Election 97

Bournemouth West


Result 97 gain
from Conservative
Current MP 97 John Butterfill
Majority 0 ( 0.0%)
Conservative 97 17,115 (41.7%)
Labour 97 10,093 (24.6%)
LibDem 97 11,405 (27.8%)
Nationalist 97 0 ( 0.0%)
Other 97 2,459 ( 6.0%)
Elected party 97
Electorate 97 62,028
Turnout 97 41,072 (66.2%)



1992 MP John Butterfill
Old constituency name Bournemouth West
Majority 92 11,717 (25.1%)
Conservative 92 24,532 (52.5%)
Labour 92 9,110 (19.5%)
LibDem 92 12,815 (27.4%)
Nationalist 92 0 ( 0.0%)
Other 92 257 ( 0.6%)
Elected party 92 Conservative
Electorate 92 63,222
Turnout 92 46,714 (73.9%)
Bournemouth West



Tory change -10.8%
Labour change +5.1%
Lib Dem change +0.3%
Nationalist change +0.0%
Other change +5.4%
Electorate change -1.9%
Turnout Change -7.7%
Robert Waller wrote

The western side of Bournemouth saw some of the largest local population growth in England during the 1980s with the consequence that parts of adjacent Poole have been removed from the former constituency of this name. Such council housing as exists in Bournemouth is contained in this seat, but overall this affluent seaside resort, which also enjoys a dynamic service economy, remains solidly Conservative at general elections, even if the Liberal Democrats, who generally come second, do rather well in local elections.


Super Profiles

1,499 4.25 9.03 47
7,784 22.07 11.17 198
1,247 3.54 11.25 31
1,873 5.31 14.70 36
3,091 8.76 10.45 84
0 0.00 2.81 0
11,306 32.06 8.01 400
6,525 18.50 15.25 121
471 1.34 7.13 19
1,348 3.82 10.17 38