Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Unitary authority area
	Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole shown within Dorset
	Coordinates: 50.723°N 1.882°W
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	South West England
Ceremonial county	Dorset
Historic county	Dorset; (Poole); Hampshire; (Bournemouth and Christchurch)
Admin HQ	Bournemouth Town Hall Complex
Government
• Type	Unitary authority
• Governing body	Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council
• Chair	Lesley Dedman
• Leader	Vikki Slade (Lib Dems)
Area
• Total	62.6 sq mi (162.1 km2)
• Rank	159th (of 296)
Population (2021)
• Total	400,109
• Rank	17th (of 296)
• Density	6,390/sq mi (2,469/km2)
Ethnicity (2021)
• Ethnic groups	List 91.3% White ; 3.4% Asian ; 2.8% Mixed ; 1.5% other ; 1.1% Black ;
Religion (2021)
• Religion	List 46.8% Christianity ; 42.2% no religion ; 9.3% other ; 1.7% Islam ;
Time zone	UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
Postcodes	BH
Area codes	01202; 01425
ISO 3166-2	BCP
GSS code	E06000058
Website	bcpcouncil.gov.uk

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) is a unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of Dorset, England. It was created on 1 April 2019 by the merger of the areas that were previously administered by the unitary authorities of Bournemouth and Poole, and the non-metropolitan district of Christchurch. The authority covers much of the area of the South Dorset conurbation.

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