Christchurch Christchurch ( ; mi, Ōtautahi) is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Canterbury Region. Christchurch lies on the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula on Pegasus Bay. The Avon River / ...

Borough Council in

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, England, existed from 1974 to 2019, when it was abolished and subsumed into Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council.

Political control

The first elections to the council were held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority prior to the district coming into effect the following year. From 1973 until its abolition in 2019 political control of the council was held by the following parties:

Leadership

The role of mayor was largely ceremonial at Christchurch Borough Council. Political leadership was instead provided by the

leader of the council In England, local authorities are required to adopt one of three types of executive arrangements, having either an "elected mayor and cabinet", a "leader and cabinet", or a "committee system". The type of arrangement used determines how decisions ...

. The leaders from 2003 until the council's abolition in 2019 were:

Council elections

Summary of the council composition after each election; click on the year for full details of each election. Boundary changes took place for the 2003 election, reducing the number of seats by one. * 1973 Christchurch Borough Council election * 1976 Christchurch Borough Council election * 1979 Christchurch Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)legislation.gov.uk
The Borough of Christchurch (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978
Retrieved on 19 November 2015. * 1983 Christchurch Borough Council election * 1987 Christchurch Borough Council election * 1991 Christchurch Borough Council election

Borough result maps

File:Christchurch UK local election 2003 map.svg, 2003 results map File:Christchurch UK local election 2007 map.svg, 2007 results map File:Christchurch UK local election 2011 map.svg, 2011 results map File:Christchurch UK local election 2015 map.svg, 2015 results map

By-election results

By-election A by-election, also known as a special election in the United States and the Philippines, a bye-election in Ireland, a bypoll in India, or a Zimni election (Urdu: ضمنی انتخاب, supplementary election) in Pakistan, is an election used to f ...

s occur when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of recent by-elections; full by-election results can be found by clicking on the by-election name.

References

External links

Dorsetforyou.com
{{Former non-metropolitan districts of England Council elections in Dorset District council elections in England