Christchurch local elections

Christchurch District Council in Dorset, England is elected every four years.

Political control

Since the foundation of the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:^[1]

Party in control	Years
Conservative	1973–1995
No overall control	1995–1999
Conservative	1999–present

Council elections

Christchurch Council election, 1999

Christchurch Council election, 2003 (boundary changes reduced the number of councillors by 1)^[2]

Christchurch Council election, 2007

By-election results

1995-1999

Burton By-Election 1 May 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat		987	38.7	-1.2
	Conservative		969	38.0	+2.8
	Labour		338	13.3	+13.3
	Independent		254	10.0	-14.9
Majority			18	0.7
Turnout			2,548
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

1999-2003

Jumpers By-Election 7 June 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat		974	37.0	+11.9
	Conservative		906	34.5	+9.1
	Labour		456	17.3	+7.4
	Independent		152	5.8	+5.8
	Independent		142	5.4	-34.2
Majority			68	2.5
Turnout			2,630
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

2003-2007

Jumpers By-Election 5 May 2005[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Jason Viney	1,224	57.9	+35.0
	Conservative	Trevor Watts	891	42.1	+13.7
Majority			333	15.8
Turnout			2,115	70.8
	Liberal Democrat gain from Independent		Swing

Portfield By-Election 5 May 2005[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	David Vick	1,023	56.0	+15.1
	Conservative	Tavis Fox	801	44.0	+20.4
Majority			222	12.0
Turnout			1,824	64.6
	Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative		Swing

Purewell & Stanpit By-Election 5 May 2005[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Alan Wright	1,067	50.8	-4.2
	Conservative	Nicholas Geary	1,033	49.2	+4.2
Majority			34	1.6
Turnout			2,100	67.8
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

2007-2011

Portfield By-Election 16 July 2009[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Christine PAyne	279	34.4	-1.1
	Conservative	Lisle Smith	278	34.3	+4.0
	Independent	Christopher Neale	156	19.2	-9.9
	UKIP	Kenneth Johnson	98	12.1	+12.1
Majority			1	0.1
Turnout			811	25.4
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

References

1. ^ "Christchurch". BBC News Online. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2007/councils/html/19uc.stm. Retrieved 2009-10-11. 
2. ^ "Local elections". BBC News Online. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2003/locals/html/62.stm. Retrieved 2009-10-11. 
3. ^ ^{a b c} "Borough By-Elections". Christchurch Borough Council. http://www.dorsetforyou.com/media/pdf/a/r/Borough_By-Elections.pdf. Retrieved 2009-10-11. 
4. ^ "One vote secures election win". Western Gazette. 2009-07-24. http://www.thisisdorset.co.uk/westerngazette/news/vote-secures-election-win/article-1190049-detail/article.html. Retrieved 2009-10-11. 

• By-election results

External links

• Dorsetforyou.com