Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council
	Council logo
Type
Type	Unitary authority
History
Founded	1 April 2019
Preceded by	Bournemouth Borough Council; Christchurch Borough Council; Poole Borough Council; Dorset County Council
Leadership
Chair	Lesley Dedman, ; Christchurch Independents ; since 23 May 2023
Leader	Vikki Slade, Liberal Democrats ; since 23 May 2023
Chief Executive	Graham Farrant ; since 21 May 2019
Structure
Seats	76 councillors
Political groups	Administration (44) Liberal Democrats (28) Christchurch Independents (8) Poole People (5) The Bournemouth Independent Group (3) Opposition (32) Conservative (11) Labour (10) Green (6) Poole Engage Party (2) Independent (2) Vacant seats Vacant (1);
Elections
Voting system	First past the post
Last election	4 May 2023
Next election	May 2027
Meeting place
	Bournemouth Town Hall
Website
	www.bcpcouncil.gov.uk

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council is a unitary local authority for the district of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in England that came into being on 1 April 2019. It was created from the areas that were previously administered by the unitary authorities of Bournemouth and Poole and the non-metropolitan district of Christchurch.

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