The Canford Heath ward by-election was held on 6 May 2021.

Election results

Name of candidate	Description (if any)	Number of votes*
GABRIEL, Sean	Conservative Party Candidate	1406
GREEN, Janet Elizabeth	Labour Party	335
HODGES, Jennifer Mary (commonly known as Jennie)	Liberal Democrats	1365
PANTLING, Benjamin Leslie (commonly known as Ben)	Green Party	128
SHELDON, John	Independent	132
SPENCE, Victoria Claire (commonly known as Vicky)	UK Independence Party (UKIP)	105

*the elected candidate is highlighted in bold. 

Voting summary

• vacant seats: 1
• electorate: 10,934
• ballot papers issued: 3,495
• turnout: 31.96%.

View the declaration of results.