Bournemouth Borough Council
The local authority of Bournemouth in Dorset, England and ceased to exist on 1 April 2019.
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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.
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.
Poole Borough Council
The unitary authority responsible for local government in the Borough of Poole, Dorset, England.
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.
Town and civil parish in Dorset on the south coast of England.
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.
Coastal resort town in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council area of Dorset, England.
For local elections the district was divided into 18 wards, with the Bournemouth Borough Council elected every four years.
Dorset
County in South West England on the English Channel coast.
County in South West England on the English Channel coast.
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.
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.
Suburb of Bournemouth, situated in the northern part of the borough.
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.
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.
Bus operator based in Bournemouth, on the south coast of England.
Yellow Buses traces its origins to July 1902, when Bournemouth Corporation began operating trams.
Dorset County Council elections
Non-metropolitan county in England.
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.