Oakdale is an electoral ward in Poole, Dorset. Since 2019, the ward has elected 2 councillors to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council.[1]
History edit
The ward formerly elected three councillors to Poole Borough Council. Janet Walton was elected Mayor of Poole in 2015.[2]
Geography edit
The ward covers the suburb of the same name, as well as Stanley Green.[3]
Councillors edit
| Election | Councillors | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Peter Adams | Ian Potter | Janet Walton | |||
| 2015 | ||||||
| 2019 | Peter Miles | Felicity Rice | Two Seats | |||
| 2023 | Peter Miles | Felicity Rice | ||||
Election result edit
2023 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poole People | Felicity Joy Rice[a] | 987 | 40.6 | +0.2 | |
| Poole People | Peter Francis Miles[a] | 914 | 37.6 | -13.2 | |
| Poole Engage | Steve Hayes | 460 | 18.9 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Sunil Kumar | 446 | 18.4 | -6.9 | |
| Conservative | Simon Peter Hollosi | 435 | 17.9 | -1.1 | |
| Labour | Alan Albert Daniels | 415 | 17.1 | +6.5 | |
| Poole Engage | Marie Patricia Pethen | 363 | 14.9 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Molly Charlotte Slade | 323 | 13.3 | +1.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Herbert Brandwood | 309 | 12.7 | +1.1 | |
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 2,430 | 29.08 | |||
| Poole People hold | Swing | ||||
| Poole People gain from ALL | Swing | ||||
2019 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poole People | Peter Miles | 1,406 | |||
| ALL | Felicity Rice | 1,119 | |||
| Conservative | Ian Potter | 701 | |||
| Conservative | Janet Walton | 527 | |||
| UKIP | Janice Long | 421 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Sean Perrin | 334 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Tansy Earl | 321 | |||
| Labour | Ian Aitkenhead | 294 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Poole People win (new seat) | |||||
| ALL win (new seat) | |||||
2015 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Peter Adams* | 2,080 | |||
| Conservative | Ian Potter* | 2,051 | |||
| Conservative | Janet Walton* | 1,725 | |||
| UKIP | Janice Long | 1335 | |||
| UKIP | Larry Adams | 1325 | |||
| Poole People | Hugh Todd | 1124 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Tansy Earl | 851 | |||
| Labour | Brian Ellis | 830 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Ems Simpson | 641 | |||
| Green | Ben Skipp | 585 | |||
| Green | Richard Turner | 506 | |||
| Green | Christopher Welch | 452 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
2011 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Ian Potter | 1,264 | |||
| Conservative | Peter Adams | 1,262 | |||
| Conservative | Janet Walton | 1,129 | |||
| Poole People | Andy Hadley | 978 | |||
| Poole People | Hugh Todd | 770 | |||
| Independent | David Gillard | 682 | |||
| Labour | Brian Ellis | 556 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Larry Adams | 525 | |||
| Independent | Linda Gillard | 464 | |||
| Labour | Sue Mallory | 445 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Alan Brooker | 436 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | David Chicken | 430 | |||
| Labour | Andrei Dudau | 415 | |||
| UKIP | Michael Fisher | 377 | |||
| Independent | Karl Ingham | 371 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Notes edit
- ^ a b Elected as Alliance for Local Living.
References edit
- ^ "Oakdale (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ "Borough of Poole council elects new leader Janet Walton". BBC News. 21 May 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ "LGBCE | Ward boundaries finalised for new Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council | LGBCE Site". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 10 May 2021.