Bournemouth East (UK Parliament constituency)

Coordinates: 50°43′30″N 1°48′11″W / 50.725°N 1.803°W / 50.725; -1.803

Bournemouth East
Borough constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Bournemouth East in Dorset.
Location of Dorset within England.
County	Dorset
Population	102,152 (2011 census)^[1]
Electorate	72,961 (December 2010)^[2]
Current constituency
Created	1974 (1974)
Member of parliament	Tobias Ellwood (Conservative)
Number of members	One
Created from	Bournemouth East and Christchurch
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency	South West England

Bournemouth East is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. It has elected Conservative MPs since its creation.

Boundaries

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-present: 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.

The constituency is based around the eastern portion of Bournemouth, in Dorset, including the Southbourne district at the border of Christchurch, Boscombe, Throop, and Queen's Park.

Following boundary changes enacted at the 2010 United Kingdom 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 Eastcliff brought into the constituency with the loss of part of east Winton.

Bournemouth town centre was in this constituency from 1983 to 1997.

Members of Parliament

	Member^[3]	Party	Notes
Feb 1974	John Cordle	Conservative	Resigned 1977
1977 by-election	David Atkinson	Conservative
2005	Tobias Ellwood	Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2015: Bournemouth East^[4]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tobias Ellwood ^[6]	22,060	49.2	+0.8
	Labour	Peter Stokes	7,448	16.6	+3.4
	UKIP	David Hughes ^[7]	7,401	16.5	+9.6
	Liberal Democrat	Jon Nicholas	3,752	8.4	-22.5
	Green	Alasdair Keddie^[8]	3,263	7.3	+7.3
	Independent	David Ross	903	2.0	+2.0
Majority			14,612	32.6	+15.1
Turnout			45,014	62.6	+0.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 2010: Bournemouth East^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tobias Ellwood	21,320	48.4	+3.4
	Liberal Democrat	Lisa Northover	13,592	30.9	-0.2
	Labour	David Stokes	5,836	13.3	-5.8
	UKIP	David Hughes	3,027	6.9	+2.1
	Independent	Steven Humphrey	249	0.6	+0.6
Majority			7,728	17.5
Turnout			44,024	61.9	+2.9
	Conservative hold		Swing	+1.8

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: Bournemouth East^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tobias Ellwood	16,925	45.0	+1.7
	Liberal Democrat	Andrew Garratt	11,681	31.1	−2.6
	Labour	David Stokes	7,191	19.1	−0.8
	UKIP	Thomas Collier	1,802	4.8	+1.7
Majority			5,244	13.9
Turnout			37,599	59.3	+1.1
	Conservative hold		Swing	+2.2

General Election 2001: Bournemouth East^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Atkinson	15,501	43.3	+1.9
	Liberal Democrat	Andrew Garratt	12,067	33.7	+2.3
	Labour	Paul Nicholson	7,107	19.9	-1.3
	UKIP	George Chamberlaine	1,124	3.1	+1.3
Majority			3,434	9.6
Turnout			35,799	58.2	-12.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Bournemouth East^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Atkinson	17,997	41.4	-14.0
	Liberal Democrat	Douglas Eyre	13,655	31.4	+0.4
	Labour	Mrs. Jessica L. Stevens	9,181	21.2	+8.3
	Referendum	Alan Musgrave-Scott	1,808	4.2	N/A
	UKIP	Kenneth F. Benney	791	1.8	N/A
Majority			4,346	10.01
Turnout			43,432	70.21
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1992: Bournemouth East^[13]^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Atkinson	30,820	56.4	-1.9
	Liberal Democrat	Neil R. Russell	15,998	29.3	-1.4
	Labour	Peter J. Brushett	7,541	13.8	+2.7
	Natural Law	Mrs Susan T. Holmes	329	0.6	+0.6
Majority			14,822	27.1	-0.6
Turnout			54,688	72.8	+2.3
	Conservative hold		Swing	-0.3

Elections in the 1980s

General Election 1987: Bournemouth East^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Atkinson	30,925	58.29
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	John Millward	16,242	30.62
	Labour	IA Taylor	5,885	11.09
Majority			14,683	27.68
Turnout				70.52
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1983: Bournemouth East^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Atkinson	25,176	53.45
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	John Millward	13,760	29.21
	Labour	MJ Shutler	4,026	8.55
	Independent Conservative	Margaret Hogarth	3,644	7.74	N/A
	Ecology	T Dykes	273	0.58
	Monster Raving Loony	J Stooks	225	0.48	N/A
Majority			11,416	24.24
Turnout				66.61
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General Election 1979: Bournemouth East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Atkinson	25,808	62.64
	Labour	Joseph Goodwin	7,553	18.33
	Liberal	Donald Matthew	6,738	16.35
	New Britain	John Pratt	581	1.41
	Ecology	J Dempsey	523	1.27	N/A
Majority			18,255	44.31
Turnout				73.08
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bournemouth East by-election, 1977
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Atkinson	15,235	63.41	+11.65
	Labour	Joseph Goodwin	3,684	15.33	-5.64
	Liberal	Donald Matthew	3,212	13.37	-11.85
	New Britain	John Pratt	1,127	4.69	N/A
	National Front	Kenneth McKilliam	725	3.02	+0.96
	International Marxist	Brian Heron	494	1.4	N/A
	Democratic Monarchist, Public Safety, White Resident	Bill Boaks	42	0.17	N/A
Turnout			24,025	42.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election October 1974: Bournemouth East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Cordle	20,790	51.76	+1.56
	Liberal	G. K. Musgrave	10,129	25.22	-4.03
	Labour	D. E. Lock	8,422	20.97	+4.27
	National Front	M. Hayes	828	2.06	+0.09
Majority			10,661	26,54	+5.59
Turnout			40,149	70.46	-8.14
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

General Election February 1974: Bournemouth East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Cordle	22,319	50.20	N/A
	Liberal	G. K. Musgrave	13,005	29.25	N/A
	Labour	D. E. Lock	7,423	16.70	N/A
	National Front	M. Hayes	875	1.97	N/A
	Anti-EEC	A Reynolds	834	1.88	N/A
Majority			9,314	20.95	N/A
Turnout				78.60	N/A
	Conservative win (new seat)

Notes and references

↑ "Bournemouth East: Usual Resident Population, 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
↑ "Electorate Figures – Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 4)
↑ "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. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
↑ http://electionresults.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/bournemouth-east-2015.html
↑ http://electionresults.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/bournemouth-east-2015.html
↑ http://sedorset.greenparty.org.uk/news/2015/02/09/dorset-greens-make-history/
↑ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. 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. 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.

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