Christchurch Town ward
Vote share over time
Each line is a party's lead candidate as a share of ballots cast. Hollow points are by-elections.
04/05/2023 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Mike Cox Elected | 1,619 | 55.9% | +24.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael John Tarling Elected | 1,456 | 50.3% | — |
| Christchurch Independents | Avril Elizabeth Coulton | 778 | 26.9% | — |
| Christchurch Independents | Viv Charrett | 695 | 24.0% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | John Trickett | 372 | 12.8% | -17.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Luc Wesley Swarbrick | 362 | 12.5% | — |
| Labour Party | Julian Spurr | 208 | 7.2% | -5.2 |
| Green Party | Sam Cato | 183 | 6.3% | -7.4 |
| Green Party | Steven Miles Thomas | 117 | 4.0% | — |
| Majority | 678 | |||
| Turnout | 37.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 2,895 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Liberal Democrats hold
02/05/2019 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Mike Cox Elected | 891 | 31.7% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Peter Roger Alexander Hall Elected | 851 | 30.3% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael John Tarling | 850 | 30.3% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Peter James Watson-Lee | 716 | 25.5% | — |
| Independent | Fred Neale | 668 | 23.8% | — |
| Independent | Lindy Stuart-Clark | 625 | 22.3% | — |
| Green Party | Steve Docherty | 386 | 13.8% | — |
| Labour Party | Robert John Hope | 348 | 12.4% | — |
| Labour Party | David Munnik | 279 | 9.9% | — |
| Majority | 1 | |||
| Turnout | 38.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 2,807 | |||