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Bournemouth West — UK General Election Results

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

Bournemouth West was won by Labour at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 3,224 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Bournemouth West from 1950 to 2024.

Full Election History, 1950–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1950 Robert Edward Peter Gascoyne-Cecil (Conservative) 28,548 53.6% William Albert Boddy (Labour) 13,072 (24.6 pts) 83.9%
1951 Robert Edward Peter Gascoyne-Cecil (Conservative) 33,269 65.5% Constance Mary Hart (Labour) 15,737 (31.0 pts) 77.7%
1955 John Benedict Eden (Conservative) 31,931 67.8% Charles Ford (Labour) 16,784 (35.6 pts) 71.7%
1959 John Benedict Eden (Conservative) 33,575 67.8% George W Spicer (Labour) 17,618 (35.6 pts) 72.6%
1964 John Eden (Conservative) 26,114 50.4% George William Spicer (Labour) 12,139 (23.4 pts) 73.7%
1966 John Eden (Conservative) 25,740 50.0% Lionel Frank Bennett (Labour) 9,406 (18.3 pts) 73.4%
1970 John Eden (Conservative) 28,714 56.2% Lionel Frank Bennett (Labour) 14,615 (28.6 pts) 69.4%
Feb 1974 John Eden (Conservative) 23,473 50.8% Terence Richards (Liberal) 10,798 (23.4 pts) 76.1%
Oct 1974 John Eden (Conservative) 21,294 50.7% Lionel Frank Bennett (Labour) 10,728 (25.5 pts) 68.7%
1979 John Eden (Conservative) 25,873 59.8% Peter Brushett (Labour) 16,626 (38.5 pts) 70.5%
1983 John Butterfill (Conservative) 28,466 56.9% Richard Michael James (Liberal) 13,331 (26.7 pts) 69.2%
1987 John Butterfill (Conservative) 30,117 55.2% Peter Geoffrey Michael Craven (Social Democratic Party) 12,651 (23.2 pts) 73.3%
1992 John Butterfill (Conservative) 29,820 52.7% Janet Dover (Liberal Democrat) 12,703 (22.4 pts) 75.7%
1997 John Butterfill (Conservative) 17,115 41.7% Janet Dover (Liberal Democrat) 5,710 (13.9 pts) 66.2%
2001 John Butterfill (Conservative) 14,417 42.8% David Stokes (Labour) 4,718 (14.0 pts) 54.2%
2005 John Butterfill (Conservative) 14,057 41.4% Richard Renaut (Liberal Democrat) 4,031 (11.9 pts) 53.3%
2010 Conor Burns (Conservative) 18,808 45.1% Alasdair Murray (Liberal Democrat) 5,583 (13.4 pts) 58.2%
2015 Conor Burns (Conservative) 20,155 48.2% Martin Houlden (UKIP) 12,410 (29.7 pts) 58.2%
2017 Conor Burns (Conservative) 23,812 53.5% David Stokes (Labour) 7,711 (17.3 pts) 61.0%
2019 Conor Burns (Conservative) 24,550 53.4% David Stokes (Labour) 10,150 (22.1 pts) 62.2%
2024 Jessica Toale (Labour) 14,365 36.4% Conor Burns (Conservative) 3,224 (8.2 pts) 56.3%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Edward Peter Gascoyne-Cecil Conservative 28,54853.6% Yes
William Albert Boddy Labour 15,47629.1% No
John Creasey Liberal 9,21617.3% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Edward Peter Gascoyne-Cecil Conservative 33,26965.5% Yes
Constance Mary Hart Labour 17,53234.5% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Benedict Eden Conservative 31,93167.8% Yes
Charles Ford Labour 15,14732.2% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Benedict Eden Conservative 33,57567.8% Yes
George W Spicer Labour 15,95732.2% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Eden Conservative 26,11450.4% Yes
George William Spicer Labour 13,97527.0% No
John Frederic Mills Liberal 11,68122.6% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Eden Conservative 25,74050.0% Yes
Lionel Frank Bennett Labour 16,33431.7% No
John Frederic Mills Liberal 9,38918.2% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Eden Conservative 28,71456.2% Yes
Lionel Frank Bennett Labour 14,09927.6% No
John Mills Liberal 8,30316.2% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Eden Conservative 23,47350.8% Yes
Terence Richards Liberal 12,67527.4% No
Lionel Frank Bennett Labour 10,06221.8% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Eden Conservative 21,29450.7% Yes
Lionel Frank Bennett Labour 10,56625.1% No
Terence Richards Liberal 10,16624.2% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Eden Conservative 25,87359.8% Yes
Peter Brushett Labour 9,24721.4% No
Terence Richards Liberal 7,67717.8% No
George Montague Hubbard National Front 4381.0% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Butterfill Conservative 28,46656.9% Yes
Richard Michael James Liberal 15,13530.3% No
Kelvin Horrocks Labour 6,24312.5% No
John Howard Morse BNP 1800.4% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Butterfill Conservative 30,11755.2% Yes
Peter Geoffrey Michael Craven Social Democratic Party 17,46632.0% No
Ronald William Jones Labour 7,01812.9% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Butterfill Conservative 29,82052.7% Yes
Janet Dover Liberal Democrat 17,11730.2% No
Ben Grower Labour 9,42316.7% No
Alexander Springham Natural Law 2320.4% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Butterfill Conservative 17,11541.7% Yes
Janet Dover Liberal Democrat 11,40527.8% No
Dennis Gritt Labour 10,09324.6% No
Ronald Mills Referendum Party 1,9104.7% No
Linda Tooley UKIP 2810.7% No
John Morse BNP 1650.4% No
Alexander Springham Natural Law 1030.3% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Butterfill Conservative 14,41742.8% Yes
David Stokes Labour 9,69928.8% No
Fiona Hornby Liberal Democrat 8,46825.2% No
Cynthia Blake UKIP 1,0643.2% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Butterfill Conservative 14,05741.4% Yes
Richard Renaut Liberal Democrat 10,02629.6% No
Dafydd Williams Labour 7,82423.1% No
Michael Maclaire-Hillier UKIP 2,0175.9% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Conor Burns Conservative 18,80845.1% Yes
Alasdair Murray Liberal Democrat 13,22531.7% No
Sharon Carr-Brown Labour 6,17114.8% No
Philip Glover UKIP 2,9997.2% No
Harvey Taylor Independent 4561.1% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Conor Burns Conservative 20,15548.2% Yes
Martin Houlden UKIP 7,74518.5% No
David Stokes Labour 7,38617.7% No
Mike Plummer Liberal Democrat 3,2817.9% No
Elizabeth McManus Green 3,1077.4% No
Dick Franklin Patria 990.2% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Conor Burns Conservative 23,81253.5% Yes
David Stokes Labour 16,10136.2% No
Phil Dunn Liberal Democrat 2,9296.6% No
Simon Bull Green 1,2472.8% No
Jason Halsey Pirate Party UK 4180.9% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Conor Burns Conservative 24,55053.4% Yes
David Stokes Labour 14,40031.3% No
Jon Nicholas Liberal Democrat 4,93110.7% No
Simon Bull Green 2,0964.6% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jessica Toale Labour 14,36536.4% Yes
Conor Burns Conservative 11,14128.3% No
Ben Aston Reform UK 6,64716.9% No
Jeff Hanna Liberal Democrat 4,31110.9% No
Darren Jones Green 2,6146.6% No
Julie Vivienne Christian Peoples Alliance Party 2010.5% No
David Warden Social Democratic Party 1390.4% No

Margin Over Time

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

1950: Conservative margin 24.6 pts 1951: Conservative margin 31.0 pts 1955: Conservative margin 35.6 pts 1959: Conservative margin 35.6 pts 1964: Conservative margin 23.4 pts 1966: Conservative margin 18.3 pts 1970: Conservative margin 28.6 pts Feb 1974: Conservative margin 23.4 pts Oct 1974: Conservative margin 25.5 pts 1979: Conservative margin 38.5 pts 1983: Conservative margin 26.7 pts 1987: Conservative margin 23.2 pts 1992: Conservative margin 22.4 pts 1997: Conservative margin 13.9 pts 2001: Conservative margin 14.0 pts 2005: Conservative margin 11.9 pts 2010: Conservative margin 13.4 pts 2015: Conservative margin 29.7 pts 2017: Conservative margin 17.3 pts 2019: Conservative margin 22.1 pts 2024: Labour margin 8.2 pts 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024

Trend

Bournemouth West has been contested at 21 general elections on record since 1950. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Bournemouth West in the 2024 general election?

Labour won Bournemouth West in 2024 with 14,365 votes (36.4%), a majority of 3,224 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Bournemouth West since 1950?

Since 1950, Bournemouth West has been won by: Conservative, Labour.

What was the closest result in Bournemouth West?

The closest result on record for Bournemouth West was 2024, when Labour beat Conservative by just 3,224 votes (8.2 percentage points).

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