Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: Penn Hill ward
This is where politics meets your life.
Before anyone asks for your vote: what the official record says about the ground around this area — housing sites, schools, protected areas, air quality — and who represents you now.
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Boundary: ONS Open Geography Portal (Open Government Licence). Map tiles: OpenStreetMap.
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: Penn Hill ward in numbers
Official open data about the area. It describes the place, not you, and it favours no candidate.
People claiming unemployment-related benefits
165 people in Penn Hill ward, 2.3% of residents aged 16–64, against 4% across England (August 2026).
Claimant count, Office for National Statistics via Nomis (Open Government Licence). It counts people claiming Jobseeker's Allowance or Universal Credit while required to seek work; it is not the same as the unemployment rate.
House prices in Bournemouth Christchurch And Poole
Average price £310,094, down 1.9% on a year earlier (July 2026).
Flats and maisonettes: £196,471
Detached houses: £551,316
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index for the local authority (Open Government Licence). A local-authority average; prices within it vary widely.
Recorded crime nearby, July 2026
182 street-level crimes recorded within about a mile of the area's centre.
violent crime: 68
anti social behaviour: 52
criminal damage arson: 13
public order: 12
shoplifting: 12
vehicle crime: 10
Source: data.police.uk (Open Government Licence). Centroid of the ONS 2024 boundary. Statistics near this point describe the area, not any household. Recorded crime reflects reporting and policing as well as offending; see the ONS guidance in further reading.
Who represents you now
Councillors for Penn Hill, as recorded after the May 2026 elections:
Jo Clements, Liberal Democrats
Oliver Walters, Liberal Democrats
This by-election fills a seat that has fallen vacant since then, so one of those listed may no longer hold it.
Across the whole of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council (76 seats in 2026): Conservative 9, Labour 8, Liberal Democrat 28, Green 7, Reform UK 3, Other 21. Run by: a coalition or arrangement of Liberal Democrats and independents.
Councillors and council make-up from Open Council Data (public domain). The council's own website lists current councillors and how to contact them.