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Kinson is an electoral ward in Bournemouth,
Dorset Dorset ( ; archaically: Dorsetshire , ) is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The ceremonial county comprises the unitary authority areas of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and Dorset. Covering an area of , ...
, England. Since
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, the ward has elected 3 councillors to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council.


History

The
Kinson Kinson is a former village which has been absorbed by the town of Bournemouth in the county of Dorset in England. The area became part of Bournemouth on 1 April 1931. There were two electoral wards containing the name Kinson (North & South). The ...
area was formerly part of two wards on
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; Kinson North and Kinson South. Kinson has elected councillors from Labour and the Liberal Democrats since 1999, but elected 3
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in 2019. In 2021, former Kinson North councillor David Turtle was jailed for the murder of his wife.


Geography

The Kinson ward covers the suburb of
Kinson Kinson is a former village which has been absorbed by the town of Bournemouth in the county of Dorset in England. The area became part of Bournemouth on 1 April 1931. There were two electoral wards containing the name Kinson (North & South). The ...
, as well as the areas of West Howe and Turbary Park, as well as parts of East Howe.


Councillors


Election results


References

Wards of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole {{England-geo-stub