Christchurch Borough Council in Dorset, England, existed from 1974 to 2019, when it was abolished and subsumed into Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council.
Political control The first elections to the council were held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority prior to the district coming into effect the following year. From 1973 until its abolition in 2019 political control of the council was held by the following parties: (Put "Christchurch" in search box to see specific results.) Party in controlYears 1973–1995 1995–1999 1999–2019
Leadership The role of mayor was largely ceremonial at Christchurch Borough Council. Political leadership was instead provided by the leader of the council. The leaders from 2003 until the council's abolition in 2019 were:
Councillor Party From To Harold Cooper 14 Feb 2003 Alan Griffiths 2003 2010 John Lofts Dec 2010 May 2011 Ray Nottage 17 May 2011 20 Feb 2017 David Flagg 20 Feb 2017 31 Mar 2019
Council elections Summary of the council composition after each election; click on the year for full details of each election. Boundary changes took place for the 2003 election, reducing the number of seats by one.
1973 Christchurch Borough Council election 1976 Christchurch Borough Council election 1979 Christchurch Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Christchurch (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978. Retrieved on 19 November 2015. 1983 Christchurch Borough Council election 1987 Christchurch Borough Council election 1991 Christchurch Borough Council election
YearConservativeIndependentUK Independence PartyLiberal DemocratsNotes 1995 8 7 0 10 Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the samelegislation.gov.uk - The Dorset, Hampshire, West Sussex and Wiltshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015. 1999 17 3 0 5 2003 14 2 0 8 New ward boundarieslegislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Christchurch (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015. 2007 17 3 0 4 2011 21 2 0 1 2015 21 2 1 0
Borough result maps
By-election results By-elections occur when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of recent by-elections; full by-election results can be found by clicking on the by-election name.
By-election Date Incumbent party Winning partyBurton1 May 1997 Jumpers by-election7 June 2001 Jumpers by-election5 May 2005 Portfield by-election5 May 2005 Purewell and Stanpit by-election5 May 2005 Portfield by-election16 July 2009 Mudeford and Friars Cliff by-election2 March 2017
References
External links Dorsetforyou.com