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Council election · Thursday, 5 November 2026

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: Penn Hill ward

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    At the election of Thursday, 4 May 2023, this seat was won by 249 votes (4.4% of votes cast); turnout was 34%. Past results describe the past; each election is a new contest.

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    This is a council seat. A councillor's win changes what the council decides: council tax, housing repairs and allocations, planning, social care, schools admissions, parking, bins, libraries. It does not change national tax, benefits or NHS policy, so this page shows only positions published for this council election, and no national party pledges are implied.

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    You're voting for

    Your local councillor

    Councillors sit on the council that runs services where you live. They set the council's budget and council tax, and decide local planning applications. Here, for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: Penn Hill ward.

    What this office decides

    • Planning. Whether new homes, extensions and developments get permission.
    • Waste and streets. Bins, recycling, street cleaning, fly-tipping.
    • Council tax. The level you pay, within limits set nationally.
    • Social care. In county and unitary councils, care for older and disabled people.
    • Parks and libraries. Opening, funding, closing.
    • Council housing. Repairs, allocations and, in many areas, homelessness.

    What it does not

    • NHS policy and waiting times. Parliament and the NHS.
    • Income tax and benefits. Parliament.
    • Immigration. Parliament.
    • Policing policy. The Home Office and your Police and Crime Commissioner or mayor.
    • Schools' curriculum. Government and, for academies, their trusts.

    Candidates often campaign on things their office cannot change. That is not dishonest in itself — an MP can press a council, a councillor can lobby government — but it is worth knowing which is which. Summarised from the Local Government Association and UK Parliament descriptions of each role.

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    Last time in this seat: election of Thursday, 4 May 2023
    CandidatePartyVotesShare
    Jo Clements (elected)Liberal Democrats1,44525.5%
    Oliver John Walters (elected)Liberal Democrats1,19621.1%
    Remy John AquilinaConservative and Unionist Party85115%
    Tony O'NeillConservative and Unionist Party73513%
    Sophie-Julienne BurnettPoole Engage Party4137.3%
    Jake Oliver RuggierLabour Party3826.7%
    Nathelie Anna TudberryPoole Engage Party3536.2%
    Helen Joanna NicolGreen Party2945.2%

    5,669 valid votes, turnout 34%. Result data from Democracy Club (source). Past results describe the past; each election is a new contest.

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