Unitary authority · England

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole is a unitary authority. It is a single-tier authority, so it runs both local and larger services.

What this council is responsible for

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Unitary authority · E06000058
  • Planning applications
  • Bin and recycling collection
  • Council tax and business rates collection
  • Housing and homelessness
  • Licensing
  • Environmental health
  • Parks and leisure
  • Local elections
  • Schools and education
  • Adult social care
  • Children’s services
  • Roads and highways
  • Waste disposal
  • Libraries
  • Trading standards
  • Public health
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Type
Unitary authority
Single tier
Official code
E06000058
ONS GSS code
Nation
England
Local planning authority
Yes. Decides planning applications in its area.

Other bodies covering this area

Dorset & Wiltshire
Fire and rescue authority
  • Fire and rescue
62
Postcode sectors
32
Wards
5
Constituencies

4 of these postcode sectors are shared with a neighbouring council. Postcode sectors are a Royal Mail construct and do not follow council boundaries.

Boundary

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Ultra-generalised boundary (500 m) from the ONS Open Geography Portal, Open Government Licence v3. Indicative at this scale; not for legal or planning use. See it among its neighbours on the UK map →

Towns in this area

Parliamentary constituencies

Wards

32 wards recorded in this council area.

Alderney & Bourne Valley · Bearwood & Merley · Boscombe East & Pokesdown · Boscombe West · Bournemouth Central · Broadstone · Burton & Grange · Canford Cliffs · Canford Heath · Christchurch Town · Commons · Creekmoor · East Cliff & Springbourne · East Southbourne & Tuckton · Hamworthy · Highcliffe & Walkford · Kinson · Littledown & Iford · Mudeford, Stanpit & West Highcliffe · Muscliff & Strouden Park · Newtown & Heatherlands · Oakdale · Parkstone · Penn Hill · Poole Town · Queen's Park · Redhill & Northbourne · Talbot & Branksome Woods · Wallisdown & Winton West · West Southbourne · Westbourne & West Cliff · Winton East

Postcode sectors

BH1 1 · BH1 2 · BH1 3 · BH1 4 · BH1 9 · BH10 4 · BH10 5 · BH10 6 · BH10 7 · BH11 0 · BH11 8 · BH11 9 · BH12 1 · BH12 2 · BH12 3 · BH12 4 · BH12 5 · BH12 9 · BH13 6 · BH13 7 · BH14 0 · BH14 4 · BH14 8 · BH14 9 · BH15 1 · BH15 2 · BH15 3 · BH15 4 · BH15 9 · BH17 0 · BH17 7 · BH17 8 · BH17 9 · BH18 8 · BH18 9 · BH2 5 · BH2 6 · BH23 1 · BH23 2 · BH23 3 · BH23 4 · BH23 5 · BH23 6 · BH23 7 · BH23 9 · BH3 7 · BH4 0 · BH4 8 · BH4 9 · BH5 1 · BH5 2 · BH6 3 · BH6 4 · BH6 5 · BH7 6 · BH7 7 · BH8 0 · BH8 8 · BH8 9 · BH9 1 · BH9 2 · BH9 3

Sources: ONS Open Geography Portal (boundaries and names, retrieved 2026-09-05, Open Government Licence v3); National Statistics Postcode Lookup May 2026; Wikidata (official website, CC0). Official code E06000058.