Bournemouth West (UK Parliament constituency)

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.

Bournemouth West
Borough constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Bournemouth West in Dorset
Location of Dorset within England
County	Dorset
Population	98,968 (2011 census)^[1]
Electorate	71,920 (2018)^[2]
Current constituency
Created	1950
Member of Parliament	Conor Burns (Conservative)
Seats	One
Created from	Bournemouth

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

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.

 

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):

• The District of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole wards of: Alderney & Bourne Valley; Bournemouth Central; Kinson; Redhill & Northbourne; Talbot & Branksome Woods; Wallisdown & Winton West; Westbourne & West Cliff; Winton East.^[5]

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

Members of Parliament

Election		Member^[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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Conor Burns	24,550	53.4	―0.1
	Labour	David Stokes	14,400	31.3	―4.9
	Liberal Democrats	Jon Nicholas	4,931	10.7	+4.1
	Green	Simon Bull	2,096	4.6	+1.8
Majority			10,150	22.1	+4.8
Turnout			45,977	62.0	+1.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	+2.4

General election 2017: Bournemouth West^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Conor Burns	23,812	53.5	+5.3
	Labour	David Stokes	16,101	36.2	+18.5
	Liberal Democrats	Phil Dunn	2,929	6.6	―1.3
	Green	Simon Bull	1,247	2.8	―4.6
	Pirate	Jason Halsey	418	0.9	New
Majority			7,711	17.3	―12.4
Turnout			44,507	60.8	+2.8
	Conservative hold		Swing	―6.6

General election 2015: Bournemouth West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Conor Burns	20,155	48.2	+3.1
	UKIP	Martin Houlden	7,745	18.5	+11.3
	Labour	David Stokes	7,386	17.7	+2.9
	Liberal Democrats	Mike Plummer	3,281	7.9	―23.8
	Green	Elizabeth McManus	3,107	7.4	New
	Patria	Dick Franklin	99	0.2	New
Majority			12,410	29.7	+16.3
Turnout			41,767	58.0	―0.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

General election 2010: Bournemouth West^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Conor Burns	18,808	45.1	+5.6
	Liberal Democrats	Alasdair Murray	13,225	31.7	-0.2
	Labour	Sharon Carr-Brown	6,171	14.8	-8.1
	UKIP	Philip Glover	2,999	7.2	+1.6
	Independent	Harvey Taylor	456	1.1	New
Majority			5,583	13.4	+1.5
Turnout			41,659	58.1	+4.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	+2.9

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Bournemouth West^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Butterfill	14,057	41.4	−1.4
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Renaut	10,026	29.6	+4.4
	Labour	Dafydd Williams	7,824	23.1	−5.7
	UKIP	Michael Maclaire-Hillier	2,017	5.9	+2.7
Majority			4,031	11.8	-2.2
Turnout			33,924	53.3	+0.1
	Conservative hold		Swing	-2.9

General election 2001: Bournemouth West^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Butterfill	14,417	42.8	+1.1
	Labour	David Stokes	9,699	28.8	+4.2
	Liberal Democrats	Fiona Hornby	8,468	25.2	−2.6
	UKIP	Cynthia Blake	1,064	3.2	+2.5
Majority			4,718	14.0	+0.1
Turnout			33,648	53.2	-13.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Bournemouth West^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Butterfill	17,115	41.7
	Liberal Democrats	Janet Dover	11,405	27.8
	Labour	Dennis Gritt	10,093	24.6
	Referendum	Ronald Mills	1,910	4.7	New
	UKIP	Linda Tooley	281	0.7	New
	BNP	John Morse	165	0.4	New
	Natural Law	Alexander Springham	103	0.3
Majority			5,710	13.9
Turnout			41,073	66.21
	Conservative hold		Swing	-5.6

General election 1992: Bournemouth West^[19][20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Butterfill	29,820	52.7	−2.5
	Liberal Democrats	Janet Dover	17,117	30.2	−1.8
	Labour	Ben Grower	9,423	16.7	+3.9
	Natural Law	Alexander Springham	232	0.4	New
Majority			12,703	22.5	−0.7
Turnout			56,592	75.7	+2.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	−0.4

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Bournemouth West^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Butterfill	30,117	55.2	-1.7
	SDP	Peter Craven	17,466	32.0	+1.7
	Labour	Ronald Jones	7,018	12.8	+0.3
Majority			12,651	23.2	-3.4
Turnout			54,601	73.4	-4.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	-1.7

General election 1983: Bournemouth West^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Butterfill	28,466	56.9
	Liberal	Michael James	15,135	30.3
	Labour	Kelvin Horrocks	6,243	12.5
	BNP	John Morse	180	0.3	New
Majority			13,331	26.6
Turnout			50,024	69.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Bournemouth West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Eden	25,873	59.84
	Labour	Peter J. Brushett	9,247	21.39
	Liberal	Terence D. G. Richards	7,677	17.76
	National Front	G Hubbard	438	1.01	New
Majority			16,626	38.45
Turnout			43,235	70.46
	Conservative hold		Swing

General election October 1974: Bournemouth West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Eden	21,294	50.67
	Labour	Lionel F Bennett	10,566	25.14
	Liberal	Terence D. G. Richards	10,166	24.19
Majority			10,728	25.53
Turnout			42,026	68.66
	Conservative hold		Swing

General election February 1974: Bournemouth West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Eden	23,473	50.82
	Liberal	Terence D. G. Richards	12,655	27.40
	Labour	Lionel F Bennett	10,062	21.78
Majority			10,818	23.42
Turnout			46,190	76.06
	Conservative hold		Swing

General election 1970: Bournemouth West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Eden	28,714	56.17
	Labour	Lionel F Bennett	14,099	27.58
	Liberal	John Fuller Mills	8,303	16.24
Majority			13,615	28.59
Turnout			51,116	69.28
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: Bournemouth West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Eden	25,740	50.02
	Labour	Lionel F Bennett	16,334	31.74
	Liberal	John F Mills	9,389	18.24
Majority			9,406	18.28
Turnout			51,463	73.37
	Conservative hold		Swing

General election 1964: Bournemouth West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Eden	26,114	50.44
	Labour	George W Spicer	13,975	26.99
	Liberal	John F Mills	11,681	22.56	New
Majority			12,139	23.45
Turnout			51,770	73.71
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Bournemouth West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Eden	33,575	67.78
	Labour	George W Spicer	15,957	32.22
Majority			17,618	35.56
Turnout			49,532	72.62
	Conservative hold		Swing

General election 1955: Bournemouth West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Eden	31,931	67.83
	Labour	Charles Ford	15,147	32.17
Majority			16,784	35.66
Turnout			47,078	71.71
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bournemouth West by-election, 1954

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Eden	20,695	69.68	+4.19
	Labour	Henry Brinton	9,006	30.32	-4.19
Majority			11,689	39.36	+8.38
Turnout			29,701
	Conservative hold		Swing

General election 1951: Bournemouth West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert Gascoyne-Cecil	33,269	65.49
	Labour	Judith Hart	17,532	34.51
Majority			15,737	30.98
Turnout			50,801	77.71
	Conservative hold		Swing

General election 1950: Bournemouth West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert Gascoyne-Cecil	28,548	53.62
	Labour	WA Boddy	15,476	29.07
	Liberal	John Creasey	9,216	17.31
Majority			13,072	23.55
Turnout			53,240	83.95
	Conservative win (new seat)

See also

• List of parliamentary constituencies in Dorset

Notes

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

References

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5. "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 7 South West region.
7. Conor Burns [@ConorBurnsUK] (22 January 2022). "I was honoured to be unanimously readopted as Parliamentary candidate for Bournemouth West last night. Today I enjoyed a long walk and then spent time delivering my survey. Talking to constituents they were encouraging & supportive. Perspective that isn't always on display in SW1" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
8. "Liberal Democrat Prospective Parliamentary Candidates". Mark Pack. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
9. "Stand at the next general election". South West Green Party. 17 September 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
10. "Bournemouth West Constituency". Reform UK. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
11. "Labour selections: parliamentary candidates selected so far for the general election". LabourList. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
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13. "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF).
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External links

• nomis Constituency Profile for Bournemouth West — presenting data from the ONS annual population survey and other official statistics.

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