# Penn Hill

50°43′24″N 1°55′51″W﻿ / ﻿50.7233°N 1.9308°W﻿ / 50.7233; -1.9308
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$^2$).
* The actual size of the ward is 1.4 square miles (3.6 km$^2$).
* 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

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 | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors |
| 2011 | Ron Parker (Conservative) | Ron Parker (Conservative) | | Xena Dion (Conservative) |
| 2015 | Ron Parker (Conservative) | Ron Parker (Conservative) | | Xena Dion (Conservative) |
| 2019 | Tony O'Neill (Conservative) | Bryan Dion (Conservative) | Two Seats | Two Seats |
| 2023 | Jo Clements (Liberal Democrats) | Emily Harman (Liberal Democrats) | Two Seats | Two Seats |

### Election results
#### 2023

Penn Hill :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 2,978 | 34.24 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

#### 2019

Penn Hill (2 seats) :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,922 | 34.86 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

#### 2015

Penn Hill (3 seats) :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

#### 2011

Penn Hill (3 seats) :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |