Councillors are responsible for making decisions on behalf of the community about local services, like rubbish collection and leisure facilities, and agreeing budgets and Council Tax charges.

If you want to discuss any issues with your local councillor, you can contact them via your local authority or attend the councillor’s advice surgery. Advice surgeries are available for local people to ask for help or advice, make a complaint or enquire about local authority services.

Below is a list of Councillors serving Branksome Park, Canford Cliffs and surrounding areas:

Canford Cliffs Ward ( which includes Branksome Park)

May Haines

m.haines@poole.gov.uk

Peter Pawlowski

p.pawlowski@poole.gov.uk

Neil Sorton

n.sorton@poole.gov.uk

Penn Hill Ward

Ms Elaine Atkinson

e.atkinson@poole.gov.uk

Mrs Xena Dion

x.dion@poole.gov.uk

Ronald Parker

r.parker@poole.gov.uk

Parkstone Ward

Mrs Ann Stribley

a.stribley@poole.gov.uk

Mrs Sally Carpenter

sallycarpenter744@msn.com

Tony Woodcock

t.woodcock@poole.gov.uk

MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT

Mr Robert Syms

symsr@parliament.uk

Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) 2009-2014 – South West Region

European Conservatives and Reformists

Giles Chichester ME

giles.chichester@europarl.europa

Ashley Fox MEP

ashley.fox@europarl.europa.eu

Julie Girling MEP

julie.girling@europarl.europa.eu

Europe of Freedom and Democracy Group

Trevor Colman MEP

trevor.coleman@europarl.europa.eu

William (the Earl of ) Dartmouth MEP

william.dartmouth@europarl.europa.eu

Group of Alliance of liberals and Democrats for Europe

Graham Watson MEP

graham.watson@europarl.europa.eu