party won the council from no overall control. Results References {{United Kingdom local elections, 2003 2003 English local elections 1999 1999 was designated as the International Year of Older Persons. Events January * January 1 – The euro currency is established and the European Central Bank assumes its full powers. * January 3 – The Mars Polar Lander is launc ... 2000s in Dorset ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party, often referred to as Labour, is a List of political parties in the United Kingdom, political party in the United Kingdom that sits on the Centre-left politics, centre-left of the political spectrum. The party has been described as an alliance of social democrats, democratic socialists and trade unionists. It is one of the Two-party system, two dominant political parties in the United Kingdom; the other being the Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Party. Labour has been led by Keir Starmer since 2020 Labour Party leadership election (UK), 2020, who became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom following the 2024 United Kingdom general election, 2024 general election. To date, there have been 12 Labour governments and seven different Labour Prime Ministers – Ramsay MacDonald, MacDonald, Clement Attlee, Attlee, Harold Wilson, Wilson, James Callaghan, Callaghan, Tony Blair, Blair, Gordon Brown, Brown and Starmer. The Labour Party was founded in 1900, having e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 Poole Borough Council Election
The 2015 Poole Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Poole Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections and the Parliamentary General Election. Election result summary Election results by ward An asterisk indicates an incumbent seeking re-election. Alderney Branksome East Branksome West Broadstone Canford Cliffs Canford Heath East Canford Heath West Creekmoor Hamworthy East Hamworthy West Merley and Bearwood Newtown Oakdale Parkstone Penn Hill Poole Town By-elections 2015-2019 Broadstone By-Election 2016 The election was called after Joanne Tomlin resigned as a Councillor due to personal issues. It was held on 13 October 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 Poole Borough Council Election
Elections to Poole Borough Council were held on 5 May 2011 in line with 2011 United Kingdom local elections, other local elections in the United Kingdom. All 42 seats across 16 wards of this unitary authority were up for election. There were 118 candidates nominated, comprised as follows:- 42 Conservative Party (UK), Conservatives, 33 Liberal Democrats (UK), Liberal Democrats, 11 UK Independence Party, 9 Independent (politician), Independents, 11 Labour Party (UK), Labour, 8 Poole People, 2 Green Party of England and Wales, Green Party and 2 British National Party. Election result summary Election results by ward References {{United Kingdom local elections, 2011 2011 English local elections, Poole Poole Borough Council elections, 2011 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative and Unionist Party, commonly the Conservative Party and colloquially known as the Tories, is one of the two main political parties in the United Kingdom, along with the Labour Party (UK), Labour Party. The party sits on the Centre-right politics, centre-right to Right-wing politics, right-wing of the Left–right political spectrum, left-right political spectrum. Following its defeat by Labour at the 2024 United Kingdom general election, 2024 general election it is currently the second-largest party by the number of votes cast and number of seats in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons; as such it has the formal parliamentary role of His Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition. It encompasses various ideological factions including One-nation conservatism, one-nation conservatives, Thatcherism, Thatcherites and Traditionalist conservatism, traditionalist conservatives. There have been 20 Conservative Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, prime minis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Poole Borough Council Election
Elections to Poole Borough Council were held on 3 May 2007 in line with other local elections in the United Kingdom. All 42 seats across 16 wards of this unitary authority were up for election. There were 115 candidates nominated, comprised as follows:- 42 Conservatives, 36 Liberal Democrats, 16 Labour, 13 UK Independence Party, 5 Independents, 2 British National Party and 1 Green Party. Election result summary Election results by ward References {{United Kingdom local elections, 2007 2007 English local elections 2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, whil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberal Democrats (UK)
The Liberal Democrats, colloquially known as the Lib Dems, are a Liberalism, liberal political party in the United Kingdom, founded in 1988. They are based at Liberal Democrat Headquarters (UK), Liberal Democrat Headquarters, in Westminster, and the leader is Ed Davey. They are the third-largest political party in the United Kingdom, party in the United Kingdom, with 72 Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), members of Parliament (MPs) in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons. They have members of the House of Lords, 5 in the Scottish Parliament, 1 in the Welsh Senedd, and more than 3,000 local council seats. The party holds a twice yearly Liberal Democrat Conference, at which policy is formulated. In contrast to its main opponents, the Lib Dems Liberal Democrat Conference#All-member Conference voting system, grant all members attending Conference the right to vote on policy, under a one member, one vote#United Kingdom, one member, one vote system. The p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bournemouth East (UK Parliament Constituency)
Bournemouth East is a Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, parliamentary constituency in Dorset represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, UK Parliament since 2024 United Kingdom general election, 2024 by Tom Hayes (British politician), Tom Hayes, of the Labour Party (UK), Labour Party. Constituency profile The seat covers the eastern suburbs of Bournemouth including Boscombe, Muscliff, Bournemouth, Muscliff, Springbourne and Southbourne, Dorset, Southbourne. Residents' wealth is around average for the UK. Boundaries The constituency is based on the eastern portion of Bournemouth, in Dorset, including the Southbourne, Dorset, Southbourne district at the border of Christchurch, Dorset, Christchurch, Boscombe, Throop, Dorset, Throop, Moordown, Muscliff, Bournemouth, Muscliff, Townsend, Bournemouth, Townsend, Littledown, Richmond Park, Bournemouth, Richmond Park, Springbourne, Iford, Do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bournemouth, Christchurch And Poole
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) is a Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area in the Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county of Dorset, England. It was created in 2019 and covers much of the area of the South East Dorset conurbation, including the towns of Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch, Dorset, Christchurch. Background Bournemouth and Christchurch were Historic counties of England, historically part of the county of Hampshire, while Poole was historically a part of Dorset and was a county corporate. By the mid-20th century, the towns had begun to coalesce as a conurbation, and in the Local Government Act 1972 the three areas were brought together under the non-metropolitan county of Dorset, while still administered as separate districts. In 1997, Poole and Bournemouth became Unitary authorities of England, unitary authorities, while Christchurch remained a lower tier district with county-level services provided by Dorset County Council. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christchurch Rd, Pokesdown, Bournemouth - Geograph
Christchurch (; ) is the largest city in the South Island and the second-largest city by urban area population in New Zealand. Christchurch has an urban population of , and a metropolitan population of over half a million. It is located in the Canterbury Region, near the centre of the east coast of the South Island, east of the Canterbury Plains. It is located near the southern end of Pegasus Bay, and is bounded to the east by the Pacific Ocean and to the south by the ancient volcanic complex of the Banks Peninsula. The Avon River (Ōtākaro) winds through the centre of the city, with a large urban park along its banks. With the exception of the Port Hills, it is a relatively flat city, on an average around above sea level. Christchurch has a reputation for being an English city, with its architectural identity and nickname the 'Garden City' due to similarities with garden cities in England, but also has a historic Māori heritage. Christchurch has a temperate oceanic cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bournemouth Borough Council
Bournemouth Borough Council was the local authority of Bournemouth in Dorset, England and ceased to exist on 1 April 2019. It was a unitary authorities in England, unitary authority, although between 1974 and 1997 it was an administrative non-metropolitan district, district council with Dorset. Previously most of the borough was part of Hampshire. The borough can trace its history back to 27 August 1890 when the Municipal Borough of Bournemouth was created by Boroughs incorporated in England and Wales 1882 - 1974#1890 - 1899, royal charter. On 1 April 1900 it received county borough status which lasted until 1974. In February 2018 the 'Future Dorset' plan was approved by the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government Sajid Javid. Bournemouth, Christchurch, Dorset, Christchurch and Poole Borough Council, Poole borough councils merged on 1 April 2019 into Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
