Penn Hill in Poole elects a BCP councillor on Thursday 5 November. Eight candidates stand, polls are open 7am to 10pm and you need photo ID. Where to vote.

Voters in Penn Hill, in Poole, elect a new BCP councillor on Thursday 5 November. Polls are open from 7am to 10pm.

Penn Hill is about four miles west of Bournemouth town centre. It is the second BCP by-election in six weeks, after Hamworthy East on 24 September.

The ward has two seats on BCP Council. One is vacant. The other is held by Liberal Democrat Oliver Walters, according to the council’s list of councillors by ward.

The eight candidates

These are the names and descriptions on the council’s notice of poll, in ballot paper order.

Candidate Description on the ballot
Ace Cruz The Green Party
Xena Mary Anne Dion Reform UK
Louise Christine Fielden Independent
Ashley Fraser Conservatives
Amanda Jellicoe Liberal Democrats
Ralph Lynch Labour Party
Susan Jane Stockwell Independent
Max Walker Restore Britain

The council says it does not publish statements from candidates. It points voters to the independent site Who Can I Vote For? for more about each one.

How Penn Hill voted last time

At the full council election in May 2023, Penn Hill elected two Liberal Democrats, the council’s results page shows. Turnout was 34.24%.

Candidate, 2023 Party Votes
Jo Clements Liberal Democrat 1,445 (elected)
Oliver Walters Liberal Democrat 1,196 (elected)
Remy Aquilina Conservative 851
Tony O’Neill Conservative 735
Sophie-Julienne Burnett Poole Engage 413
Jake Ruggier Labour 382
Nathelie Tudberry Poole Engage 353
Helen Nicol Green 294

That was a two-seat contest, so each voter had two votes. On Thursday there is one seat and one vote.

Where to vote

Your polling station is printed on your poll card. You do not need to bring the card. The notice of poll lists four stations:

  • Holy Angels’ Church, Lilliput Road, Poole
  • St Luke’s Church, Wellington Road, Parkstone (two stations, A and B)
  • Parkstone Baptist Church main hall, 10 Loch Road, Poole

What it means for you

  • You need photo ID to vote in person, and so does anyone voting as a proxy, who brings their own. The deadline for a free Voter Authority Certificate has passed.
  • Lost or spoilt postal vote: the council can issue a replacement until 5pm on Thursday, according to its election timetable.
  • Emergency proxy: new applications close at 5pm on Thursday.
  • The deadlines to register, or to apply for a postal or ordinary proxy vote, have all passed. Full voting rules are on the council’s Penn Hill by-election page.
  • We will add the result when the council publishes it.