Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Unitary authority area
	Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole shown within Dorset
	Coordinates: 50°43′23″N 1°52′55″W / 50.723°N 1.882°W
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	South West England
Ceremonial county	Dorset
Historic county	Dorset; (Poole); Hampshire; (Bournemouth and Christchurch)
Admin HQ	Bournemouth Town Hall Complex
Government
• Type	Unitary authority
• Governing body	Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council
• Chair	Lesley Dedman
• Leader	Millie Earl (Lib Dems)
Area
• Total	63 sq mi (162 km2)
• Rank	159th (of 296)
Population (2022)
• Total	401,898
• Rank	17th (of 296)
• Density	6,400/sq mi (2,480/km2)
Ethnicity (2021)
• Ethnic groups	List 91.3% White ; 3.4% Asian ; 2.8% Mixed ; 1.5% other ; 1.1% Black ;
Religion (2021)
• Religion	List 46.8% Christianity ; 42.2% no religion ; 9.3% other ; 1.7% Islam ;
Time zone	UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
Postcodes	BH
Area codes	01202; 01425
ISO 3166-2	BCP
GSS code	E06000058
Website	bcpcouncil.gov.uk

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) is a unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of Dorset, England. It was created in 2019 and covers much of the area of the South East Dorset conurbation, including the towns of Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch.