# Bournemouth West (UK Parliament constituency)

Bournemouth West is a parliamentary constituency 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 includes the western portion of Bournemouth, from the Kinson, Ensbury Park, Alder Hills, Winton and Talbot Woods areas down towards Bournemouth town centre and the West Cliff.
Residents are younger and slightly less wealthy than in neighbouring Bournemouth East.

## 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

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

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1950 | Robert Gascoyne-Cecil | Conservative |
| 1954 by-election | John Eden | Conservative |
| 1983 | John Butterfill | Conservative |
| 2010 | Conor Burns | Conservative |
| 2024 | Jessica Toale | Labour |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Bournemouth West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jessica Toale | 14,365 | 36.4 | +4.6 |
| | Conservative | Conor Burns | 11,141 | 28.3 | −25.3 |
| | Reform UK | Ben Aston | 6,647 | 16.9 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jeff Hanna | 4,311 | 10.9 | +0.8 |
| | Green | Darren Jones | 2,614 | 6.6 | +2.1 |
| | CPA | Julie Vivienne | 201 | 0.5 | N/A |
| | SDP | David Warden | 139 | 0.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,224 | 8.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,418 | 56.1 | −7.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 70,259 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +14.9 | |

### Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result :
| Party | Party | Vote | % |
| | Conservative | 24,512 | 53.6 |
| | Labour | 14,571 | 31.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 4,603 | 10.1 |
| | Green | 2,066 | 4.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 45,752 | 63.5 |
| Electorate | Electorate | 72,094 |
General election 2019: Bournemouth West :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 10,150 | 22.1 | +4.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,977 | 62.0 | +1.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +2.4 | |
General election 2017: Bournemouth West :
| Party | 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 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,711 | 17.3 | –12.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,507 | 60.8 | +2.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | –6.6 | |
General election 2015: Bournemouth West :
| Party | 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 | N/A |
| | Patria | Dick Franklin | 99 | 0.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,410 | 29.7 | +16.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,767 | 58.0 | –0.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 2010: Bournemouth West :
| Party | 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 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,583 | 13.4 | +1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,659 | 58.1 | +4.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +2.9 | |

### Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Bournemouth West :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 4,031 | 11.8 | −2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,924 | 53.3 | +0.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -2.9 | |
General election 2001: Bournemouth West :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 4,718 | 14.0 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,648 | 53.2 | −13.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Bournemouth West :
| Party | 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 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Linda Tooley | 281 | 0.7 | N/A |
| | BNP | John Morse | 165 | 0.4 | N/A |
| | Natural Law | Alexander Springham | 103 | 0.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,710 | 13.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,072 | 66.21 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -5.6 | |
General election 1992: Bournemouth West :
| Party | 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 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,703 | 22.5 | −0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,592 | 75.7 | +2.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −0.4 | |

### Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Bournemouth West :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 12,651 | 23.2 | −3.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,601 | 73.4 | −4.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -1.7 | |
General election 1983: Bournemouth West :
| Party | 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 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,331 | 26.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,024 | 69.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Bournemouth West :
| Party | 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 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,626 | 38.45 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,235 | 70.46 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election October 1974: Bournemouth West :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 10,728 | 25.53 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,026 | 68.66 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election February 1974: Bournemouth West :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 10,818 | 23.42 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,190 | 76.06 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election 1970: Bournemouth West :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 13,615 | 28.59 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,116 | 69.28 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: Bournemouth West :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 9,406 | 18.28 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,463 | 73.37 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election 1964: Bournemouth West :
| Party | 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 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,139 | 23.45 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,770 | 73.71 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Bournemouth West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Eden | 33,575 | 67.78 |
| | Labour | George W Spicer | 15,957 | 32.22 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17,618 | 35.56 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,532 | 72.62 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election 1955: Bournemouth West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Eden | 31,931 | 67.83 |
| | Labour | Charles Ford | 15,147 | 32.17 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,784 | 35.66 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,078 | 71.71 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Bournemouth West by-election, 1954 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Eden | 20,695 | 69.68 | +4.19 |
| | Labour | Henry Brinton | 9,006 | 30.32 | −4.19 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,689 | 39.36 | +8.38 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,701 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1951: Bournemouth West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Robert Gascoyne-Cecil | 33,269 | 65.49 |
| | Labour | Judith Hart | 17,532 | 34.51 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15,737 | 30.98 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,801 | 77.71 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election 1950: Bournemouth West :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 13,072 | 23.55 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,240 | 83.95 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |