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Bournemouth East — UK General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Bournemouth East was won by Labour at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 5,479 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Bournemouth East from Feb 1974 to 2024.

Full Election History, Feb 1974–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
Feb 1974 John Cordle (Conservative) 22,319 50.2% George Hamilton Musgrave (Liberal) 9,314 (20.9 pts) 78.6%
Oct 1974 John Cordle (Conservative) 20,790 51.8% George Hamilton Musgrave (Liberal) 10,661 (26.5 pts) 70.5%
1979 David Atkinson (Conservative) 25,808 62.6% Joseph Goodwin (Labour) 18,255 (44.3 pts) 73.1%
1983 David Atkinson (Conservative) 25,176 53.4% John Millward (SDP-Liberal Alliance) 11,416 (24.2 pts) 66.6%
1987 David Atkinson (Conservative) 30,925 58.3% John Millward (SDP-Liberal Alliance) 14,683 (27.7 pts) 70.5%
1992 David Atkinson (Conservative) 30,820 56.4% Neil Russell (Liberal Democrat) 14,822 (27.1 pts) 72.8%
1997 David Atkinson (Conservative) 17,997 41.4% Douglas Eyre (Liberal Democrat) 4,342 (10.0 pts) 70.2%
2001 David Atkinson (Conservative) 15,501 43.3% Andrew Garratt (Liberal Democrat) 3,434 (9.6 pts) 59.2%
2005 Tobias Ellwood (Conservative) 16,925 45.0% Andrew Garratt (Liberal Democrat) 5,244 (14.0 pts) 59.3%
2010 Tobias Ellwood (Conservative) 21,320 48.4% Lisa Northover (Liberal Democrat) 7,728 (17.5 pts) 62.0%
2015 Tobias Ellwood (Conservative) 22,060 49.2% Peter Stokes (Labour) 14,612 (32.6 pts) 62.3%
2017 Tobias Ellwood (Conservative) 25,221 51.9% Mel Semple (Labour) 7,937 (16.3 pts) 65.3%
2019 Tobias Ellwood (Conservative) 24,926 50.6% Corrie Drew (Labour) 8,806 (17.9 pts) 66.7%
2024 Tom Hayes (Labour) 18,316 40.8% Tobias Ellwood (Conservative) 5,479 (12.2 pts) 62.3%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Cordle Conservative 22,31950.2% Yes
George Hamilton Musgrave Liberal 13,00529.3% No
Desmond Earle Lock Labour 7,42316.7% No
Michael John Hayes National Front 8752.0% No
Alan Stanley Reynolds Anti-EEC 8341.9% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Cordle Conservative 20,79051.8% Yes
George Hamilton Musgrave Liberal 10,12925.2% No
Desmond Earle Lock Labour 8,42221.0% No
Michael John Hayes National Front 8282.1% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Atkinson Conservative 25,80862.6% Yes
Joseph Goodwin Labour 7,55318.3% No
Donald Matthew Liberal 6,73816.4% No
John Pratt New Britain 5811.4% No
Jacqueline Mary Dempsey Green 5231.3% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Atkinson Conservative 25,17653.4% Yes
John Millward SDP-Liberal Alliance 13,76029.2% No
Michael John Shutler Labour 4,0268.5% No
Margaret Hogarth Independent Conservative 3,6447.7% No
Trevor Douglas Dykes Green 2730.6% No
Jeremy Stooks Monster Raving Loony 2250.5% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Atkinson Conservative 30,92558.3% Yes
John Millward SDP-Liberal Alliance 16,24230.6% No
Ian Arundel Taylor Labour 5,88511.1% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Atkinson Conservative 30,82056.4% Yes
Neil Russell Liberal Democrat 15,99829.3% No
Peter Brushett Labour 7,54113.8% No
Susan Holmes Natural Law 3290.6% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Atkinson Conservative 17,99741.4% Yes
Douglas Eyre Liberal Democrat 13,65531.4% No
Jessica Stevens Labour 9,18121.1% No
Alan Musgrave-Scott Referendum Party 1,8084.2% No
Kenneth Benney UKIP 7911.8% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Atkinson Conservative 15,50143.3% Yes
Andrew Garratt Liberal Democrat 12,06733.7% No
Paul Nicholson Labour 7,10719.9% No
George Chamberlaine UKIP 1,1243.1% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Tobias Ellwood Conservative 16,92545.0% Yes
Andrew Garratt Liberal Democrat 11,68131.1% No
David Stokes Labour 7,19119.1% No
Thomas Collier UKIP 1,8024.8% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Tobias Ellwood Conservative 21,32048.4% Yes
Lisa Northover Liberal Democrat 13,59230.9% No
David Stokes Labour 5,83613.3% No
David Hughes UKIP 3,0276.9% No
Steven Humphrey Independent 2490.6% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Tobias Ellwood Conservative 22,06049.2% Yes
Peter Stokes Labour 7,44816.6% No
David Hughes UKIP 7,40116.5% No
Jon Nicholas Liberal Democrat 3,7528.4% No
Alasdair Keddie Green 3,2637.3% No
David Ross Bournemouth Independent Alliance 9032.0% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Tobias Ellwood Conservative 25,22151.9% Yes
Mel Semple Labour 17,28435.6% No
Jon Nicholas Liberal Democrat 3,1686.5% No
David Hughes UKIP 1,4052.9% No
Alasdair Keddie Green 1,2362.5% No
Kieron Wilson Independent 3040.6% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Tobias Ellwood Conservative 24,92650.6% Yes
Corrie Drew Labour 16,12032.7% No
Philip Dunn Liberal Democrat 5,41811.0% No
Alasdair Keddie Green 2,0494.2% No
Ben Aston Independent 4470.9% No
Emma Johnson Independent 3140.6% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Tom Hayes Labour 18,31640.8% Yes
Tobias Ellwood Conservative 12,83728.6% No
Martin Houlden Reform UK 6,26814.0% No
Jon Nicholas Liberal Democrat 3,0826.9% No
Joe Salmon Green 2,7906.2% No
Kieron Wilson Independent 1,5293.4% No
Miles Penn Social Democratic Party 880.2% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

Feb 1974: Conservative margin 20.9 pts Oct 1974: Conservative margin 26.5 pts 1979: Conservative margin 44.3 pts 1983: Conservative margin 24.2 pts 1987: Conservative margin 27.7 pts 1992: Conservative margin 27.1 pts 1997: Conservative margin 10.0 pts 2001: Conservative margin 9.6 pts 2005: Conservative margin 14.0 pts 2010: Conservative margin 17.5 pts 2015: Conservative margin 32.6 pts 2017: Conservative margin 16.3 pts 2019: Conservative margin 17.9 pts 2024: Labour margin 12.2 pts Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024

Trend

Bournemouth East has been contested at 14 general elections on record since Feb 1974. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Bournemouth East in the 2024 general election?

Labour won Bournemouth East in 2024 with 18,316 votes (40.8%), a majority of 5,479 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Bournemouth East since Feb 1974?

Since Feb 1974, Bournemouth East has been won by: Conservative, Labour.

What was the closest result in Bournemouth East?

The closest result on record for Bournemouth East was 2001, when Conservative beat Liberal Democrat by just 3,434 votes (9.6 percentage points).

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