Philip BroadheadConservative No overall control Vikki SladeLiberal Democrats No overall control The 2023 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council election took place on 4 May 2023, to elect all 76 members of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council in Dorset, England.
[1] The council stayed with no overall control but the Liberal Democrats became the largest single party.
[2][3] As no one party controlled a majority of the council the Liberal Democrats, Christchurch Independents, Poole People Party and The Bournemouth Independent Group subsequently formed a coalition administration known as the "Three Towns Alliance.
Following the results, the council remained in no overall control but the Liberal Democrats became the largest party with 13 gains.
[18] UKIP and ALL both lost one seat, but are not shown in the table above as no candidates contested on behalf of those parties.