thumb|right|Roundabout in Parkstone, in Penn Hill Ward

Penn Hill is a suburb and electoral ward of Poole in Dorset, England, bordering on Branksome Park, Canford Cliffs, Sandbanks, Lilliput and Parkstone. It is effectively part of Parkstone.

Demographics

At the 2011 census:

  • 11,355 people live in Penn Hill.
  • There are 4,528 dwellings in the ward.
  • 2% of the residents are from minority ethnic groups.
  • 26.52% of the people are between the ages of 40 and 59.
  • There are 2,947 people over the age of 60 living in this ward.
  • 82.53% of residents own their own homes, either outright or with a mortgage.
  • 12.50% of residents live in privately rented homes.
  • 3.98% of residents live in council or housing association homes.
  • 0.99% of residents live completely rent free.
  • The population density of Penn Hill is approximately 7604 people per square mile (2936/km<sup>2</sup>).
  • The actual size of the ward is 1.4 square miles (3.6 km<sup>2</sup>).
  • The biggest employers of men in this area (with 17.06% of males) are the real estate business and services industries.
  • The biggest employers of women in this area (with 22.28% of females) are the health and social work sectors.

Politics

thumb|Boundary of Penn Hill in [[Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.]]

Since 2019, the ward has elected 2 councillors to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council. Before 2019, it elected three councillors to Poole Borough Council.

It is in the Poole parliamentary constituency.

Councillors

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!Election

! colspan="6" |Councillors

|-

!2011

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| rowspan="2" |Ron Parker

(Conservative)

| rowspan="1;" style="background-color: " |

| rowspan="2" |Ron Parker

(Conservative)

| rowspan="2" style="background-color: " |

| rowspan="2" |Xena Dion

(Conservative)

|-

!2015

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| rowspan="1;" style="background-color: " |

|-

!2019

| rowspan="1;" style="background-color: " |

| rowspan="1" |Tony O'Neill

(Conservative)

| rowspan="1;" style="background-color: " |

| rowspan="1" |Bryan Dion

(Conservative)

! colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Two Seats

|-

!2023

| rowspan="1;" style="background-color: " |

|Jo Clements

(Liberal Democrats)

| rowspan="1;" style="background-color: " |

|Emily Harman

(Liberal Democrats)

|}

Election results

2023

2019

2015

2011

References

  • 2001 census statistics for Penn Hill