Canford Cliffs (ward)

Canford Cliffs is a ward of Poole, Dorset. Since 2019, the ward has elected 2 councillors to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council.

History

The ward was formerly used for elections to Poole Borough Council, which it elected three councillors.

The ward covers the Canford Cliffs and Sandbanks areas of Poole. It is divided between the Bournemouth West and Poole constituencies for General Elections.

Election	Councillors
2003		Ray Smith (Conservative)		Niel Sorton (Conservative)	Carol Deas (Conservative)
2007	May Haines (Conservative)
2011	Peter Pawlowski (Conservative)
2015	Mohan Iyengar (Conservative) (Poole Local Group: 2022)
2019	Seat Abolished
2023			John Ernest Challinor (Conservative)
2024		Gavin Wright (Conservative)

In 2024 councillor May Haines resigned after 17 years. A by-election will be held on 2 May 2024 alongside nationwide local elections.

It was held by the Conservatives with a large majority. 31 votes were rejected.

Canford Cliffs by-election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gavin Wright	1,720	62.0
	Liberal Democrats	Ray Sparrow	573	20.7
	Labour	Jim Buchanan	317	11.4
	Green	Johnny Tutton	163	5.9	'
Majority	1,147	41.3
Turnout	2,804	35.41
	Conservative hold	Swing

Canford Cliffs
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	May Yuen Haines‡	1,711	56.4	−5.5
	Conservative	John Ernest Challinor	1,680	55.4	−2.2
	Liberal Democrats	Ray Sparrow	620	20.4	+3.1
	Liberal Democrats	Rich Douglas	513	16.9	+5.3
	Labour	Jim Buchanan	291	9.6	+3.8
	Green	Johnny Tutton	267	8.8	N/A
	Poole Engage	Sheridan Burnett	261	8.6	N/A
	Poole Engage	Sharala Lowe	235	7.7	N/A
	Independent	Peter George Pawlowski	161	5.3	−13.8
Majority
Turnout	3,034	37.99
	Conservative hold	Swing
	Conservative hold	Swing

Canford Cliffs (2 seats)
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	May Haines	1,990	61.9
	Conservative	Mohan Iyengar	1,851	57.6
	Independent	Peter Pawlowski	615	19.1
	Independent	David Young	555	17.3
	Liberal Democrats	Robin Rennison	555	17.3
	Liberal Democrats	Dave Yates	372	11.6
	Labour	Martin Holst	185	5.8
Majority
Turnout	3,214	40.58%
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

2011 Poole Borough Council election: Canford Cliffs (3 seats)
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	May Haines	1,854
	Conservative	Niel Sorton	1,658
	Conservative	Peter Pawlowski	1,626
	Independent	Carole Deas	1,464
	Independent	Susanna Carvell	989
	Independent	Ian Walker	783
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Baker	447
	UKIP	Avril King	321
Turnout
	Conservative hold	Swing
	Conservative hold	Swing
	Conservative gain from Independent	Swing