Bournemouth West (UK Parliament constituency)

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Bournemouth West
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
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Boundary of Bournemouth West in Dorset
EnglandDorset.svg
Location of Dorset within England
County Dorset
Population98,968 (2011 census) [1]
Electorate 71,920 (2018) [2]
Current constituency
Created 1950
Member of Parliament Conor Burns (Conservative)
SeatsOne
Created from Bournemouth

Bournemouth West is a parliamentary constituency [n 1] in Dorset represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Conor Burns, a Conservative.

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Constituency profile

The seat covers Bournemouth Town Centre and the northern suburbs.

Residents are younger and slightly less wealthy than in neighbouring Bournemouth East. [3]

Boundaries

1950–1974: The County Borough of Bournemouth wards of Central, East Cliff, Kinson, Moordown North, Moordown South, Redhill Park, Westbourne, West Cliff, and Winton.

Bournemouth West 1974-1983 in Hampshire BournemouthEast1974Constituency.svg
Bournemouth West 1974–1983 in Hampshire

1974–1983: The County Borough of Bournemouth wards of Central, East Cliff, Kinson North, Kinson South, Redhill Park, Westbourne, West Cliff, and Winton.

1983–1997: The Borough of Bournemouth wards of Ensbury Park, Kinson, Redhill Park, Talbot Woods, Wallisdown, Westbourne, West Cliff, and Winton, and the Borough of Poole wards of Alderney, Bourne Valley, and Canford Magna.

1997–2010: The Borough of Bournemouth wards of Central, East Cliff, Ensbury Park, Kinson, Redhill Park, Talbot Woods, Wallisdown, Westbourne, West Cliff, and Winton.

2010–2019: The Borough of Bournemouth wards of Central, Kinson North, Kinson South, Redhill and Northbourne, Talbot and Branksome Woods, Wallisdown and Winton West, Westbourne and West Cliff, and Winton East, and the Borough of Poole wards of Alderney and Branksome East.

2019–present: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole wards of Alderney and Bourne Valley, Bournemouth Central, Kinson, Redhill and Northbourne, Talbot and Branksome Woods, Wallisdown and Winton West, Westbourne and West Cliff, Winton East [4]

The constituency includes the western portion of Bournemouth, from the Kinson, Ensbury Park, Alder Hills, Winton and Talbot Woods areas down towards the town centre and the West Cliff. Following a boundary change for the 2010 general election, the constituency gained the Branksome area from Poole whilst losing East Cliff to the neighbouring Bournemouth East constituency.

The constituency contains Labour's best ward in Bournemouth in the district of Kinson, but the seat has elected Conservatives at every election since its creation in 1950; therefore it is considered a Conservative safe seat.

Bournemouth West (UK Parliament constituency)
Map of present boundaries

With the exception of the period 1983–1997 (when it was in Bournemouth East), Bournemouth Town Centre has been in this constituency since its creation in 1950.

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):

Minor changes following re-organisation of local authorities and wards in Dorset.


Members of Parliament

ElectionMember [6] Party
1950 Robert Gascoyne-Cecil Conservative
1954 by-election John Eden Conservative
1983 John Butterfill Conservative
2010 Conor Burns Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

Next general election: Bournemouth West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Conor Burns [7]
Liberal Democrats Jeff Hanna [8]
Green Darren Jones [9]
Reform UK Peter Storms [10]
Labour Jessica Toale [11]
SDP David Warden [12]
Majority
Turnout
Swing

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Bournemouth West [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Conor Burns 24,550 53.4 ―0.1
Labour David Stokes14,40031.3―4.9
Liberal Democrats Jon Nicholas4,93110.7+4.1
Green Simon Bull2,0964.6+1.8
Majority10,15022.1+4.8
Turnout 45,97762.0+1.2
Conservative hold Swing +2.4
General election 2017: Bournemouth West [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Conor Burns 23,812 53.5 +5.3
Labour David Stokes16,10136.2+18.5
Liberal Democrats Phil Dunn2,9296.6―1.3
Green Simon Bull1,2472.8―4.6
Pirate Jason Halsey4180.9New
Majority7,71117.3―12.4
Turnout 44,50760.8+2.8
Conservative hold Swing ―6.6
General election 2015: Bournemouth West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Conor Burns 20,155 48.2 +3.1
UKIP Martin Houlden7,74518.5+11.3
Labour David Stokes7,38617.7+2.9
Liberal Democrats Mike Plummer3,2817.9―23.8
Green Elizabeth McManus3,1077.4New
PatriaDick Franklin990.2New
Majority12,41029.7+16.3
Turnout 41,76758.0―0.1
Conservative hold Swing
General election 2010: Bournemouth West [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Conor Burns 18,808 45.1 +5.6
Liberal Democrats Alasdair Murray13,22531.7-0.2
Labour Sharon Carr-Brown6,17114.8-8.1
UKIP Philip Glover2,9997.2+1.6
Independent Harvey Taylor4561.1New
Majority5,58313.4+1.5
Turnout 41,65958.1+4.2
Conservative hold Swing +2.9

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Bournemouth West [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Butterfill 14,057 41.4 −1.4
Liberal Democrats Richard Renaut10,02629.6+4.4
Labour Dafydd Williams7,82423.1−5.7
UKIP Michael Maclaire-Hillier2,0175.9+2.7
Majority4,03111.8-2.2
Turnout 33,92453.3+0.1
Conservative hold Swing -2.9
General election 2001: Bournemouth West [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Butterfill 14,417 42.8 +1.1
Labour David Stokes9,69928.8+4.2
Liberal Democrats Fiona Hornby8,46825.2−2.6
UKIP Cynthia Blake1,0643.2+2.5
Majority4,71814.0+0.1
Turnout 33,64853.2-13.0
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Bournemouth West [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Butterfill 17,115 41.7
Liberal Democrats Janet Dover11,40527.8
Labour Dennis Gritt10,09324.6
Referendum Ronald Mills1,9104.7New
UKIP Linda Tooley2810.7New
BNP John Morse 1650.4New
Natural Law Alexander Springham1030.3
Majority5,71013.9
Turnout 41,07366.21
Conservative hold Swing -5.6
General election 1992: Bournemouth West [19] [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Butterfill 29,820 52.7 −2.5
Liberal Democrats Janet Dover17,11730.2−1.8
Labour Ben Grower9,42316.7+3.9
Natural Law Alexander Springham2320.4New
Majority12,70322.5−0.7
Turnout 56,59275.7+2.4
Conservative hold Swing −0.4

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Bournemouth West [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Butterfill 30,117 55.2 -1.7
SDP Peter Craven17,46632.0+1.7
Labour Ronald Jones7,01812.8+0.3
Majority12,65123.2-3.4
Turnout 54,60173.4-4.2
Conservative hold Swing -1.7
General election 1983: Bournemouth West [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Butterfill 28,466 56.9
Liberal Michael James15,13530.3
Labour Kelvin Horrocks6,24312.5
BNP John Morse 1800.3New
Majority13,33126.6
Turnout 50,02469.2
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Bournemouth West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Eden 25,87359.84
Labour Peter J. Brushett9,24721.39
Liberal Terence D. G. Richards7,67717.76
National Front G Hubbard4381.01New
Majority16,62638.45
Turnout 43,23570.46
Conservative hold Swing
General election October 1974: Bournemouth West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Eden 21,29450.67
Labour Lionel F Bennett10,56625.14
Liberal Terence D. G. Richards10,16624.19
Majority10,72825.53
Turnout 42,02668.66
Conservative hold Swing
General election February 1974: Bournemouth West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Eden 23,47350.82
Liberal Terence D. G. Richards12,65527.40
Labour Lionel F Bennett10,06221.78
Majority10,81823.42
Turnout 46,19076.06
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1970: Bournemouth West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Eden 28,71456.17
Labour Lionel F Bennett14,09927.58
Liberal John Fuller Mills8,30316.24
Majority13,61528.59
Turnout 51,11669.28
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: Bournemouth West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Eden 25,74050.02
Labour Lionel F Bennett16,33431.74
Liberal John F Mills9,38918.24
Majority9,40618.28
Turnout 51,46373.37
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1964: Bournemouth West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Eden 26,11450.44
Labour George W Spicer13,97526.99
Liberal John F Mills11,68122.56New
Majority12,13923.45
Turnout 51,77073.71
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Bournemouth West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Eden 33,57567.78
Labour George W Spicer15,95732.22
Majority17,61835.56
Turnout 49,53272.62
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1955: Bournemouth West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Eden 31,93167.83
Labour Charles Ford 15,14732.17
Majority16,78435.66
Turnout 47,07871.71
Conservative hold Swing
Bournemouth West by-election, 1954
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Eden 20,69569.68+4.19
Labour Henry Brinton 9,00630.32-4.19
Majority11,68939.36+8.38
Turnout 29,701
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1951: Bournemouth West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Gascoyne-Cecil 33,26965.49
Labour Judith Hart 17,53234.51
Majority15,73730.98
Turnout 50,80177.71
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1950: Bournemouth West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Gascoyne-Cecil 28,54853.62
Labour WA Boddy15,47629.07
Liberal John Creasey 9,21617.31
Majority13,07223.55
Turnout 53,24083.95
Conservative win (new seat)

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)

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