# Alderney and Bourne Valley

Alderney and Bourne Valley is a ward in Poole, Dorset. Since 2019, the ward has elected 3 councillors to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council.

## Geography

The ward primarily covers the areas of Alderney and Bourne Valley; including Alder Hills and northern Rossmore. It covers most of the area of the former Poole Borough Council Wards of Alderney, and Branksome East, as well as parts of Branksome West. The ward is divided between the parliamentary constituencies of Poole and Bournemouth West.

## Councillors

The ward is currently represented by three Liberal Democrat councillors.

### Alderney and Bourne Valley

| Election | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors |
| 2019 | Tony Trent (Liberal Democrats) | Rachel Maidment (Liberal Democrats) | Toby Johnson (Liberal Democrats) |
| 2021 | Tony Trent (Liberal Democrats) | Rachel Maidment (Liberal Democrats) | Toby Johnson (Conservative) |
| 2023 | Tony Trent (Liberal Democrats) | Rachel Maidment (Liberal Democrats) | Adrian David Chapmanlaw (Liberal Democrats) |

### Former Wards
#### Alderney

| Election | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors |
| At least 1998 | Bob Dugdale (Liberal Democrats) | | |
| 2003 | Bob Dugdale (Liberal Democrats) | Tony Trent (Liberal Democrats) | Charles Meachin (Liberal Democrats) |
| 2004 by-election | Lindsay Wilson (Liberal Democrats) | Tony Trent (Liberal Democrats) | Charles Meachin (Liberal Democrats) |
| 2007 | Lindsay Wilson (Liberal Democrats) | Tony Trent (Liberal Democrats) | Charles Meachin (Liberal Democrats) |
| 2011 | Lindsay Wilson (Liberal Democrats) | Tony Trent (Liberal Democrats) | Charles Meachin (Liberal Democrats) |
| 2015 | Mike Fisher (UKIP) | Louise Russell (Conservative) | Russell Trent (Conservative) |

#### Branksome East

| Election | Councillors | Councillors |
| 2003 | Mary Hillman (Conservative) | Jonathan Pethen (Conservative) |
| 2007 | Mary Hillman (Conservative) | Guy Montrose (Conservative) |
| 2008 by-election | Karen Rampton (Conservative) | Guy Montrose (Conservative) |
| 2011 | Stephen Rollo-Smith (Conservative) | Karen Rampton (Conservative) |
| 2012 by-election | Jane Thomas (Conservative) | Karen Rampton (Conservative) |
| 2015 | Drew Mellor (Conservative) | Karen Rampton (Conservative) |

### Election results

Alderney and Bourne Valley (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tony Trent | 1,241 | 36.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rachel Maidment | 1,142 | 33.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Toby Johnson | 1,022 | 29.9 | |
| | Conservative | Benjamin Levy | 821 | 24.0 | |
| | Poole People | Benjamin Norton | 758 | 22.2 | |
| | Conservative | Gregory Welch | 653 | 19.1 | |
| | Conservative | Trevor Watts | 651 | 19.1 | |
| | UKIP | Joe Cryans | 631 | 18.5 | |
| | Labour | Henry Land | 615 | 18.0 | |
| | Labour | Lisa Weir | 581 | 17.0 | |
| | Labour | David Stokes | 505 | 14.8 | |
| | ALL | Claire Crescent | 447 | 13.1 | |
| | Independent | Martin Smalley | 303 | 8.9 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,415 | 28.21% | |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
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Alderney By-Election 18 March 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lindsay Wilson | 1,392 | 58.4 | +11.4 |
| | Conservative | Wendy Herring | 527 | 22.1 | −13.7 |
| | Labour | Philip Murray | 327 | 13.7 | −0.7 |
| | Independent | Nicholas Tapping | 77 | 3.2 | +3.2 |
| | Independent | Doreen Renphrey | 61 | 2.6 | +2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 825 | 36.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,384 | 30.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |