Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.
Liberal Democrats-controlled unitary. £419m net revenue. 33 wards across 5 parliamentary constituencies.
15 Jul 2026
Liberal Democrats chamber, 3-party MP geography.
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole is a unitary controlled by Liberal Democrats (28 of 81 seats). Net revenue is £419m for 2025-26. It covers 33 wards spanning 5 parliamentary constituencies. The MP geography crosses 3 parties — a heterogeneous setup.
Who sits in the chamber.
Liberal Democrats 35% · last contested 4 May 2023
Councillors — the people.
| Councillor | Ward | Elected | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian David Chapmanlaw | LD | Alderney & Bourne Valley | 2023 |
| Rachel Marie Maidment | LD | Alderney & Bourne Valley | 2023 |
| Tony Trent | LD | Alderney & Bourne Valley | 2023 |
| David Anthony Brown | LD | Bearwood & Merley | 2023 |
| Marcus Julian Charles Andrews | LD | Bearwood & Merley | 2023 |
| Richard Glyn Burton | LD | Bearwood & Merley | 2023 |
| Eleanor Connolly | Lab | Boscombe East & Pokesdown | 2023 |
| George S Farquhar | Lab | Boscombe East & Pokesdown | 2023 |
| Gillian Mary Martin | Lab | Boscombe West | 2023 |
| Patrick Canavan | Lab | Boscombe West | 2023 |
| Hazel Allen | Con | Bournemouth Central | 2023 |
| Jamie Paul Martin | Lab | Bournemouth Central | 2023 |
Where revenue comes from.
This is a high-council-tax unitary authoritie: 65% of revenue from council tax, above the cohort median (59%).
Source · MHCLG — Final LGFS 2025-26 Core Spending Power table · derived (CT exact; grants/rates split from SFA baseline)
Band-D bill.
| Council slice | £1,855 |
| County / upper-tier | £0 |
| Police | £308 |
| Fire & rescue | £92 |
| GLA precept | £0 |
| Parish average | £10 |
| Total Band-D | £2,265 |
Parish precepts apply on top, vary by parish
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How does Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole split its revenue across services, compared with peer unitary authoritie-class councils? Each row is one of the ten standard service buckets. The vertical line at the centre is the cohort median share; the coloured square is where this council sits. Squares to the right of centre mean a bigger share of revenue than the median peer; to the left, a smaller share.
The subtitle on each row (“X% of net spend”) is what share of this council’s revenue goes to that service. The rank (“15 of 61”) is where this council sits within the cohort, sorted by that share descending. The delta (“+26% vs median”) is a relative reading: the council allocates 26% more of its revenue to that service than the median peer would. A small absolute difference can still be a big relative one.
Higher share doesn’t mean waste — it can reflect demographic need (more older residents), rurality, or a policy choice (e.g. keeping a service in-house). Lower share doesn’t mean efficiency — some councils move costs to fees, ringfenced accounts, or grants. £-per-head would be sharper than share-of-revenue; LAD population is pending ingest. Comparisons are within the same council type only.
Every invoice over £500, published under the Local Government Transparency Code. Best-effort, not statutory — counts and totals net negatives (refunds/reversals).
Top by total — last 180 days
| Supplier | Paid | Share | Pmts |
|---|---|---|---|
| REDACTED PERSONAL DATA | £12.70m | 4.8% | 12,565 |
| BOURNEMOUTH BUILDING & MAINTENANCE LTD | £10.98m | 4.2% | 96 |
| DORSET COUNCIL | £7.32m | 2.8% | 124 |
| BYTES SOFTWARE SERVICES | £6.64m | 2.5% | 39 |
| COMENSURA LTD | £6.23m | 2.4% | 20 |
| WATES RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION LTD | £4.53m | 1.7% | 5 |
| REDACTED MORE BUS | £4.21m | 1.6% | 163 |
| N+P CRAYFORD MRF LTD | £4.14m | 1.6% | 4 |
| MEDEQUIP ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY LTD | £4.11m | 1.6% | 4 |
| KENT COUNTY COUNCIL | £3.89m | 1.5% | 15 |
By service area · top supplier
| Service | Top supplier | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Housing And Homelessness | BOURNEMOUTH BUILDING & MAINTENANCE LTD | £4.55m |
| Adult Social Care | DORSET COUNCIL | £3.84m |
| Corporate And Central | COMENSURA LTD | £3.39m |
| Waste And Recycling | REDACTED MORE BUS | £2.39m |
| Education | REDACTED PERSONAL DATA | £1.67m |
| Childrens Services | REDACTED PERSONAL DATA | £1.47m |
| Highways And Transport | KNIGHTS BROWN CONSTRUCTION LTD | £1.45m |
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole’s territory crosses 5 Westminster constituencies, with 3 MP parties represented. The middle column shows how much of the council each seat carries.
| Constituency | Wards | % of council | Current MP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bournemouth East | 9 | 27% | Tom Hayes | Lab |
| Bournemouth West | 8 | 24% | Jessica Toale | Lab |
| Poole | 8 | 24% | Neil Duncan-Jordan | Lab |
| Christchurch | 5 | 15% | Christopher Chope | Con |
| Mid Dorset and North Poole | 3 | 9% | Vikki Slade | LD |
This council holds 3 Lab, 1 Con and 1 LD MPs. That’s an unusually heterogeneous geography for a Liberal Democrats-controlled unitary — most weeks one MP is asking the council for something and another is praising it.
Sources, methods & last update
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (historic)
Core Spending Power table · 2025-26
vs 62 other unitary authorities
Police, Fire, Parish on top
93,999 payments · 12 Jan 2026 – 31 May 2026
2023 boundaries
Pending ingest at LAD level