Bournemouth West - UK Parliament Constituency

Here are the most recent election results for the Bournemouth West constituency.

Note: Smaller parties may be omitted. The candidate with the largest vote who does not belong to one of the main parties is listed as 'Minor'. Votes listed for 'Other' are calculated by taking the votes from the main parties and 'Minor' away from the total votes cast.

Name	Bournemouth West
Region	South West
1st in 2024		Labour
2nd in 2024		Conservative
Swing To Lose	4.09%
Next Election Prediction	View

Note: 'Swing To Lose' is the swing needed by the 2nd placed party against the 1st placed party to win the seat.

Electoral History

Election		Party
	Election 2024	Labour
	Election 2019 (New Boundaries)	Conservative
	Election 2019	Conservative
	Election 2017	Conservative
	Election 2015	Conservative
	Election 2010	Conservative
	Election 2005 (New Boundaries)	Conservative
	Election 2005	Conservative
	Election 2001	Conservative
	Election 1997	Conservative
	Election 1992	Conservative
	Election 1987	Conservative
	Election 1983	Conservative
	Election 1979	Conservative
	Election 1974 (October)	Conservative
	Election 1974 (February)	Conservative

Election 2024

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	14,365	36.44%	+4.59%
	Conservative	11,141	28.26%	-25.31%
	Reform UK	6,647	16.86%	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	4,311	10.94%	+0.88%
	Green	2,614	6.63%	+2.12%
	Minor	201	0.51%	N/A
	Others	139	0.35%	N/A
Majority		3,224	8.18%
Turnout		39,418	56.10%	-7.36%
Electorate		70,259
Swing from CON to LAB			14.95%
Swing from LAB to REF			6.13%
Swing from CON to REF			21.09%
	Labour gain from Conservative

Election 2019 (New Boundaries)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	24,512	53.58%	+0.18%
	Labour	14,571	31.85%	+0.53%
	Liberal Democrat	4,603	10.06%	-0.66%
	Green	2,066	4.52%	-0.04%
Majority		9,941	21.73%
Turnout		45,752	63.46%	+1.50%
Electorate		72,094
Swing from CON to LAB			0.17%
Swing from LD to CON			0.42%
Swing from LD to LAB			0.60%
	Conservative hold

Election 2019

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	24,550	53.40%	-0.11%
	Labour	14,400	31.32%	-4.86%
	Liberal Democrat	4,931	10.72%	+4.14%
	Green	2,096	4.56%	+1.76%
Majority		10,150	22.08%
Turnout		45,977	61.96%	+1.15%
Electorate		74,205
Swing from LAB to CON			2.38%
Swing from CON to LD			2.12%
Swing from LAB to LD			4.50%
	Conservative hold

Election 2017

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	23,812	53.50%	+5.25%
	Labour	16,101	36.18%	+18.50%
	Liberal Democrat	2,929	6.58%	-1.27%
	Green	1,247	2.80%	-4.64%
	Minor	418	0.94%	N/A
Majority		7,711	17.33%
Turnout		44,507	60.81%	+2.85%
Electorate		73,195
Swing from CON to LAB			6.62%
Swing from LD to CON			3.26%
Swing from LD to LAB			9.88%
	Conservative hold

Election 2015

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	20,155	48.25%	+3.10%
	UKIP	7,745	18.54%	+11.34%
	Labour	7,386	17.68%	+2.87%
	Liberal Democrat	3,281	7.85%	-23.89%
	Green	3,107	7.44%	N/A
	Minor	99	0.24%	N/A
Majority		12,410	29.71%
Turnout		41,773	57.95%	-0.11%
Electorate		72,082
Swing from CON to UKIP			4.12%
Swing from LAB to CON			0.12%
Swing from LAB to UKIP			4.24%
	Conservative hold

Election 2010

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	18,808	45.15%	+7.01%
	Liberal Democrat	13,225	31.75%	-1.53%
	Labour	6,171	14.81%	-8.13%
	UKIP	2,999	7.20%	N/A
	Minor	456	1.09%	N/A
Majority		5,583	13.40%
Turnout		41,659	58.06%	+2.16%
Electorate		71,753
Swing from LD to CON			4.27%
Swing from LAB to CON			7.57%
Swing from LAB to LD			3.30%
	Conservative hold

Election 2005 (New Boundaries)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	14,515	38.14%	-3.30%
	Liberal Democrat	12,664	33.28%	+3.72%
	Labour	8,731	22.94%	-0.12%
	Others	2,146	5.64%	N/A
Majority		1,851	4.86%
Turnout		38,056	55.90%	+2.36%
Electorate		68,074
Swing from CON to LD			3.51%
Swing from CON to LAB			1.59%
Swing from LAB to LD			1.92%
	Conservative hold

Election 2005

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	14,057	41.44%	-1.41%
	Liberal Democrat	10,026	29.55%	+4.39%
	Labour	7,824	23.06%	-5.76%
	UKIP	2,017	5.95%	+2.78%
Majority		4,031	11.88%
Turnout		33,924	53.54%	-0.69%
Electorate		63,358
Swing from CON to LD			2.90%
Swing from LAB to CON			2.18%
Swing from LAB to LD			5.07%
	Conservative hold

Election 2001

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	14,417	42.85%	+1.18%
	Labour	9,699	28.82%	+4.25%
	Liberal Democrat	8,468	25.17%	-2.60%
	UKIP	1,064	3.16%	+2.48%
Majority		4,718	14.02%
Turnout		33,648	54.24%	-11.98%
Electorate		62,038
Swing from CON to LAB			1.54%
Swing from LD to CON			1.89%
Swing from LD to LAB			3.43%
	Conservative hold

Election 1997

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	17,115	41.67%	-11.02%
	Liberal Democrat	11,405	27.77%	-2.48%
	Labour	10,093	24.57%	+7.92%
	Minor	1,910	4.65%	N/A
	UKIP	281	0.68%	N/A
	Others	268	0.65%	N/A
Majority		5,710	13.90%
Turnout		41,072	66.22%	-9.51%
Electorate		62,028
Swing from CON to LD			4.27%
Swing from CON to LAB			9.47%
Swing from LD to LAB			5.20%
	Conservative hold

Election 1992

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	29,820	52.69%	-2.47%
	Liberal Democrat	17,117	30.25%	N/A
	Labour	9,423	16.65%	+3.80%
	Minor	232	0.41%	N/A
Majority		12,703	22.45%
Turnout		56,592	75.73%	+2.38%
Electorate		74,729
Swing from CON to LD			16.36%
Swing from CON to LAB			3.13%
Swing from LAB to LD			13.22%
	Conservative hold

Election 1987

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	30,117	55.16%	-1.75%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	17,466	31.99%	+1.73%
	Labour	7,018	12.85%	+0.37%
Majority		12,651	23.17%
Turnout		54,601	73.35%	+4.15%
Electorate		74,444
Swing from CON to ALL			1.74%
Swing from CON to LAB			1.06%
Swing from LAB to ALL			0.68%
	Conservative hold

Election 1983

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	28,466	56.90%	-2.94%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	15,135	30.26%	N/A
	Labour	6,243	12.48%	-8.91%
	Minor	180	0.36%	N/A
Majority		13,331	26.65%
Turnout		50,024	69.19%	-1.27%
Electorate		72,297
Swing from CON to ALL			16.60%
Swing from LAB to CON			2.98%
Swing from LAB to ALL			19.58%
	Conservative hold

Election 1979

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	25,873	59.84%	+9.17%
	Labour	9,247	21.39%	-3.75%
	Liberal	7,677	17.76%	-6.43%
	Others	438	1.01%	N/A
Majority		16,626	38.45%
Turnout		43,235	70.46%	+1.79%
Electorate		61,359
Swing from LAB to CON			6.46%
Swing from LIB to CON			7.80%
Swing from LIB to LAB			1.34%
	Conservative hold

Election 1974 (October)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	21,294	50.67%	-0.15%
	Labour	10,566	25.14%	+3.36%
	Liberal	10,166	24.19%	-3.21%
Majority		10,728	25.53%
Turnout		42,026	68.67%	-7.39%
Electorate		61,197
Swing from CON to LAB			1.75%
Swing from LIB to CON			1.53%
Swing from LIB to LAB			3.28%
	Conservative hold

Election 1974 (February)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	23,473	50.82%	N/A
	Liberal	12,655	27.40%	N/A
	Labour	10,062	21.78%	N/A
Majority		10,818	23.42%
Turnout		46,190	76.06%	N/A
Electorate		60,725

	Conservative win

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