Bournemouth East (UK Parliament constituency)

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Bournemouth East
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
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Boundary of Bournemouth East in Dorset
EnglandDorset.svg
Location of Dorset within England
County Dorset
Population102,152 (2011 census) [1]
Electorate 73,805 (2018) [2]
Current constituency
Created 1974 (1974)
Member of Parliament Tobias Ellwood (Conservative)
SeatsOne
Created from Bournemouth East and Christchurch

Bournemouth East is a parliamentary constituency [n 1] in Dorset represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2005 by Tobias Ellwood, a Conservative. [n 2]

Contents

Constituency profile

The seat covers the eastern suburbs of Bournemouth including Muscliff, Springbourne and Southbourne. [3] Residents' wealth is around average for the UK. [4]

Boundaries

Bournemouth East 1974-1983 in Hampshire BournemouthWest1974Constituency.svg
Bournemouth East 1974–1983 in Hampshire

1974–1983: The County Borough of Bournemouth wards of Boscombe East, Boscombe West, King's Park, Moordown North, Moordown South, Queen's Park, Southbourne, and West Southbourne.

1983–1997: The Borough of Bournemouth wards of Boscombe East, Boscombe West, Central, East Cliff, Littledown, Moordown, Muscliff, Queen's Park, Southbourne, Strouden Park, and West Southbourne.

1997–2010: The Borough of Bournemouth wards of Boscombe East, Boscombe West, Littledown, Moordown, Muscliff, Queen's Park, Southbourne, Strouden Park, and West Southbourne.

2010–present: The Borough of Bournemouth wards of Boscombe East, Boscombe West, East Cliff and Springbourne, East Southbourne and Tuckton, Littledown and Iford, Moordown, Queen's Park, Strouden Park, Throop and Muscliff, and West Southbourne.

The constituency is based on the eastern portion of Bournemouth, in Dorset, including the Southbourne district at the border of Christchurch, Boscombe, Throop, and Queen's Park.

Bournemouth East (UK Parliament constituency)
Map of present boundaries

Following boundary changes enacted at the 2010 general election, the western boundary of the constituency changed so that it aligned with ward boundaries (which had changed since the constituency boundary changes of the 1990s). The main changes saw East Cliff brought into the constituency with the loss of part of east Winton.

Bournemouth Town Centre was in this constituency from 1983 to 1997.

Proposed

Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, from the next general election, due by January 2025, the constituency will be composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

Very small change following re-organisation of local authorities and wards in Dorset.


Members of Parliament

ElectionMember [6] PartyNotes
Feb 1974 John Cordle Conservative Resigned July 1977 as a result of the John Poulson scandal
1977 by-election David Atkinson Conservative
2005 Tobias Ellwood Conservative Served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Middle East, Africa and Counter Terrorism (2014–2017); Parliamentary Under Secretary of State and Minister for Defence People and Veterans (2017–2019); Chair of the Defence Select Committee (2020–present). Whip removed on 19 July 2022 after Ellwood failed to support the government in the vote of confidence the previous day. Whip restored on 15 October 2022.
2022 Independent

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

Next general election: Bournemouth East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tom Hayes [7]
Reform UK Martin Houlden [8]
Green Joe Salmon [9]
Workers Party Dr Wayne Martyn Thomas Adlem [10]
Majority
Turnout

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Bournemouth East [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tobias Ellwood 24,926 50.6 ―1.3
Labour Corrie Drew16,12032.7―2.9
Liberal Democrats Philip Dunn5,41811.0+4.5
Green Alasdair Keddie2,0494.2+1.7
Independent Ben Aston4470.9New
Independent Emma Johnson3140.6New
Majority8,80617.9+1.6
Turnout 49,27466.5+1.3
Conservative hold Swing +0.8
General election 2017: Bournemouth East [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tobias Ellwood 25,221 51.9 +2.9
Labour Mel Semple17,28435.6+19.0
Liberal Democrats Jon Nicholas3,1686.5―1.9
UKIP David Hughes1,4052.9―13.6
Green Alasdair Keddie1,2362.5―4.8
Independent Kieron Wilson3040.6New
Majority7,93716.3―16.3
Turnout 48,61865.2+2.6
Conservative hold Swing ―8.1
General election 2015: Bournemouth East [13] [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tobias Ellwood [15] 22,060 49.0 +0.6
Labour Peter Stokes7,44816.6+3.3
UKIP David Hughes [15] 7,40116.5+9.6
Liberal Democrats Jon Nicholas3,7528.4−22.5
Green Alasdair Keddie [16] 3,2637.3New
Independent David Ross9032.0New
Majority14,61232.6+15.1
Turnout 45,01462.6+0.7
Conservative hold Swing
General election 2010: Bournemouth East [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tobias Ellwood 21,320 48.4 +3.4
Liberal Democrats Lisa Northover13,59230.9−0.2
Labour David Stokes5,83613.3−5.8
UKIP David Hughes3,0276.9+2.1
Independent Steven Humphrey2490.6New
Majority7,72817.5+3.6
Turnout 44,02461.9+2.6
Conservative hold Swing +1.8

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Bournemouth East [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tobias Ellwood 16,925 45.0 +1.7
Liberal Democrats Andrew Garratt11,68131.1−2.6
Labour David Stokes7,19119.1−0.8
UKIP Thomas Collier1,8024.8+1.7
Majority5,24413.9+4.3
Turnout 37,59959.3+1.1
Conservative hold Swing +2.2
General election 2001: Bournemouth East [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Atkinson 15,501 43.3 +1.9
Liberal Democrats Andrew Garratt12,06733.7+2.3
Labour Paul Nicholson7,10719.9−1.3
UKIP George Chamberlaine1,1243.1+1.3
Majority3,4349.6-0.4
Turnout 35,79958.2−12.0
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Bournemouth East [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Atkinson 17,997 41.4 −14.0
Liberal Democrats Douglas Eyre13,65531.4+0.4
Labour Jessica Stevens9,18121.2+8.3
Referendum Alan Musgrave-Scott1,8084.2New
UKIP Kenneth Benney7911.8New
Majority4,34610.01-14.4
Turnout 43,43270.21
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1992: Bournemouth East [21] [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Atkinson 30,820 56.4 −1.9
Liberal Democrats Neil Russell15,99829.3−1.3
Labour Peter Brushett7,54113.8+2.7
Natural Law Susan Holmes3290.6New
Majority14,82227.1−0.6
Turnout 54,68872.8+2.3
Conservative hold Swing -0.3

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Bournemouth East [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Atkinson 30,925 58.3 +4.8
Liberal John Millward16,24230.6+1.4
Labour Ian Taylor5,88511.1+2.6
Majority14,68327.7+3.4
Turnout 53,05270.5+3.9
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1983: Bournemouth East [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Atkinson 25,176 53.5 −9.2
Liberal John Millward13,76029.2+12.7
Labour Michael Shutler4,0268.5−9.9
Ind. Conservative Phyllis Hogarth3,6447.7New
Ecology Trevor Dykes2730.6-0.7
Monster Raving Loony Jeremy Stooks2250.5New
Majority11,41624.3
Turnout 47,10466.6
Conservative hold Swing −11.0

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Bournemouth East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Atkinson 25,808 62.6 +10.8
Labour Joseph Goodwin7,55318.3−2.7
Liberal Donald Matthew6,73816.4−8.8
New Britain John Philip Pratt5811.4New
Ecology Jacqueline Mary Dempsey5231.3New
Majority18,25544.3+17.7
Turnout 41,20373.1+2.6
Conservative hold Swing
By-election 1977: Bournemouth East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Atkinson 15,235 62.1 +10.3
Labour Joseph Goodwin3,68415.0−6.0
Liberal Donald Matthew3,21213.1−12.1
New Britain John Philip Pratt1,1274.6New
National Front Kenneth Roderick McKilliam7253.0+0.9
International Marxist Brian Heron4941.4New
Democratic Monarchist, Public Safety, White Resident Bill Boaks 420.2New
Majority11,55147.1+20.5
Turnout 24,51924.5-46.0
Conservative hold Swing
General election October 1974: Bournemouth East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Cordle 20,790 51.8 +1.6
Liberal George Hamilton Musgrave10,12925.2−4.1
Labour Desmond Earle Lock8,42221.0+4.3
National Front Michael John Hayes8282.1+0.1
Majority10,66126.6+5.7
Turnout 40,14970.5−8.1
Conservative hold Swing
General election February 1974: Bournemouth East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Cordle 22,319 50.2
Liberal George Hamilton Musgrave13,00529.3
Labour Desmond Earle Lock7,42316.7
National Front Michael John Hayes8752.0
Anti-EEC Alan Stanley Reynolds8341.9
Majority9,31420.95
Turnout 44,45678.6
Conservative win (new seat)

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. ↑ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every 5 years.

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