Burton and Grange is a ward of Christchurch, Dorset. Since 2019, the ward has elected 2 councillors to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council.[1]
| Burton and Grange | |
|---|---|
| ward Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council. | |
 Boundary of Burton and Grange in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. | |
| Major settlements | Burton, Dorset |
| Current ward | |
| Created | 2019 |
| Councillor | David Flagg (Independent) |
| Councillor | Simon McCormack (Independent) |
| Created from | Burton and Winkton Grange |
| 2003–2019 Burton and Winkton | |
| Number of councillors | 2 |
| 2003–2019 Grange | |
| Number of councillors | 2 |
| UK Parliament constituency | Christchurch |
Geography
editThe ward includes the villages/suburbs of Burton and Winkton. The ward comprises the entirety of the former Christchurch Borough Council wards of Burton & Winkton and Grange, which each elected two councillors each.
Councillors
editBurton and Grange
editThe ward is currently represented by two independent councillors.[2]
| Election | Councillors | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | David Flagg | Simon McCormack | ||
| 2023 | David Flagg | Simon McCormack | ||
Former Wards
editBurton & Winkton
edit| Election | Councillors | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | David Flagg | Colin Jamieson | ||
| 2007 | ||||
| 2011 | ||||
| 2015 | ||||
Grange
edit| Election | Councillors | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | John Campbell | John Freeman | ||
| 2007 | Julie Petrie | Denise Jones | ||
| 2011 | Paul Hilliard | |||
| 2015 | Janet Abbott
(UKIP) | |||
Election results
edit2023
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CI | Simon Jonathan McCormack‡ | 727 | 40.6 | −4.5 | |
| CI | David Anthony Flagg‡ | 652 | 36.4 | −14.8 | |
| Conservative | Michael Adams | 445 | 24.8 | +9.3 | |
| Conservative | Samuel Nicholas Joynson | 385 | 21.5 | +6.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Franklin Dawson | 365 | 20.4 | +14.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Alinda Jane Howland | 304 | 17.0 | +11.6 | |
| Labour | Simon Peter Charles Dawson | 228 | 12.7 | −9.8 | |
| Green | Graham Paul Kendrick | 155 | 8.7 | +0.7 | |
| Green | Deb Sutton | 134 | 7.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 1,791 | 25.42 | |||
| CI hold | Swing | ||||
| CI hold | Swing | ||||
2019
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | David Flagg* | 1,196 | 51.2 | ||
| Independent | Simon McCormack | 1,053 | 45.1 | ||
| Labour | Claire Wade | 525 | 22.5 | ||
| Labour | Andrew Dunne | 420 | 18.0 | ||
| Conservative | Wendy Grace | 363 | 15.5 | ||
| Conservative | Brian Case | 358 | 15.3 | ||
| Green | Benjamin Pantling | 187 | 8.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Dawson | 146 | 6.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Frederick Worthy | 125 | 5.4 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 2,336 | 33.46% | |||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
References
edit- ^ "Ward boundaries finalised for new (BCP) Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council". BH Living Magazine. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ "Your Councillors". democracy.bcpcouncil.gov.uk. 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.