Coordinates: 50°43′30″N 1°48′11″W / 50.725°N 1.803°W
| Bournemouth East Borough constituency |
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| Bournemouth East shown within Dorset, and Dorset shown within England | |
| Created: | 1974 |
| MP: | Tobias Ellwood |
| Party: | Conservative |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Dorset |
| EP 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.
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Boundaries
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 to be enacted at the next United Kingdom general election, the western boundary of the constituency changes so that it is aligned with ward boundaries (which have changed since the last constituency boundary change). The main changes see Eastcliff brought into the constituency with loss of part of east Winton.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
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| Feb 1974 | John Cordle | Conservative | |
| 1977 by-election | David Atkinson | Conservative | |
| 2005 | Tobias Ellwood | Conservative | |
Election results
| Confirmed candidates for the United Kingdom general election, 2010: Bournemouth East [1] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Tobias Ellwood | ||||
| Liberal Democrat | Lisa Northover | ||||
| Labour | David Stokes | ||||
| UKIP | David Hughes | ||||
| General Election 2005: Bournemouth East | |||||
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| 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 | |||||
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| 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 | ||||
References
- ^ Bournemouth East UK Polling
See also
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