Iford () is a suburb of
Bournemouth
Bournemouth () is a coastal resort town in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council area of Dorset, England. At the 2011 census, the town had a population of 183,491, making it the largest town in Dorset. It is situated on the Southern ...
, situated in the eastern part of the borough. It is also known as a bridging point over the
River Stour, connecting Bournemouth with
Christchurch
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.
The parish church of
St Saviour's was built in 1935–36.
Politics
Iford is part of the
Littledown and Iford ward for elections to
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council is a unitary local authority for the district of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in England that came into being on 1 April 2019. It was created from the areas that were previously administered by ...
which elect two councillors.
Iford is part of the
Bournemouth East
Bournemouth East is a parliamentary constituency in Dorset represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2005 by Tobias Ellwood, a Conservative.
Constituency profile
The seat is mostly home to White British people and covers ...
parliamentary constituency
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, for elections to the
House of Commons of the United Kingdom
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the upper house, the House of Lords, it meets in the Palace of Westminster in London, England.
The House of Commons is an elected body consisting of 650 me ...
.
References
Areas of Bournemouth
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