Bournemouth Borough Council

{{Short description|Local council for Bournemouth, Dorset, England}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2019}}

{{Use British English|date=February 2019}}

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| name = Bournemouth Borough Council

| logo-pic = Bournemouth Borough Council.svg

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| house_type = Unitary authority

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| term_length = 4 years

| voting_system1 = First past the post

| last_election1 = 7 May 2015

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| session_room = Bournemouth town hall.jpg

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| session_alt = Town Hall at Bournemouth

| meeting_place = Bournemouth Town Hall

| website = {{URL|https://www.bournemouth.gov.uk/}}

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|succeeded_by=Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council}}

Bournemouth Borough Council was the local authority of Bournemouth in Dorset, England and ceased to exist on 1 April 2019. It was a unitary authority, although between 1974 and 1997 it was an administrative district council with Dorset. Previously most of the borough was part of Hampshire.{{cite web

| url = https://www.bournemouth.gov.uk/Residents/Historical_Bournemouth/council_history.asp

| title = History of the Council

| author = Bournemouth Borough Council

| accessdate = 2007-04-20

| url-status = dead

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070911001519/https://www.bournemouth.gov.uk/Residents/Historical_Bournemouth/council_history.asp

| archive-date = 2007-09-11

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The Borough can trace its history back to 27 August 1890 when the Municipal Borough of Bournemouth was created by royal charter. On 1 April 1900 it received county borough status which lasted until 1974.

In February 2018 the 'Future Dorset' plan was approved by the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government Sajid Javid. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole borough councils merged on 1 April 2019 into Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council.{{cite press release |author=Dorset For You |title=Government approves unitary councils for Dorset |url=https://news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/2018/02/26/government-approves-unitary-councils-dorset/ |location=Dorset |publisher=Dorset County Council |date=26 February 2018 |access-date=2021-07-19}}