Bournemouth East (UK Parliament constituency)

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Bournemouth East Borough constituency
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.

Contents 1 Boundaries 2 Members of Parliament 3 Election results 4 References 5 See also

[edit] 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 ward of East Cliffe and Springbourne is brought into Bournemouth East, in addition to the tidying of the boundary in the north to marry up with electoral wards.

[edit] Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1974	John Cordle	Conservative
	1977	David Atkinson	Conservative
	2005	Tobias Ellwood	Conservative

[edit] Election results

Confirmed candidates at the Next United Kingdom general election: Bournemouth East [1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tobias Ellwood
	UK Independence	David Hughes
	Labour	David Stokes

General Election 2005: Bournemouth East
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
	UK Independence	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
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
	UK Independence	George Chamberlaine	1,124	3.1	+1.3
Majority			3,434	9.6
Turnout			35,799	58.2	-12.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

[edit] References

1. ^ Bournemouth East UK Polling

[edit] See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Dorset

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