Christchurch Borough Council elections
Council in Dorset, England existed from 1973 to 2019, when it was abolished and subsumed into Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council.
Political control
Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council was held by the following parties:Council elections
Summary of the council composition after recent council elections, 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
- 1983 Christchurch Borough Council election
- 1987 Christchurch Borough Council election
- 1991 Christchurch Borough Council election
| Year | Conservative | Independent | UK Independence Party | Liberal Democrats | Notes |
| Year | Notes | ||||
| 1995 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 10 | Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same |
| 1999 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2003 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 8 | New ward boundaries |
| 2007 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2011 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |