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South West
72,094 electors
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Bournemouth West

Current MP
Jessica Toale
Jessica Toale

🗳️ Election History

5
Elections
59.0%
Avg Turnout
1
Times Changed
2024
Current Party Since
Labour Jessica Toale Gain from Conservative
Majority 3,224
Turnout 56.1% ▼5.9pp
Total Votes 39,418
Winner Swing ▼17.0pp
✓ Jessica Toale
Labour
14,365 36.4%
▲4.6pp
Conor Burns
Conservative
11,141 28.3%
▼25.3pp
Ben Aston
Reform UK
6,647 16.9%
—
Jeff Hanna
Liberal Democrats
4,311 10.9%
▲0.9pp
Darren Jones
Green Party
2,614 6.6%
▲2.1pp
Julie Vivienne
—
201 0.5%
—
David Warden
Social Democratic Party
139 0.4%
—
Conservative Conor Burns Hold
Majority 10,150
Turnout 62.0% ▲1.1pp
Total Votes 45,977
Winner Swing ▼0.1pp
✓ Conor Burns
Conservative
24,550 53.4%
▼0.1pp
David Stokes
Labour
14,400 31.3%
▼4.9pp
Jon Nicholas
Liberal Democrats
4,931 10.7%
▲4.1pp
Simon Bull
Green Party
2,096 4.6%
▲1.8pp
Conservative Conor Burns Hold
Majority 7,711
Turnout 60.8% ▲2.9pp
Total Votes 44,507
Winner Swing ▲5.3pp
✓ Conor Burns
Conservative
23,812 53.5%
▲5.3pp
David Stokes
Labour
16,101 36.2%
▲18.5pp
Phil Dunn
Liberal Democrats
2,929 6.6%
▼1.3pp
Simon Bull
Green Party
1,247 2.8%
▼4.6pp
Jason Halsey
—
418 0.9%
—
Conservative Conor Burns Hold
Majority 12,410
Turnout 58.0% ▼0.1pp
Total Votes 41,773
Winner Swing ▲3.1pp
✓ Conor Burns
Conservative
20,155 48.3%
▲3.1pp
Martin Houlden
—
7,745 18.5%
▲11.3pp
David Stokes
Labour
7,386 17.7%
▲2.9pp
Mike Plummer
Liberal Democrats
3,281 7.9%
▼23.9pp
Elizabeth McManus
Green Party
3,107 7.4%
—
Dick Franklin
—
99 0.2%
—
Conservative Conor Burns Hold
Majority 5,583
Turnout 58.1%
Total Votes 41,659
✓ Conor Burns
Conservative
18,808 45.2%
▲5.6pp
Alasdair Murray
Liberal Democrats
13,225 31.8%
▼0.2pp
Sharon Carr-Brown
Labour
6,171 14.8%
▼8.1pp
Philip Glover
—
2,999 7.2%
▲1.6pp
Harvey Taylor
—
456 1.1%
—

Turnout Trend

58.1%
'10
58.0%
'15
60.8%
'17
62.0%
'19
56.1%
'24

👥 Demographics

▲▼ changes shown vs 2001 Census
📊Age
35 to 49
18.9%
65 and over
17.5%
0 to 17
16.9%
50 to 64
16.3%
18 to 24
16.2%
25 to 34
14.2%
🌍Ethnicity
White
88.5%
94,885 people of 107,235
Other ethnic group
5.8%
2,170 people of 107,235
Asian or Asian British
4.2%
4,535 people of 107,235
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups
3.7%
4,005 people of 107,235
Black, African, Caribbean or Black British
1.5%
1,640 people of 107,235
📊Age
65 and over
17.8%
18 to 24
15.7%
⛪Religion
No religion
44.8%
48,055 people of 107,217
Christian
42.3%
45,371 people of 107,217
Not answered
7.6%
8,173 people of 107,217
Muslim
2.2%
2,403 people of 107,217
Other religion
2.0%
954 people of 107,217
Hindu
1.0%
1,044 people of 107,217
Buddhist
0.6%
673 people of 107,217
Jewish
0.4%
461 people of 107,217
Sikh
0.1%
83 people of 107,217
🎓Education
Level 4 qualifications or above
30.8%
28,100 people of 91,278
Level 3 qualifications
22.8%
20,821 people of 91,278
No qualifications
15.8%
14,428 people of 91,278
Level 2 qualifications
12.7%
11,611 people of 91,278
Level 1 and entry level qualifications
9.5%
8,632 people of 91,278
Apprenticeship
5.5%
5,055 people of 91,278
Other qualifications
2.9%
2,631 people of 91,278
🌍Ethnicity
White
92.7%
91,750 people of 98,968
Asian or Asian British
3.5%
3,493 people of 98,968
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups
2.1%
2,112 people of 98,968
Other ethnic group
0.8%
815 people of 98,968
Black, African, Caribbean or Black British
0.8%
798 people of 98,968
📊Age
18 to 29
23.3%
45 to 64
22.2%
30 to 44
19.7%
65 and over
18.3%
Under 18
16.5%
⛪Religion
Christian
55.5%
54,913 people of 98,968
No religion
32.6%
32,235 people of 98,968
Not answered
7.8%
7,695 people of 98,968
Muslim
1.6%
1,536 people of 98,968
Other religion
0.6%
642 people of 98,968
Hindu
0.6%
633 people of 98,968
Jewish
0.6%
620 people of 98,968
Buddhist
0.6%
599 people of 98,968
Sikh
0.1%
95 people of 98,968
🎓Education
Level 4 qualifications or above
23.4%
19,799 people of 84,506
No qualifications
20.9%
17,668 people of 84,506
Level 3 qualifications
17.2%
14,546 people of 84,506
Level 2 qualifications
15.4%
13,024 people of 84,506
Level 1 and entry level qualifications
13.1%
11,097 people of 84,506
Other qualifications
5.9%
5,015 people of 84,506
Apprenticeship
4.0%
3,357 people of 84,506
🌍Ethnicity
White
97.0%
86,857 people of 89,518
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups
1.0%
929 people of 89,518
Other ethnic group
0.9%
845 people of 89,518
Asian or Asian British
0.7%
591 people of 89,518
Black, African, Caribbean or Black British
0.3%
296 people of 89,518
⛪Religion
Christian
70.3%
62,917 people of 89,518
No religion
18.6%
16,675 people of 89,518
Not answered
8.3%
7,450 people of 89,518
Jewish
0.9%
802 people of 89,518
Muslim
0.9%
784 people of 89,518
Other religion
0.5%
419 people of 89,518
Buddhist
0.3%
264 people of 89,518
Hindu
0.2%
164 people of 89,518
Sikh
0.0%
43 people of 89,518
🎓Education
No qualifications
27.9%
18,022 people of 64,510
Level 2 qualifications
20.4%
13,136 people of 64,510
Level 1 and entry level qualifications
17.2%
11,081 people of 64,510
Level 4 qualifications or above
15.5%
9,972 people of 64,510
Level 3 qualifications
11.8%
7,624 people of 64,510
Other qualifications
7.2%
4,675 people of 64,510

📈 Demographic Change (2011 → 2021)

Measured change only. No assumptions or interpretation.
🌍 Ethnicity
Group 2011 % 2021 % Change 2011 count 2021 count Count change
Other ethnic group 0.8% base 98,968 5.8% base 107,235 +4.9pp 815 2,170 +1,355
Asian or Asian British 3.5% base 98,968 4.2% base 107,235 +0.7pp 3,493 4,535 +1,042
Black, African, Caribbean or Black British 0.8% base 98,968 1.5% base 107,235 +0.7pp 798 1,640 +842
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.1% base 98,968 3.7% base 107,235 +1.6pp 2,112 4,005 +1,893
White 92.7% base 98,968 88.5% base 107,235 -4.2pp 91,750 94,885 +3,135
⛪ Religion
Group 2011 % 2021 % Change 2011 count 2021 count Count change
Buddhist 0.6% base 98,968 0.6% base 107,217 0.0pp 599 673 +74
Christian 55.5% base 98,968 42.3% base 107,217 -13.2pp 54,913 45,371 -9,542
Hindu 0.6% base 98,968 1.0% base 107,217 +0.3pp 633 1,044 +411
Jewish 0.6% base 98,968 0.4% base 107,217 -0.2pp 620 461 -159
Muslim 1.6% base 98,968 2.2% base 107,217 +0.7pp 1,536 2,403 +867
Sikh 0.1% base 98,968 0.1% base 107,217 0.0pp 95 83 -12
No religion 32.6% base 98,968 44.8% base 107,217 +12.2pp 32,235 48,055 +15,820
Other religion 0.6% base 98,968 2.0% base 107,217 +1.4pp 642 954 +312
Not answered 7.8% base 98,968 7.6% base 107,217 -0.2pp 7,695 8,173 +478
🎓 Education
Group 2011 % 2021 % Change 2011 count 2021 count Count change
Apprenticeship 4.0% base 84,506 5.5% base 91,278 +1.6pp 3,357 5,055 +1,698
Level 4 qualifications or above 23.4% base 84,506 30.8% base 91,278 +7.4pp 19,799 28,100 +8,301
Level 1 and entry level qualifications 13.1% base 84,506 9.5% base 91,278 -3.7pp 11,097 8,632 -2,465
Level 2 qualifications 15.4% base 84,506 12.7% base 91,278 -2.7pp 13,024 11,611 -1,413
Level 3 qualifications 17.2% base 84,506 22.8% base 91,278 +5.6pp 14,546 20,821 +6,275
No qualifications 20.9% base 84,506 15.8% base 91,278 -5.1pp 17,668 14,428 -3,240
Other qualifications 5.9% base 84,506 2.9% base 91,278 -3.1pp 5,015 2,631 -2,384

Previous MPs

Historical representatives of this constituency
MP Name Party From To
Sir Conor Burns Conservative 2010-05-06 2024-05-30
Sir John Butterfill Conservative 1983-06-09 2010-05-06