Bournemouth East (UK Parliament constituency) - Wikipedia
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| Bournemouth East | |
|---|---|
| Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundary of Bournemouth East in South West England | |
| County | Dorset |
| Population | 102,152 (2011 census)[1] |
| Electorate | 73,173 (2023)[2] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1974 |
| Member of Parliament | Tom Hayes (Labour) |
| Seats | One |
| 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 2024 by Tom Hayes, of the Labour Party.[n 2]
Constituency profile
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The seat covers the eastern suburbs of Bournemouth including Boscombe, Muscliff, Springbourne and Southbourne.[3] Residents' wealth is around average for the UK.[4]
Map of boundaries from 2024
The constituency is based on the eastern portion of Bournemouth, in Dorset, including the Southbourne district at the border of Christchurch, Boscombe, Throop, Moordown, Muscliff, Townsend, Littledown, Richmond Park, Springbourne, Iford and Queen's Park. Bournemouth Town Centre was in this constituency from 1983 to 1997.
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.
2010–2024: 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.
For 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.
2024–present: The District of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole wards of Boscombe East & Pokesdown; Boscombe West; East Cliff & Springbourne; East Southbourne & Tuckton; Littledown & Ilford; Moordown; Muscliff & Strouden Park; Queen's Park; and West Southbourne.[5]
- Very small change following re-organisation of local authorities and wards in Dorset.
This was a safe seat for the Conservatives since its creation in 1974 with Liberal-inclined candidates being their main opponents, the Labour Party finishing a distant second place on only one occasion in a 1977 by-election.
Labour finished second behind the Conservatives for the first time in a General Election in 2015, with a large swing in their favour in 2017, as wards within Bournemouth East were beginning to swing to Labour, particularly Boscombe, with Labour eventually winning the seat in 2024 for the first time on a swing of 15%.
Members of Parliament
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| Election | Member[6] | Party | |
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| Feb 1974 | John Cordle | Conservative | |
| 1977 by-election | David Atkinson | Conservative | |
| 2005 | Tobias Ellwood | Conservative | |
| 2022 | Independent | ||
| 2022 | Conservative | ||
| 2024 | Tom Hayes | Labour |
Elections in the 2020s
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Elections in the 2010s
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Elections in the 2000s
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Elections in the 1990s
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Elections in the 1980s
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Elections in the 1970s
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- ^ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Bournemouth East: Usual Resident Population, 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – South West". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ UK Polling Report http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/2015guide/bournemoutheast/ Archived 5 August 2020 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Electoral Calculus https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/seatdetails.py?seat=Bournemouth+East
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 7 South West region.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 4)
- ^ https://www.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/Assets/Elections-and-voting/2024-General/SoPN-and-NoP-Bournemouth-East.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF).
- ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). Bournemouth Borough Council. 11 May 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017.[dead link]
- ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). Bournemouth Borough Council. 9 April 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- ^ a b "BOURNEMOUTH EAST 2015". electionresults.blogspot.co.uk.
- ^ "Dorset Greens Make History". sedorset.greenparty.org.uk.
- ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
- ^ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- nomis Constituency Profile for Bournemouth East – presenting data from the ONS annual population survey and other official statistics.
- Bournemouth East UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
- Bournemouth East UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
- Bournemouth East UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK