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Penn Hill (ward)

50°43′24″N 1°55′51″W / 50.7233°N 1.9308°W / 50.7233; -1.9308

Roundabout in Parkstone, in Penn Hill Ward

Penn Hill is a suburb and electoral ward of Poole in Dorset, England, bordering on Branksome Park, Canford Cliffs, Sandbanks, Lilliput and Parkstone. It is effectively part of Parkstone.

Demographics

At the 2011 census:

  • 11,355 people live in Penn Hill.
  • There are 4,528 dwellings in the ward.
  • 2% of the residents are from minority ethnic groups.
  • 26.52% of the people are between the ages of 40 and 59.
  • There are 2,947 people over the age of 60 living in this ward.
  • 82.53% of residents own their own homes, either outright or with a mortgage.
  • 12.50% of residents live in privately rented homes.
  • 3.98% of residents live in council or housing association homes.
  • 0.99% of residents live completely rent free.
  • The population density of Penn Hill is approximately 7604 people per square mile (2936/km).
  • The actual size of the ward is 1.4 square miles (3.6 km).
  • The biggest employers of men in this area (with 17.06% of males) are the real estate business and services industries.
  • The biggest employers of women in this area (with 22.28% of females) are the health and social work sectors.

Politics

Boundary of Penn Hill in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.

Since 2019, the ward has elected 2 councillors to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council. Before 2019, it elected three councillors to Poole Borough Council.

It is in the Poole parliamentary constituency.

Councillors

Election Councillors
2011 Ron Parker

(Conservative)

Ron Parker

(Conservative)

Xena Dion

(Conservative)

2015
2019 Tony O'Neill

(Conservative)

Bryan Dion

(Conservative)

Two Seats
2023 Jo Clements

(Liberal Democrats)

Emily Harman

(Liberal Democrats)

Election results

2023

Penn Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jo Clements 1,445 48.5 +13.7
Liberal Democrats Oliver John Walters 1,196 40.2 +8.7
Conservative Remy John Aquilina 851 28.6 −6.6
Conservative Tony O’Neill‡ 735 24.7 −14.9
Poole Engage Sophie-Julienne Burnett 413 13.9 N/A
Labour Jake Oliver Ruggier 382 12.8 −2.8
Poole Engage Nathelie Anna Tudberry 353 11.9 N/A
Green Helen Joanna Nicol 294 9.9 −16.3
Majority 2,978 34.24
Turnout
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

2019

Penn Hill (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tony O'Neill 1,157 39.6
Conservative Bryan Dion 1,030 35.2
Liberal Democrats Brian Clements 1,016 34.8
Liberal Democrats Rich Douglas 920 31.5
Green Hannah Macklin 766 26.2
Labour Mini Kingman 455 15.6
Majority
Turnout 2,922 34.86
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

2015

Penn Hill (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Elaine Atkinson* 2,498
Conservative Ron Parker* 2,198
Conservative Xena Dion* 2,131
Poole People Sally Carpenter 1362
Poole People Nicola Jinks 1039
Liberal Democrats Robin Rennison 801
Labour Martin Holst 752
Green Simon Card 745
UKIP David Darling 717
UKIP Lyn Thomas 695
Green Julie Millar 651
Green Philip Mayer 437
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

2011

Penn Hill (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Elaine Atkinson 1,929
Conservative Xena Dion 1,929
Conservative Ronald Parker 1,771
Poole People Peter Miles 1,431
Liberal Democrats Roy Parker 843
UKIP Jack Edwards 514
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. ^ "LGBCE | Ward boundaries finalised for new Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council | LGBCE Site". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Poole ward 2011". Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Penn Hill (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 8 July 2021.