Constituency view

Bournemouth West

South West, England

Lab gain from Con

Current MP

Current representation

Jessica Toale

Labour

Female

Previous MP: Conor Burns (Conservative) - defeated 2024

Majority3,224

Turnout56.1%

Electorate70,259

Valid votes39,418

2024 Results

Party breakdown

Labour14,365 - 36.4%

Conservative11,141 - 28.3%

Reform6,647 - 16.9%

Lib Dem4,311 - 10.9%

Green2,614 - 6.6%

Other340 - 0.9%

Benefits bill · 2025/26

£251,934,008

Estimated yearly spend on the six main working-age and disability benefits paid to residents of this constituency.

£2,244 total benefits bill per resident · 1% below average

Bournemouth West: £2,244
England and Wales average: £2,259

Ranked 248 of 575 constituencies (1 = highest)

Total benefits bill	£251,934,008	227/575
Change over 2 years	+17.8%
Median local wage (2025)	£37,127	+10.7%

Universal Credit£147,508,755
£1,314 per resident · 12,054 households claiming
Assessed LCWRA: 4,625 · 1 in 16 working-age adults
Personal Independence Payment£55,518,561
£494 per resident · 7,490 claimants (+16.5% since Jul 2024)
Psychiatric conditions: 3,070 · 41% of claimants
Enhanced mobility (Motability-eligible): 3,733
Housing Benefit£22,876,688
£204 per resident · 2,519 claimants
Disability Living Allowance£11,349,900
£101 per resident · 1,913 claimants
Employment Support Allowance£8,275,672
£74 per resident · 1,280 claimants
Carer's Allowance£6,404,433
£57 per resident · 1,478 claimants

Ranks are out of England and Wales constituencies, highest first. Source: TaxPayers' Alliance, benefitsdata.uk (estimated from DWP Stat-Xplore claimant counts). England and Wales only. See this seat on benefitsdata.uk ↗

Demographics

Source: ONS Census 2021 (England, Wales, NI) and Scotland's Census 2022, aggregated to 2024 constituency boundaries by the House of Commons Library.

Ethnic composition

2021

White 88.5%White British 77.3%Asian 4.2%Black, African or Caribbean 1.5%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 3.7%Other 2.0%

England & Wales (2021)

White 83.0%White British 74.4%Asian 8.6%Black, African or Caribbean 3.7%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.7%Other 2.0%

2011

White 92.6%White British 85.8%Asian 3.6%Black, African or Caribbean 0.8%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.2%Other 0.8%

England & Wales (2011)

White 86.0%White British 80.5%Asian 7.5%Black, African or Caribbean 3.3%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.2%Other 1.0%

2001

White 97.0%White British 93.2%Asian 1.1%Black, African or Caribbean 0.4%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.0%Other 0.5%

England & Wales (2001)

White 91.3%White British 87.5%Asian 4.8%Black, African or Caribbean 2.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.3%Other 0.4%

1991

White 98.3%White British N/AAsian 0.8%Black, African or Caribbean 0.3%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.0%Other 0.6%

England & Wales (1991)

White 94.1%White British N/AAsian 3.6%Black, African or Caribbean 1.8%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.0%Other 0.6%

Year-over-year comparison uses broad ethnic groups.

2011 values are reaggregated from 2011 Output Areas onto 2024 boundaries.

2001 values are reaggregated from 2001 LSOAs onto 2024 boundaries.

1991 values are reaggregated from 1997 parliamentary constituencies onto 2024 boundaries.

Country of birth

Bournemouth West (2021)

UK 80.5%Other EU 9.2%Other countries 10.3%

England & Wales (2021)

UK 84.0%Other EU 6.0%Other countries 10.1%

Bournemouth West (2011)

UK 86.8%Other EU 5.1%Other countries 8.1%

England & Wales (2011)

UK 86.6%Other EU 3.6%Other countries 9.8%

Bournemouth West (2001)

UK 92.6%Other EU 2.4%Other countries 5.0%

England & Wales (2001)

UK 91.1%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 7.5%

Bournemouth West (1991)

UK 93.7%Other EU 3.2%Other countries 3.0%

England & Wales (1991)

UK 92.7%Other EU 2.5%Other countries 4.8%

1991 country of birth data uses the 1991 census's Commonwealth-based classification. Ireland and EU countries are not separately broken out. Regional figures are approximations.

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Bournemouth West

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Comparison

How this seat compares

Metric	Bournemouth West	National	Difference	Rank
% White	88.5%	83.0%	+5.4pp	378/650
% White British	77.3%	74.4%	+2.9pp	397/632
% Asian	4.2%	8.6%	-4.4pp	306/650
% Black, African or Caribbean	1.5%	3.7%	-2.2pp	288/650
% Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	3.7%	2.7%	+1.1pp	143/650
% Other ethnic group	2.0%	2.0%	+0.1pp	182/650
% UK-born	80.5%	84.0%	-3.5pp	493/650
% Non-UK-born	19.5%	16.0%	+3.5pp	158/650
% Other EU-born	9.2%	6.0%	+3.3pp	101/650
% Other countries-born	10.3%	10.1%	+0.2pp	201/650
% Christian	42.9%	46.7%	-3.8pp	434/575
% Muslim	2.2%	6.3%	-4.1pp	270/575
% Hindu	0.9%	1.6%	-0.8pp	226/575
% Sikh	0.1%	0.9%	-0.8pp	422/575
% Jewish	0.4%	0.5%	-0.0pp	73/575
% Buddhist	0.6%	0.4%	+0.2pp	98/575
% Other religion	0.9%	0.6%	+0.3pp	39/575
% No religion	44.6%	37.0%	+7.6pp	84/575
% Religion not stated	7.4%	6.0%	+1.4pp	32/575
% Has any religion	48.0%	57.0%	-9.0pp	517/575

Nearby seats

Constituencies around Bournemouth West

Neighbouring constituencies on 2024 boundaries, ordered by the length of the shared border.

Source: ONS Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies (July 2024) Boundaries UK BSC. Seats with a short coastline or none, such as islands, are completed with the closest constituencies by distance.