Welcome to Poole People

Poole People is a new political party focused on improving the governance of the Borough and handing back power to the people. We aim to bring the people of Poole together and restore a sense of pride and confidence in Poole that will take the town forward in a positive and inclusive direction. We wish to see the Council:

Many people living in the Borough of Poole feel disenfranchised as successive administrations have encouraged over-development, threatened the Borough's open spaces, neglected Poole's heritage and failed to bring about economic development. We feel that Councillors in general have become complacent and stopped listening to the people of Poole. It is time for a change!

We are not right or left leaning. We believe that this traditional way of viewing politics is outdated and does not reflect how people think these days. Especially at local authority level, people want good services delivered effectively and they want to live somewhere they can be proud of. This is most likely to be achieved through co-operation and consensus building, not through political manoevring.

Please view our introductory video above, or find out more about our policies by clicking here.

We won our first Council seat in a by-election in the Poole Town ward in December 2010 and had two further candidates elected in the May 2011 elections.

Listening to your concerns and ideas - please complete our survey

We are keen to understand your concerns and hear you ideas so we can improve your quality of life in Poole. To help us, please fill in this one page survey form and return it to us by e-mail or post. To download the Word version, click here. If you cannot open it, this pdf should be readable by most machines.

News & events

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Joining us

We need your help. To a great extent, we get the Councillors we deserve. If you are enthusiastic about improving Poole as a place to live, join us in making it happen. Click here to find out more.