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 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.
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.Electoral Calculus https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/seatdetails.py?seat=Bournemouth+West 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.
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 ElectionMemberParty 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
Elections in the 2010s
2019 notional result Party Vote % Conservative 24,512 53.6 Labour 14,571 31.8 Liberal Democrats 4,603 10.1 Green 2,066 4.5Turnout45,75263.5Electorate72,094
Elections in the 2000s
Elections in the 1990s
Elections in the 1980s
Elections in the 1970s
Elections in the 1960s
Elections in the 1950s
See also List of parliamentary constituencies in Dorset
Notes
References
External links nomis Constituency Profile for Bournemouth West — presenting data from the ONS annual population survey and other official statistics. Bournemouth West UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK Bournemouth West UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK Bournemouth West UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK