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- Seats for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council:
- 36 Conservatives,
- 15 Lib Dems,
- 11 Independents
- 7 Poole People Party,
- 3 Labour,
- 2 Green,
- 1 Alliance for Local Living
- 1 UKIP
- Janet Walton has lost her seat in Oakdale and John Beesley has been re-elected for Westbourne and West Cliff.
- Long-serving councillor Phil Stanley-Watts has lost his seat in Boscombe West to Lewis Allison for Labour
- Turnout for the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole area was an average of 33.13 per cent
- Turnout for the new Dorset Council was 37.9 per cent
- The highest turnout in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council area was Broadstone 49% and lowest was Boscombe West 23%
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