Bournemouth East (UK Parliament constituency)
Bournemouth East is a parliamentary constituency[n 1] in Dorset represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Tom Hayes, of the Labour Party.[n 2] The seat covers the eastern suburbs of Bournemouth including Muscliff, Springbourne and Southbourne.[4] The constituency is based on the eastern portion of Bournemouth, in Dorset, including the Southbourne district at the border of Christchurch, Boscombe, Throop, Moordown, Muscliff, Townsend, Littledown, Richmond Park, Springbourne, Iford and Queen's Park.1974–1983: The County Borough of Bournemouth wards of Boscombe East, Boscombe West, King's Park, Moordown North, Moordown South, Queen's Park, Southbourne, and West Southbourne.1983–1997: The Borough of Bournemouth wards of Boscombe East, Boscombe West, Central, East Cliff, Littledown, Moordown, Muscliff, Queen's Park, Southbourne, Strouden Park, and West Southbourne.
Borough constituencyHouse of CommonsCountyDorsetElectorate1974 (1974)Member of ParliamentTom HayesLabourBournemouth East and Christchurchparliamentary constituencyUK ParliamentLabour PartyBournemouthMuscliffSpringbourneSouthbourneChristchurchBoscombeThroopMoordownTownsendLittledownRichmond ParkQueen's ParkBournemouth Town CentreBoscombe EastBoscombe WestEast Cliff and SpringbourneEast Southbourne and TucktonLittledown and IfordStrouden ParkWest SouthbourneEast CliffWintonBoscombe East & PokesdownEast Cliff & SpringbourneEast Southbourne & TucktonLittledown & IlfordMuscliff & Strouden ParkFeb 1974John CordleConservative1977 by-electionDavid AtkinsonTobias EllwoodIndependentGeneral election 2024Reform UKLiberal DemocratsTurnoutRegistered electorsGeneral election 2019General election 2017General election 2015General election 2010General election 2005General election 2001General election 1997ReferendumGeneral election 1992Natural LawGeneral election 1987LiberalGeneral election 1983Ind. ConservativeEcologyMonster Raving LoonyGeneral election 1979New BritainBy-election 1977National FrontInternational MarxistBill BoaksGeneral election October 1974General election February 1974List of parliamentary constituencies in Dorsetfirst past the postBournemouth Borough CouncilElectoral CalculusDorset constituenciesBournemouth WestMid Dorset and North PooleNorth DorsetSouth DorsetWest DorsetBridportDorchesterLyme RegisShaftesburyWarehamWeymouth and Melcombe RegisCorfe CastleEast DorsetChristchurch and LymingtonConstituencies in South West EnglandBristol EastBristol North EastBristol North WestBristol SouthCamborne and RedruthExeterFilton and Bradley StokeForest of DeanGloucesterNorth East Somerset and HanhamNorth SomersetPlymouth Moor ViewPlymouth Sutton and DevonportSouth East CornwallSt Austell and NewquayStroudSwindon NorthSwindon SouthTruro and FalmouthWeston-super-MareCheltenhamChippenhamFrome and East SomersetGlastonbury and SomertonHoniton and SidmouthMelksham and DevizesNewton AbbotNorth CornwallNorth DevonSouth Cotswolds