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Oakdale (ward)
Oakdale is an electoral ward in Poole, Dorset. Since 2019, the ward has elected 2 councillors to 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. Th .... History The ward formerly elected three councillors to Poole Borough Council. Janet Walton was elected Mayor of Poole in 2015. Geography The ward covers the suburb of the same name, as well as Stanley Green. Councillors Election result 2023 2019 2015 2011 Notes References External links Listed buildings in Oakdale{{BCP Wards Wards of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Politics of Poole ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanley Green, Poole
Stanley Green is a suburb of Poole, in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole district, in the ceremonial county of Dorset, England. Stanley Green is north of Longfleet, and south of Oakdale. Education * Stanley Green Infant Academy * St Mary's RC Primary School Amenities The suburb has its own public playground. Politics Stanley Green is part of the Poole parliamentary constituency for elections to the House of Commons. Stanley Green is part of the Oakdale ward for elections to 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. Th .... References Areas of Poole {{Dorset-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 Bournemouth, Christchurch And Poole Council Election
The 2023 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council election took place on 4 May 2023, to elect all 76 members of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council in Dorset, England. The council stayed with no overall control but the Liberal Democrats became the largest single party. As no one party controlled a majority of the council the Liberal Democrats, Christchurch Independents, Poole People Party and The Bournemouth Independent Group subsequently formed a coalition administration known as the "Three Towns Alliance." Background Prior to the election the council was under no overall control, being led by a minority Conservative administration. Eight registered political parties were represented on the council, in addition to eight independent councillors who did not belong to a party. Some of the parties and independents formed political groups: *The "Poole Independents" group comprised the Poole People Party, the Alliance for Local Living and one of the independent councill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alliance For Local Living
The Alliance for Local Living (ALL) was a minor Localism (politics), localist party and political group based in Dorset, with separate branches in the two authorities, ALL for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and ALL for Dorset County Council, Dorset. The BCP office was based in Poole, whilst the Dorset office was based in Weymouth, Dorset, Weymouth. The party was deregistered in November 2023, at which point it had four councillors on Dorset Council, who continued to sit together as an informal grouping. The group became Independents for Dorset in 2024. History Background Prior to 2019, Dorset was divided into three authorities, with Bournemouth and Poole each constituting Unitary authorities of England, unitary authorities, with the remainder of the county as a Non-metropolitan county, two-tier system, under Dorset County Council. However, in 2017 the government supported plans to reorganise Dorset into two unitary authorities, with the existing unitary authorities of Bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poole People Party
The Party for Poole People (known simply as Poole People) is a movement and local political party in Poole, Dorset, England. Defining itself as neither left or right wing, the party has stood in elections for the former Poole Borough Council and the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council which replaced it. On the council it is part of the Poole Independents Group, which includes all three Poole People Councillors, one Alliance for Local Living (ALL) Councillor and one independent Councillor. It was previously part of the "Unity Alliance" administration on Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council from 2019 until a vote of no confidence in 2020, after which the party has been in opposition. It was founded in 2010 by Mark Howell, and has contested three local elections, as well as the Poole constituency in the 2015 UK general election. History Poole Borough Council Mark Howell, the party leader, was the first elected member of the party, standing in the 2010 Poole ... [...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] |
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] |
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] |
Oakdale, Dorset
Oakdale is a suburb and electoral ward of Poole in Dorset, England. The electoral ward, which also includes the Stanley Green neighbourhood, had a population of 11,192 at the 2021 census. It shares boundaries with Creekmoor, Poole Town Centre, Parkstone, Newtown and Canford Heath. The main type of land use in Oakdale is residential. There are also small private businesses such as convenience stores, take away restaurants and pubs, as well as a Texaco petrol station. The parish church is St George's, built in 1959–60 to the designs of Potter and Hare. There is a large allotment area, several fields and two play parks for children. The main road through Oakdale is Wimborne Road, part of the A35 road leading to Fleetsbridge to the north and Poole Town Centre to the south. The home ground of Poole Town F.C. is at Tatnam Farm, and located in Oakdale. Churches * St George's Church, Oakdale Schools The following schools are located in Oakdale: *Stanley Green First School *Oa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wards And Electoral Divisions Of The United Kingdom
The wards and electoral divisions in the United Kingdom are electoral districts at sub-national level, represented by one or more councillors. The ''ward (subnational entity), ward'' is the primary unit of English electoral geography for civil parishes and borough and district councils, the ''electoral ward'' is the unit used by Welsh principal councils, while the ''electoral division'' is the unit used by English county councils and some unitary authority, unitary authorities. Each ward/division has an average electorate of about 5,500 people, but ward population counts can vary substantially. As of 2021 there are 8,694 electoral wards/divisions in the UK. An average area of wards or electoral divisions in the United Kingdom is . England The London boroughs, metropolitan boroughs and non-metropolitan districts (including most unitary authority, unitary authorities) are divided into wards for local elections. However, county council elections (as well as those for several unitary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayor Of Poole
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The following were mayors of Poole, Dorset, England: *1515–16, 1521–2, 1530–1, 1536–7, 1543–4: William Biddlecombe *1597–1598: Roger Mawdley *1697–8, 1703–4, 1704–5: William Phippard *1798: John Jeffery *2015: Janet Walton *2018: Sean Gabriel *2019, 2020: Marion Le Poidevin *2021: Julie Bagwell *2022: Tony Trent References Poole Poole () is a coastal town and seaport on the south coast of England in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole unitary authority area in Dorset, England. The town is east of Dorchester, Dorset, Dorchester and adjoins Bournemouth to the east ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poole Borough Council
Poole Borough Council was the unitary authority responsible for local government in the Borough of Poole, Dorset, England. It was created on 1 April 1997 following a review by the Local Government Commission for England (1992), becoming administratively independent from Dorset County Council, and ceased to exist on 1 April 2019. Its council comprised 16 wards and 42 councillors and was controlled by a Conservative administration before it was merged into Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council. The council was based at Poole Civic Centre. In February 2018 the 'Future Dorset' plan was approved by the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government Sajid Javid, which meant that Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole borough councils were merged into one unitary authority in April 2019. Composition 42 councillors were elected across 16 wards and there were elections every four years. The last election, in May 2015, resulted in a Conservative majority. The Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
