Bournemouth East

Bournemouth East is a constituency in the South West region of England. The seat has been held by Tom Hayes (Labour) since July 2024.

2024 General Election

The 2024 General Election was held on 4 July 2024. A total of 7 candidates ran for election.

Summary

LAB
Labour Gain
Majority
5,479
Electorate
72,354
Turnout
62.1%

You can view more detailed information about this election result on the election result pages.

UK Parliamentary constituency boundaries have changed following a review in 2023. This means that the election history for this constituency began at the last general election on 4 July 2024.

The Library’s election results site shows relationships to previous constituencies and election results for 2010-2024.

Share of the vote

The graph below shows the share of the vote across all the candidates.

Breakdown

The table below shows the individual vote breakdown for each candidate.

Candidate/Party Votes Share Change
Tom Hayes
Labour
18,316 40.8% 8.1%
Tobias Ellwood
Conservative
12,837 28.6% -22.0%
Martin Houlden
Reform UK
6,268 14.0% 14.0%
Jon Nicholas
Liberal Democrat
3,082 6.9% -4.1%
Joe Salmon
Green Party
2,790 6.2% 2.1%
Kieron Wilson
Independent
1,529 3.4% 3.4%
Miles Penn
Social Democratic Party
88 0.2% 0.2%