Highcliffe and Walkford (ward)

Highcliffe and Walkford is a ward in Christchurch, Dorset. Since 2019, the ward has elected 2 councillors to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council.^[1]

Boundary of Highcliffe and Walkford in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.

History

The ward has a parish council of the same name.^[2] On 8 July 2022, councillor and former mayor of Christchurch Nick Geary died.^[3]

Geography

The ward is in the far east of the council area, and covers the areas of Highcliffe and Walkford.

Councillors

The ward is currently represented by two independent councillors.^[4]

Election	Councillors
2019		Nigel Brooks (Christchurch Independents)		Nigel Geary (Independent)
2019		Nigel Brooks[5] (Independent)
2022				Andy Martin (Christchurch Independents)
2023		David Martin (Christchurch Independents)

Election results

2023

2023 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council election: Highcliffe and Walkford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CI	Andy Martin‡[lower-alpha 1]	2,810	73.8	+25.7
	CI	David Francis Martin	2,450	64.3	+20.9
	Conservative	Mike Ellis	354	9.3	−22.7
	Independent	Nigel David Brooks‡	324	8.5	−39.6
	Liberal Democrats	Robin Alan Beresford Ede	317	8.3	−1.9
	Labour	Lorraine Brown	260	6.8	−1.2
	Green	Helen Frances Woodall	220	5.8	N/A
	Conservative	Efe Ohwofasa	208	5.5	−21.8
	Reform UK	Vince Cable	189	5.0	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Keith Harrison	168	4.4	−5.0
	Communist	Carol Ann Wilcox	40	1.0	N/A
Majority
Turnout			3,810	44.05
	CI hold		Swing
	CI hold		Swing

2022 by-election

The by-election triggered by the death of councillor Nick Geary was held on 6 October 2022. Voter turnout was 33.22%.^[6]

Highcliffe and Walkford (1 seat of 2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CI	Andy Martin	1,778	61.95
	Liberal Democrats	Pete Brown	571	19.89
	Conservative	Christopher Seymour Nigel Van Hagen	358	8.98
	Labour	David Stokes	358	5.85
Majority			1,207	42.06
Total votes			2,875

2019

2019 Council election: Highcliffe and Walkford (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Nigel Brooks	1,792	48.1
	Independent	Nick Geary	1,617	43.4
	Conservative	Trish Jamieson	1,192	32.0
	Conservative	Colin Jamieson	1,017	27.3
	Liberal Democrats	Lily Cox	379	10.2
	Liberal Democrats	Lucy Harris	351	9.4
	Labour	Kathryn Boniface	297	8.0
	Labour	Roger Boniface	266	7.1
Majority
Turnout			3,728	44.22
	Independent win (new seat)
	Independent win (new seat)

Notes

1. Elected in a by-election in October 2022

References

1. "Highcliffe & Walkford (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
2. "Highcliffe and Walkford Parish Council". highcliffewalkford-pc.gov.uk. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
3. "'A true community man' – tributes to former Christchurch mayor Nick Geary". New Milton Advertiser and Lymington Times. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
4. "Your Councillors". democracy.bcpcouncil.gov.uk. 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
5. "One year to go: All that's changed at BCP Council since last elections". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
6. "Highcliffe and Walkford ward by-election results 2022". www.bcpcouncil.gov.uk. Retrieved 8 October 2022.