Bearwood and Merley (ward)

Bearwood and Merley is a ward in Poole, Dorset.[1] Since 2019, the ward has elected 3 councillors to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council.[2]

Geography

The ward contains the suburbs of Bearwood and Merley. It primarily covers the area of the similarly named Poole Borough Council wards of Merley and Bearwood. The ward is divided between the Parliamentary Constituencies of Bournemouth West and Mid Dorset and North Poole.

Councillors

The ward is currently represented by three Liberal Democrat councillors.[3]

Election	Councillors
2019		David Brown (Liberal Democrats)		Marcus Andrews (Liberal Democrats)		Richard Burton (Liberal Democrats)

Election results

Bearwood and Merley (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	David Brown	2,115	49.8
	Liberal Democrats	Marcus Andrews	1,850	43.6
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Burton	1,746	41.1
	Independent	Marion Pope	1,456	34.3
	Conservative	Jane Newell	1,148	27.0
	Conservative	Ashley Fraser	949	22.4
	Conservative	Stephen Baker	942	22.2
	Green	Simon Riggs	443	10.4
	Labour	Siobhan Bardsley	213	5.0
	Labour	Gigi Sismaet	193	4.5
	Labour	Moe Phillips	180	4.2
Majority
Turnout			4,246	39.70%
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

References

1. "Local elections 2019: full results for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
2. "The Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (Electoral Changes) Order 2018". 2018.
3. "Bearwood & Merley". Poole Liberal Democrats. Retrieved 2021-01-20.