13-644: Bournemouth West is a parliamentary constituency in Dorset represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Jessica Toale , a member of the Labour Party . The seat covers Bournemouth Town Centre and the northern suburbs. Residents are younger and slightly less wealthy than in neighbouring Bournemouth East. The constituency includes the western portion of Bournemouth , from
26-665: A reduction of 13 seats. Primary legislation provides for the independence of the boundary commissions for each of the four parts of the UK, the number of seats for each of the countries, permissible factors to use in departing from any old boundaries, and a strong duty to consult. The Fifth Review was governed by the Parliamentary Constituencies Act of 1986 . Under the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 , as amended by
39-713: A sixth of Scotland, to the densely-populated London constituency of Islington North . As of the 2024 election there are 543 constituencies in England, 32 in Wales, 57 in Scotland and 18 in Northern Ireland. The "Region" of the table refers to the NUTS 1 statistical region of England , which coincides with the former European Parliament constituency in which the constituency was included until 31 January 2020. Following
52-564: Is no smaller than 69,724 and no larger than 77,062. The exceptions to this rule are five 'protected' constituencies for island areas: Orkney and Shetland , Na h-Eileanan an Iar , Ynys Mon , and two constituencies on the Isle of Wight . These consequently have smaller electorates than the lower limit for other constituencies. As the number of electors in each constituency is similar, the constituencies themselves vary considerably in area, ranging in 2019 from Ross, Skye and Lochaber , which occupies
65-546: The 2010 general election after proposals made by the boundary commissions for England, Wales, and Northern Ireland (the Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies ) were adopted through statutory instruments . Constituencies in Scotland remained unchanged, as the Boundary Commission for Scotland had completed a review just before the 2005 general election , which had resulted in
78-856: The Kinson , Ensbury Park , Alder Hills , Winton and Talbot Woods areas down towards the town centre and the West Cliff . Following a boundary change for the 2010 general election, the constituency gained the Branksome area from Poole whilst losing East Cliff to the neighbouring Bournemouth East constituency. With the exception of the period 1983–1997 (when it was in Bournemouth East ), Bournemouth Town Centre has been in this constituency since its creation in 1950. The constituency contains Labour 's best ward in Bournemouth in
91-645: The Parliamentary Constituencies Act 2020 , the number of MPs is now fixed at 650. The Sainte-Laguë formula method is used to form groups of seats split between the four parts of the United Kingdom and the English regions (as defined by the NUTS 1 statistical regions of England ). The table below gives the number of eligible voters broken down by constituent country, including the average constituency size in each country. As of 2023, every recommended constituency must have an electorate as at 2 March 2020 that
104-533: The Borough of Poole wards of Alderney and Branksome East. 2024–present : The District of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole wards of Alderney & Bourne Valley ; Bournemouth Central ; Kinson ; Redhill & Northbourne ; Talbot & Branksome Woods ; Wallisdown & Winton West ; Westbourne & West Cliff ; and Winton East . 50°43′01″N 1°54′47″W / 50.717°N 1.913°W / 50.717; -1.913 Constituencies of
117-500: The Borough of Poole wards of Alderney, Bourne Valley , and Canford Magna . 1997–2010 : The Borough of Bournemouth wards of Central , East Cliff , Ensbury Park , Kinson , Redhill Park , Talbot Woods , Wallisdown , Westbourne , West Cliff , and Winton . 2010–2024 : The Borough of Bournemouth wards of Central , Kinson North, Kinson South, Redhill and Northbourne , Talbot and Branksome Woods , Wallisdown and Winton West , Westbourne and West Cliff , and Winton East , and
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143-549: The United Kingdom currently has 650 parliamentary constituencies across the constituent countries ( England , Scotland , Wales , and Northern Ireland ), each electing a single member of parliament (MP) to the House of Commons by the plurality ( first-past-the-post ) voting system, ordinarily every five years. Voting last took place in all 650 of those constituencies at the United Kingdom general election on 4 July 2024 . The number of seats rose from 646 to 650 at
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#1732782786832156-550: The abandonment of the Sixth Periodic Review (the 2018 review), the Boundary Commissions formally launched the 2023 Review on 5 January 2021 and published their final proposals on 28 June 2023. See 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies and List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies (2024–present) by region for further details. Winton East (ward) Winton East
169-693: The district of Kinson , but the seat has elected Conservatives at every election since its creation in 1950 ; therefore it has been considered a Conservative safe seat. However, it was won by Labour in 2024 . 1950–1974 : The County Borough of Bournemouth wards of Central, East Cliff, Kinson, Moordown North, Moordown South, Redhill Park, Westbourne, West Cliff, and Winton. 1974–1983 : The County Borough of Bournemouth wards of Central, East Cliff, Kinson North, Kinson South, Redhill Park, Westbourne, West Cliff, and Winton. 1983–1997 : The Borough of Bournemouth wards of Ensbury Park, Kinson, Redhill Park, Talbot Woods, Wallisdown, Westbourne, West Cliff, and Winton, and
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