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Bournemouth East

Every general election in Bournemouth East since 1974. Latest: Tom Hayes, Labour, majority 5,479.

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Member of Parliament

Tom Hayes

Labour · elected 4 July 2024 · majority 5,479

2024 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Tom Hayes ElectedLabour18,31640.8%
Tobias Ellwood sitting MPConservative12,83728.6%
Martin HouldenReform UK6,26814.0%
Jon NicholasLiberal Democrats3,0826.9%
Joe SalmonGreen2,7906.2%
Kieron WilsonIndependent1,5293.4%
Miles PennSocial Democratic Party880.2%
Valid votes44,910
Majority5,47912.2%

Lab gain from Con Turnout 62.1% of 72,354 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%F19741979198719972005201520192024Conservative, February 1974: 50.2%Conservative, October 1974: 51.8%Conservative, 1979: 62.6%Conservative, 1983: 53.5%Conservative, 1987: 58.3%Conservative, 1992: 56.4%Conservative, 1997: 41.4%Conservative, 2001: 43.3%Conservative, 2005: 45.0%Conservative, 2010: 48.4%Conservative, 2015: 49.2%Conservative, 2017: 51.9%Conservative, 2019: 50.6%Conservative, 2024: 28.6%Labour, February 1974: 16.7%Labour, October 1974: 21.0%Labour, 1979: 18.3%Labour, 1983: 8.6%Labour, 1987: 11.1%Labour, 1992: 13.8%Labour, 1997: 21.1%Labour, 2001: 19.9%Labour, 2005: 19.1%Labour, 2010: 13.3%Labour, 2015: 16.6%Labour, 2017: 35.6%Labour, 2019: 32.7%Labour, 2024: 40.8%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 29.3%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 31.4%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 33.7%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 31.1%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 30.9%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 8.4%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 6.5%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 11.0%Liberal Democrats, 2024: 6.9%Liberal, February 1974: 29.3%Liberal, October 1974: 25.2%Liberal, 1979: 16.4%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 29.2%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 30.6%UK Independence Party, 2010: 6.9%UK Independence Party, 2015: 16.5%UK Independence Party, 2017: 2.9%Reform UK, 2024: 14.0%
Vote share in Bournemouth East at each general election Con Lab LD Lib Alliance UKIP Ref

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of today’s Bournemouth East lived under the old (2010–2019) boundaries:

Shares of population, from the House of Commons Library’s boundary analysis in the UK Parliament election results data.

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
2024Lab Tom HayesCon5,47912.262.1%Lab gain from Con
2019Con Tobias EllwoodLab8,80617.966.5%Con hold
2017Con Tobias EllwoodLab7,93716.365.2%Con hold
2015Con Tobias EllwoodLab14,61232.662.0%Con hold
2010Con Tobias EllwoodLD7,72817.661.9%Con hold
2005ConLD5,24414.059.2%
2001ConLD3,4349.658.2%Con hold
1997ConLD4,34210.070.2%
1992ConLD14,82327.172.8%Con hold
1987ConAlliance14,68327.770.5%Con hold
1983ConAlliance11,41624.265.9%
1979ConLab18,25544.373.1%Con hold
October 1974ConLib10,66126.570.5%Con hold
February 1974ConLib9,31421.078.6%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who is the MP for Bournemouth East?

Tom Hayes (Labour) won Bournemouth East at the 2024 general election with a majority of 5,479.

Which parties have won Bournemouth East?

At the 14 general elections held under this name since 1974: Conservative 13, Labour 1.

Which region is Bournemouth East in?

Bournemouth East is in South West.

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