{{Short description|Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1950 onwards}} {{Use British English|date=September 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}} {{More citations needed|date=February 2008}} {{Infobox UK constituency main |name = Bournemouth West |parliament = uk |image2 =255px|alt=Map of constituency |caption2 = Boundary of Bournemouth West in South West England |year = 1950 |abolished = |type = Borough |previous = Bournemouth |next = |elects_howmany = One |year2 = |abolished2 = |type2 = |previous2 = |next2 = |elects_howmany2 = |year3 = |abolished3 = |type3 = |previous3 = |next3 = |elects_howmany3 = | population = 98,968 (2011 census)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=6507759&c=&d=27&e=62&g=6430187&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&o=362&m=0&r=1&s=1422104706393&enc=1&dsFamilyId=2473 |title=Bournemouth West: Usual Resident Population, 2011 |website=Neighbourhood Statistics |publisher=Office for National Statistics |access-date=1 February 2015 |archive-date=1 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150201211419/http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=6507759&c=&d=27&e=62&g=6430187&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&o=362&m=0&r=1&s=1422104706393&enc=1&dsFamilyId=2473 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |electorate = 72,094 (2023)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk/2023-review/the-2023-review-of-parliamentary-constituency-boundaries-in-england-volume-two-constituency-names-designations-and-composition/the-2023-review-of-parliamentary-constituency-boundaries-in-england-volume-two-constituency-names-designations-and-composition-south-west/#lg_bournemouth-west-bc-72094 |title= The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – South West |publisher=Boundary Commission for England |access-date=27 June 2024 |df=dmy }}</ref> |mp = Jessica Toale |party = Labour Party (UK) |region = England |county = Dorset |towns = |national = |westminster = |european = South West England }}
'''Bournemouth West''' is a parliamentary constituency{{#tag:ref|A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)|group= n}} in Dorset represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Jessica Toale, a member of the Labour Party.
==Constituency profile== The constituency covers the town centre and western portion of Bournemouth, including the areas of Kinson, Ensbury Park, Alder Hills, Winton and Talbot Woods. Bournemouth is a large seaside resort town on the south coast of England. The town is located in Dorset but was traditionally in Hampshire. Bournemouth is a popular tourist destination; in 2011, 15% of the town's population were employed in the tourism sector and the seafront received 4.5 million visitors.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.visit-dorset.com/dbimgs/Value%20of%20Tourism%20-%20Dorset%20&%20Districts%2011.pdf| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130513163123/http://www.visit-dorset.com/dbimgs/Value%20of%20Tourism%20-%20Dorset%20%26%20Districts%2011.pdf| url-status = dead| archive-date = 13 May 2013| title = Bournemouth| work = Value of Tourism| year = 2011| publisher = South West Research Company| access-date = 27 February 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.bournemouth.gov.uk/CouncilDemocracy/Councillors/CouncillorCommitteeMeeting/EconomyTourismOverviewScrutinyPanel/2011/10/05/Minutes/111005.pdf| title = Economy Tourism Scrutiny Panel Minutes| date = 5 October 2011| publisher = Bournemouth Borough Council| access-date = 10 March 2013| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141129054402/http://www.bournemouth.gov.uk/CouncilDemocracy/Councillors/CouncillorCommitteeMeeting/EconomyTourismOverviewScrutinyPanel/2011/10/05/Minutes/111005.pdf| archive-date = 29 November 2014| df = dmy-all}}</ref>
Residents of the constituency are younger and slightly less wealthy than neighbouring Bournemouth East and national averages. Levels of education, employment and ethnic diversity are similar to the country as a whole.<ref name="ElectoralCalculus">Electoral Calculus https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/seatdetails.py?seat=Bournemouth+West</ref> At the most recent local council election in 2023, voters in the constituency elected primarily Conservative and Liberal Democrat councillors, with Liberal Democrats winning in the more affluent areas around Talbot Woods. Most voters in the constituency favoured leaving the European Union in the 2016 referendum, with an estimated 59% voting for Brexit.<ref name="ElectoralCalculus"/>
== History == The constituency contains Labour's best ward in Bournemouth in the district of Kinson but, until 2024, the seat had elected Conservatives at every election since its creation in 1950 and was therefore considered to be a Conservative safe seat. However, it was won for the first time by Labour at the 2024 general election.
==Boundaries== thumb|260px|right|Bournemouth West 1974–1983 in Hampshire {{maplink|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Bournemouth West (UK Parliament constituency)}}|frame=yes|text=Map of boundaries from 2024}}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.
'''1950–1974''': The County Borough of Bournemouth wards of Central, East Cliff, Kinson, Moordown North, Moordown South, Redhill Park, Westbourne, West Cliff, and Winton.
'''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.
'''2010–2024''': 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.
''For the 2010 general election, the constituency gained the Branksome area from Poole whilst losing East Cliff to the neighbouring Bournemouth East constituency.''
'''2024–present''': 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; and Winton East.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023 |url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/1230/schedules/made |at=Schedule 1 Part 7 South West region}}</ref> :''Minor changes following re-organisation of local authorities and wards in Dorset.''
==Members of Parliament== {| class="wikitable" |- !colspan="2"|Election!!Member<ref name="rayment">{{Rayment-hc|b|4|date=March 2012}}</ref> !Party |- |style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | 1950 | Robert Gascoyne-Cecil | Conservative |- |style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | 1954 by-election | John Eden | Conservative |- |style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | 1983 | John Butterfill | Conservative |- |style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | 2010 | Conor Burns | Conservative |- |style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | 2024 | Jessica Toale | Labour |}
==Elections== thumb|centre|upright=2.5|Election results 1950-2024 ===Elections in the 2020s=== {{Election box begin|title=General election 2024: Bournemouth West<ref>{{cite web |title=STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED AND NOTICE OF POLL |url=https://www.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/Assets/Elections-and-voting/2024-General/SoPN-and-NoP-Bournemouth-West.pdf |access-date=15 May 2025}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Jessica Toale|votes=14,365|percentage=36.4|change=+4.6}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Conor Burns|votes=11,141|percentage=28.3|change=-25.3}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Reform UK|candidate=Ben Aston|votes=6,647|percentage=16.9|change=''N/A''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Jeff Hanna|votes=4,311|percentage=10.9|change=+0.8}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Green Party of England and Wales|candidate=Darren Jones|votes=2,614|percentage=6.6|change=+2.1}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Christian Peoples Alliance|candidate=Julie Vivienne|votes=201|percentage=0.5|change=''N/A''}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Social Democratic Party (UK, 1990–present)|candidate=David Warden|votes=139|percentage=0.4|change=''N/A''}} {{Election box majority|votes=3,224|percentage=8.1|change=''N/A''|}} {{Election box turnout|votes=39,418|percentage=56.1|change=-7.4|}} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 70,259 }} {{Election box gain with party link||winner=Labour Party (UK)||loser=Conservative Party (UK)|swing=+14.9}} {{Election box end}}
===Elections in the 2010s===
{| class="wikitable" |- ! colspan="4" | 2019 notional result<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://electionresults.parliament.uk/general-elections/5 |title=Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019 |date= |access-date=11 July 2024 |work=Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News |publisher=UK Parliament}}</ref> |- ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="130px" colspan="2" | Party ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="50px" | Vote ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30px" | % |- | {{party color cell|Conservative Party (UK)}} | Conservative ||align=right| 24,512 ||align=right| 53.6 |- | {{party color cell|Labour Party (UK)}} | Labour ||align=right| 14,571 ||align=right| 31.8 |- | {{party color cell|Liberal Democrats (UK)}} | Liberal Democrats ||align=right| 4,603 ||align=right| 10.1 |- | {{party color cell|Green Party of England and Wales}} | Green ||align=right| 2,066 ||align=right| 4.5 |- |colspan="4" bgcolor="#EAECF0"| |- |colspan="2"|'''Turnout''' |align=right|45,752 |align=right|63.5 |- |colspan="2"|'''Electorate''' |align=right|72,094 |}
{{Election box begin|title=General election 2019: Bournemouth West<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://live-bcpcouncil-bournemouth.cloud.contensis.com/Council-and-Democratic/Elections-and-voting/Elections/uk-parliamentary-election-general-election-2019/docs/Statement-of-persons-nominated-notice-of-poll-Bournemouth-West.pdf|title=Statement of Persons Nominated}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Conor Burns |votes = 24,550 |percentage = 53.4 |change = –0.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = David Stokes |votes = 14,400 |percentage = 31.3 |change = –4.9 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |candidate = Jon Nicholas |votes = 4,931 |percentage = 10.7 |change = +4.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Green Party of England and Wales |candidate = Simon Bull |votes = 2,096 |percentage = 4.6 |change = +1.8 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 10,150 |percentage = 22.1 |change = +4.8 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 45,977 |percentage = 62.0 |change = +1.2 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |swing = +2.4 }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin |title=General election 2017: Bournemouth West<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000585 |title=Bournemouth West parliamentary constituency |work=BBC News}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Conor Burns |votes = 23,812 |percentage = 53.5 |change = +5.3 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = David Stokes |votes = 16,101 |percentage = 36.2 |change = +18.5 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |candidate = Phil Dunn |votes = 2,929 |percentage = 6.6 |change = –1.3 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Green Party of England and Wales |candidate = Simon Bull |votes = 1,247 |percentage = 2.8 |change = –4.6 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Pirate Party UK |candidate = Jason Halsey |votes = 418 |percentage = 0.9 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 7,711 |percentage = 17.3 |change = –12.4 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 44,507 |percentage = 60.8 |change = +2.8 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |swing = –6.6 }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin | |title=General election 2015: Bournemouth West}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Conor Burns |votes = 20,155 |percentage = 48.2 |change = +3.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = UK Independence Party |candidate = Martin Houlden |votes = 7,745 |percentage = 18.5 |change = +11.3 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = David Stokes |votes = 7,386 |percentage = 17.7 |change = +2.9 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |candidate = Mike Plummer |votes = 3,281 |percentage = 7.9 |change = –23.8 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Green Party of England and Wales |candidate = Elizabeth McManus |votes = 3,107 |percentage = 7.4 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Patria |candidate = Dick Franklin |votes = 99 |percentage = 0.2 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box majority |votes = 12,410 |percentage = 29.7 |change = +16.3 }} {{Election box turnout |votes = 41,767 |percentage = 58.0 |change = –0.1 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |swing = }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin | |title=General election 2010: Bournemouth West<ref name=electoralcalculus2010>{{cite web|title=Election Data 2010|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2010.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=17 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726162034/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2010.txt|archive-date=26 July 2013 }}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Conor Burns |votes = 18,808 |percentage = 45.1 |change = +5.6 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |candidate = Alasdair Murray |votes = 13,225 |percentage = 31.7 |change = -0.2 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Sharon Carr-Brown |votes = 6,171 |percentage = 14.8 |change = -8.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = UK Independence Party |candidate = Philip Glover |votes = 2,999 |percentage = 7.2 |change = +1.6 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Harvey Taylor |votes = 456 |percentage = 1.1 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 5,583 |percentage = 13.4 |change = +1.5 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 41,659 |percentage = 58.1 |change = +4.2 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |swing = +2.9 }}
{{Election box end}}
===Elections in the 2000s=== {{Election box begin | |title=General election 2005: Bournemouth West<ref name=electoralcalculus2005>{{cite web|title=Election Data 2005|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2005ob.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054249/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2005ob.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = John Butterfill |votes = 14,057 |percentage = 41.4 |change = −1.4 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |candidate = Richard Renaut |votes = 10,026 |percentage = 29.6 |change = +4.4 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Dafydd Williams |votes = 7,824 |percentage = 23.1 |change = −5.7 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = United Kingdom Independence Party |candidate = Michael Maclaire-Hillier |votes = 2,017 |percentage = 5.9 |change = +2.7 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 4,031 |percentage = 11.8 |change = -2.2 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 33,924 |percentage = 53.3 |change = +0.1 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |swing = -2.9 }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | |title=General election 2001: Bournemouth West<ref name=electoralcalculus2001>{{cite web|title=Election Data 2001|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2001ob.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054450/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2001ob.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = John Butterfill |votes = 14,417 |percentage = 42.8 |change = +1.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = David Stokes |votes = 9,699 |percentage = 28.8 |change = +4.2 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |candidate = Fiona Hornby |votes = 8,468 |percentage = 25.2 |change = −2.6 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = UK Independence Party |candidate = Cynthia Blake |votes = 1,064 |percentage = 3.2 |change = +2.5 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 4,718 |percentage = 14.0 |change = +0.1 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 33,648 |percentage = 53.2 |change = -13.0 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |swing = }} {{Election box end}}
===Elections in the 1990s=== {{Election box begin | |title=General election 1997: Bournemouth West<ref name=electoralcalculus1997>{{cite web|title=Election Data 1997|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1997.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054424/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1997.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = John Butterfill |votes = 17,115 |percentage = 41.7 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |candidate = Janet Dover |votes = 11,405 |percentage = 27.8 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Dennis Gritt |votes = 10,093 |percentage = 24.6 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Referendum Party |candidate = Ronald Mills |votes = 1,910 |percentage = 4.7 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = United Kingdom Independence Party |candidate = Linda Tooley |votes = 281 |percentage = 0.7 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = British National Party |candidate = John Morse |votes = 165 |percentage = 0.4 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Natural Law Party |candidate = Alexander Springham |votes = 103 |percentage = 0.3 |change = }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 5,710 |percentage = 13.9 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 41,072 |percentage = 66.21 |change = }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |swing = -5.6 }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | |title=General election 1992: Bournemouth West<ref name=electoralcalculus1992>{{cite web|title=Election Data 1992|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1992ob.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054418/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1992ob.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm|title=Politics Resources|date=9 April 1992|work=Election 1992|publisher=Politics Resources|access-date=6 December 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724020412/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm|archive-date=24 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = John Butterfill |votes = 29,820 |percentage = 52.7 |change = −2.5 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |candidate = Janet Dover |votes = 17,117 |percentage = 30.2 |change = −1.8 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Ben Grower |votes = 9,423 |percentage = 16.7 |change = +3.9 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Natural Law Party |candidate = Alexander Springham |votes = 232 |percentage = 0.4 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 12,703 |percentage = 22.5 |change = −0.7 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 56,592 |percentage = 75.7 |change = +2.4 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |swing = −0.4 }} {{Election box end}}
===Elections in the 1980s=== {{Election box begin | |title=General election 1987: Bournemouth West<ref name=electoralcalculus1987>{{cite web|title=Election Data 1987|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1987.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054243/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1987.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = John Butterfill |votes = 30,117 |percentage = 55.2 |change = -1.7 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Social Democratic Party (UK) |candidate = Peter Craven |votes = 17,466 |percentage = 32.0 |change = +1.7 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Ronald Jones |votes = 7,018 |percentage = 12.8 |change = +0.3 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 12,651 |percentage = 23.2 |change = -3.4 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 54,601 |percentage = 73.4 |change = -4.2 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |swing = -1.7 }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | |title=General election 1983: Bournemouth West<ref name=electoralcalculus1983>{{cite web|title=Election Data 1983|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1983.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054231/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1983.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = John Butterfill |votes = 28,466 |percentage = 56.9 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = Michael James |votes = 15,135 |percentage = 30.3 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Kelvin Horrocks |votes = 6,243 |percentage = 12.5 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = British National Party |candidate = John Morse |votes = 180 |percentage = 0.3 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 13,331 |percentage = 26.6 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 50,024 |percentage = 69.2 |change = }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |swing = }} {{Election box end}}
===Elections in the 1970s=== {{Election box begin | |title=General election 1979: Bournemouth West }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = John Eden |votes = 25,873 |percentage = 59.84 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Peter J. Brushett |votes = 9,247 |percentage = 21.39 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = Terence D. G. Richards |votes = 7,677 |percentage = 17.76 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = National Front (UK) |candidate = G Hubbard |votes = 438 |percentage = 1.01 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 16,626 |percentage = 38.45 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 43,235 |percentage = 70.46 |change = }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |swing = }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | |title=General election October 1974: Bournemouth West}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = John Eden |votes = 21,294 |percentage = 50.67 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Lionel F Bennett |votes = 10,566 |percentage = 25.14 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = Terence D. G. Richards |votes = 10,166 |percentage = 24.19 |change = }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 10,728 |percentage = 25.53 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 42,026 |percentage = 68.66 |change = }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |swing = }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | |title=General election February 1974: Bournemouth West}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = John Eden |votes = 23,473 |percentage = 50.82 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = Terence D. G. Richards |votes = 12,655 |percentage = 27.40 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Lionel F Bennett |votes = 10,062 |percentage = 21.78 |change = }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 10,818 |percentage = 23.42 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 46,190 |percentage = 76.06 |change = }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |swing = }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | |title=General election 1970: Bournemouth West}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = John Eden |votes = 28,714 |percentage = 56.17 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Lionel F Bennett |votes = 14,099 |percentage = 27.58 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = John Fuller Mills |votes = 8,303 |percentage = 16.24 |change = }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 13,615 |percentage = 28.59 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 51,116 |percentage = 69.28 |change = }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |swing = }} {{Election box end}}
===Elections in the 1960s=== {{Election box begin | |title=General election 1966: Bournemouth West}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = John Eden |votes = 25,740 |percentage = 50.02 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Lionel F Bennett |votes = 16,334 |percentage = 31.74 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = John F Mills |votes = 9,389 |percentage = 18.24 |change = }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 9,406 |percentage = 18.28 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 51,463 |percentage = 73.37 |change = }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |swing = }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | |title=General election 1964: Bournemouth West}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = John Eden |votes = 26,114 |percentage = 50.44 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = George W Spicer |votes = 13,975 |percentage = 26.99 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = John F Mills |votes = 11,681 |percentage = 22.56 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 12,139 |percentage = 23.45 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 51,770 |percentage = 73.71 |change = }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |swing = }} {{Election box end}}
===Elections in the 1950s=== {{Election box begin | |title=General election 1959: Bournemouth West}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = John Eden |votes = 33,575 |percentage = 67.78 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = George W Spicer |votes = 15,957 |percentage = 32.22 |change = }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 17,618 |percentage = 35.56 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 49,532 |percentage = 72.62 |change = }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |swing = }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | |title=General election 1955: Bournemouth West}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = John Eden |votes = 31,931 |percentage = 67.83 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Charles Ford |votes = 15,147 |percentage = 32.17 |change = }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 16,784 |percentage = 35.66 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 47,078 |percentage = 71.71 |change = }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |swing = }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | |title=Bournemouth West by-election, 1954}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = John Eden |votes = 20,695 |percentage = 69.68 |change = +4.19 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Henry Brinton |votes = 9,006 |percentage = 30.32 |change = -4.19 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 11,689 |percentage = 39.36 |change = +8.38 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 29,701 |percentage = |change = }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |swing = }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | |title=General election 1951: Bournemouth West}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Robert Gascoyne-Cecil |votes = 33,269 |percentage = 65.49 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Judith Hart |votes = 17,532 |percentage = 34.51 |change = }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 15,737 |percentage = 30.98 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 50,801 |percentage = 77.71 |change = }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |swing = }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | |title=General election 1950: Bournemouth West}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Robert Gascoyne-Cecil |votes = 28,548 |percentage = 53.62 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = WA Boddy |votes = 15,476 |percentage = 29.07 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = John Creasey |votes = 9,216 |percentage = 17.31 |change = }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 13,072 |percentage = 23.55 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 53,240 |percentage = 83.95 |change = }} {{Election box new seat win| |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |swing = }} {{Election box end}}
==See also== * List of parliamentary constituencies in Dorset
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==External links== *[http://www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/lmp/wpca/1929379896/report.aspx nomis Constituency Profile for Bournemouth West] — presenting data from the ONS annual population survey and other official statistics. *[https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/12947.html Bournemouth West UK Parliament constituency] (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at ''MapIt UK'' *[https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/65933.html Bournemouth West UK Parliament constituency] (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at ''MapIt UK'' *[https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/168793.html Bournemouth West UK Parliament constituency] (boundaries from June 2024) at ''MapIt UK''
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Category:Parliamentary constituencies in Dorset Category:Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1950 Category:Politics of Bournemouth