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Elections held in Bournemouth since April 1973

ELECTIONS HELD IN BOURNEMOUTH SINCE APRIL 1973

DATE	ELECTION TYPE	COMMENTS
12^th April 1973	County Council	First election for 1^st April 1974 (local government reorganisation) - 25 Councillors, 16 Divisions
7^th June 1973	Borough Council	First election for 1^st April 1974 (local government reorganisation) - 57 Councillors, 16 Wards
29^th November 1973	Borough By-election	East Cliff Ward
28^th February 1974	Parliamentary General
16^th May 1974	County By-election	Winton Division
10^th October 1974	Parliamentary General
6^th March 1975	Borough By-election	Queen's Park Ward
20^th March 1975	Borough By-election	Boscombe West Ward
5^th June 1975	Referendum	Britain's entry into EEC
16^th October 1975	2 Borough By-elections	Boscombe West and Queen's Park Wards
30^th October 1975	Borough By-election	Kinson South Ward
19^th February 1976	County By-election	Moordown South Division
6^th May 1976	Borough Council	57 Councillors, 16 Wards
10^th June 1976	County By-election	Southbourne Division
3^rd February 1977	Borough By-election	Kinson North
31^st March 1977	Borough By-election	Boscombe West Ward
5^th May 1977	County Council	25 Councillors, 16 Divisions
24^th November 1977	Parliamentary By-election	Bournemouth East (David Atkinson)
6^th April 1978	2 Borough By-elections	Boscombe East and Kinson South Wards
14^th September 1978	County By-election	Moordown South Division
3^rd May 1979	Parliamentary General	Combined with Borough Council
3^rd May 1979	Borough Council	57 Councillors, 19 Wards
7^th June 1979	European Assembly	Wessex Constituency
21^st June 1979	Borough - Countermanded on 3^rd May	Kinson Ward - 3 Councillors
27^th September 1979	County By-election	Kinson North Division
7^th May 1981	County Council	25 Councillors, 16 Divisions
10^th September 1981	Borough By-election	Moordown Ward
20^th May 1982	Borough By-election	Central Ward
5^th May 1983	Borough Council	57 Councillors, 19 Wards
9^th June 1983	Parliamentary General	New boundaries for Bournemouth East and West (including 3 Wards from Poole Borough)
14^th June 1984	European Assembly	Dorset East & Hampshire West Constituency
1^st November 1984	Borough By-election	West Southbourne Ward, 2 vacancies
2^nd May 1985	County Council	19 Councillors, 19 Divisions
17^th July 1986	Borough By-election	Ensbury Park Ward
2^nd October 1986	Borough By-elections	Boscombe East and Redhill Park Wards
7^th May 1987	Borough Council	57 Councillors, 19 Wards
11^th June 1987	Parliamentary General
27^th October 1988	Borough By-election	Kinson Ward
1^st December 1988	Borough By-election	Southbourne Ward
4^th May 1989	County Council	19 Councillors, 19 Divisions
15^th June 1989	European Parliamentary	Dorset East and Hampshire West Constituency
22^nd March 1990	Borough By-elections	Westbourne and Muscliff Wards
20^th September 1990	Borough By-election	West Southbourne Ward
2^nd May 1991	Borough Council	57 Councillors, 19 Wards
27^th June 1991	Borough By-election	Boscombe West Ward
9^th April 1992	Parliamentary General	Combined with Borough By-election
9^th April 1992	Borough By-election	Central Ward
27^th August 1992	Borough By-election	East Cliff Ward
6^th May 1993	County Council	19 Councillors, 19 Divisions
6^th May 1993	Borough By-election	Boscombe East Ward
9^th June 1994	European Parliamentary	Dorset and East Devon Constituency
4^th May 1995	Borough Council	57 Councillors, 19 Wards
2^nd May 1996	Borough Council (Unitary)	57 Councillors, 19 Wards
2^nd May 1996	County By-election	Queen's Park Division
1^st May 1997	Parliamentary General	New boundaries (3 Poole Wards taken out)
6^th May 1999	Borough Council	57 Councillors, 19 Wards
10^th June 1999	European Parliamentary	South West Region (Proportional Representation System)
4^th May 2000	2 Borough By-elections	Moordown and Westbourne Wards
7^th September 2000	Borough By-election	Strouden Park Ward
7^th June 2001	Parliamentary General
2^nd August 2001	Borough By-election	Kinson Ward
1st May 2003	Borough Council	54 Councillors, 18 Wards
15th January 2004	Borough By-election	Talbot and Branksome Woods Ward
10^th June 2004	European Parliamentary	South West Region (Proportional Representation System)
22^nd July 2004	Borough By-election	Boscombe West Ward

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