Poole Engage Party
The Poole Engage Party is a local political party on Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council. Until December 2022, the party was known as the Poole Local Group.
Poole Engage Party | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Mohan Iyengar |
| Founded | 2022 |
| Headquarters | Poole |
| Ideology | Localism Non-partisan politics |
| BCP Council | 5 / 76 |
| Website | |
| https://pooleengage.org.uk/ | |
History
The group was formed in June 2022 by five councillors.[1] Four out of the five members were deselected by the Poole Conservative Association for the 2023 election.[2] With the founding of the group, the council once again became a hung council with no overall control, the Conservatives being put into a minority administration.
The party changed its name in December 2022.[3]
Membership
The group has 5 members:[4]
| Councillor | Ward | Elected as |
|---|---|---|
| Julie Bagwell | Hamworthy | Poole People |
| Steve Baron | Parkstone | Poole People |
| Daniel Butt | Hamworthy | Poole People |
| Judy Butt | Creekmoor | Conservative |
| Mohan Iyengar | Canford Cliffs | Conservative |
References
- "'Trust completely broken': Conservatives resign due to association 'disagreement'". uk.news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
- "Leader of BCP Council's newest political group vows to put town's priorities first". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
- "New Poole political party changes its name to Poole Engage". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
- "'We'll encourage a strong voice for Poole'". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
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