Unitary authorityAbolished 2019E06000028

Bournemouth Borough Council

Local authority area: Bournemouth

Bournemouth is an unitary authority, in the South West England region of England. It covers 46.2 km² and had 194,500 residents in 2015 — about 4,212 people per km². It was abolished in 2019 and its services passed to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. The council is based in Bournemouth.

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People

Population

Estimates recorded for Bournemouth, 2012–2015.

Residents, 2015194,500+4.2% since 2012

Land area46.2km²17.8 sq mi

Density4,212/ km²people per square kilometre

History

How the council came to be

2019
Abolished
Replaced by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.
1890
Created
Bournemouth became a local authority area.

Same region, same type

Other unitary authorities in South West

All councils in South West

Somerset576,852 Cornwall575,413 Wiltshire515,885 City of Bristol479,024 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole401,898 Dorset383,274 South Gloucestershire294,765 City of Plymouth266,862 Swindon235,657 North Somerset219,145 Bath and North East Somerset195,618 Torbay139,479

Source: Wikidata Q20989094 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.