Bournemouth Borough Council and Related Topics

Meeting of Jyväskylä's city council in 1925

Unitary authorities of England

The unitary authorities of England are those local authorities which are responsible for the provision of all local government services within a district.

One of the authorities would consist of the existing unitary authorities of Bournemouth, Poole and the non-metropolitan district of Christchurch, the other would be composed of the remainder of the county.

Bournemouth: Unitary Authority tree. The tree on the left, on the concourse of the Bournemouth Town Hall, was planted on 1 April 1997 to mark the occasion of Bournemouth council becoming a unitary authority on that day. This was part of the local government reorganisation of the late 1990s, when certain more urban districts were essentially separated from the relevant county council, with no services for Bournemouth residents now being carried out by Dorset County Council.

Poole Borough Council

The unitary authority responsible for local government in the Borough of Poole, Dorset, England.

In February 2018 the 'Future Dorset' plan was approved by the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government Sajid Javid, which meant that Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole borough councils were merged into one unitary authority in April 2019.

Christchurch, Dorset

Town and civil parish in Dorset on the south coast of England.

Hart's Fusee Factory, built in 1845. The manufacture of fusee chains was an important industry in 19th-century Christchurch.

A P-47 Thunderbolt of the 405th Fighter Wing at RAF Christchurch, 1944

Christchurch Harbour with the Clay Pool (bottom right) where the rivers Avon and Stour converge. Stanpit Marsh (centre left), Wick (centre right) and Hengistbury Head (top right). The thin line of beach huts at the top left reveals the position of Mudeford Spit with the Isle of Wight on the horizon.

Monday market, Christchurch High Street.

The Constable's House, a Grade I listed Norman dwelling

Christchurch Priory dates from the 11th century

John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute, Prime Minister between 1762–63, owned a mansion house in Christchurch

The authority is a merger of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole borough councils; its creation was opposed by Christchurch Council, who unsuccessfully appealed to the High Court.

Bournemouth

Coastal resort town in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council area of Dorset, England.

Welcome to Bournemouth, England's Coastal Garden

Section of a 1759 map of Hampshire by Isaac Taylor, showing the Manor of Christchurch and the area around the Bourne chine

A view of Bournemouth showing the temporary wooden jetty that was replaced by an iron pier in 1880.

Photochrom of the entrance to the pier, 1890s

The Waterfront Cinema and Leisure Complex (now demolished)

Bournemouth Town Hall was built in the Victorian period, originally serving as a hotel for visitors to the town.

Financial services are crucial to the town's economy and Unisys was a major employer in the industry.

Bournemouth International Centre (BIC) is a national conference and music venue in the town.

Bournemouth Pier including the Pier Theatre

Shops and apartments in the centre of Bournemouth

The grave of writer Mary Shelley and her parents, including Mary Wollstonecraft, in St. Peter's Church, Bournemouth

The Grade II listed entrance to Boscombe Pier

Bournemouth railway station, built in 1885, with a replica Victorian iron and glass roof

Bournemouth and Poole College Lansdowne Campus

St Stephen's Church, Bournemouth, built in 1898

A blue plaque marking the birthplace of Hubert Parry at 2, Richmond Terrace, Bournemouth

Blue Plaque on the Wall of St Peter's Churchyard commemorating the resting place of members of the Shelley family.

For local elections the district was divided into 18 wards, with the Bournemouth Borough Council elected every four years.

Corfe Castle, captured and destroyed by Cromwell's army in 1646

Dorset

County in South West England on the English Channel coast.

Durdle Door, a natural arch near Lulworth Cove

The beach near Bournemouth Pier. Dorset's coastline is a major attraction for tourists.

Traction engines on display at the Great Dorset Steam Fair

The two authorities came into existence on 1 April 2019, when Bournemouth and Poole merged with Christchurch, one of six second-tier districts previously governed by Dorset County Council, leaving the other five districts - Weymouth and Portland, West Dorset, North Dorset, Purbeck and East Dorset - to form a second UA.

Tuckton

Suburb of Bournemouth, situated on the River Stour in the eastern part of the borough.

At that point, Tuckton became part of the civil parish of Southbourne, which was absorbed into the Borough of Bournemouth in 1901.

Moordown

Suburb of Bournemouth, situated in the northern part of the borough.

The new St. John's Church at Moordown, completed in 1874.

Mayfield Park Buildings, at 929-943 Wimborne Road

It was incorporated into the borough of Bournemouth in 1901, having previously been part of the Christchurch rural district.

Bournemouth Town Centre

Area of Bournemouth, Dorset.

The same ward elected councillors to the former Bournemouth Borough Council.

Yellow Buses

Bus operator based in Bournemouth, on the south coast of England.

Alexander bodied Leyland Atlantean in March 1976

East Lancs Myllennium Vyking bodied Volvo B7TL in August 2011

East Lancs Myllennium Vyking bodied Volvo B7TL

Yellow Buses traces its origins to July 1902, when Bournemouth Corporation began operating trams.

County Hall in Dorchester, headquarters of Dorset County Council

Dorset County Council elections

Non-metropolitan county in England.

Under the Local Government Act 1972 the non-metropolitan county of Dorset was created from the merger of the administrative counties of Dorset, and the boroughs of Bournemouth and Poole.