Bournemouth West: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Bournemouth West is represented in the House of Commons by Jessica Toale (Labour). On 4 July 2024 Jessica Toale (Labour) won 14,365 votes, 36.4% of the valid vote; Conor Burns (Conservative) came second with 11,141. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 56.1% (39,418 of 70,259); the winning margin was 3,224 votes.
Key figures
What the figures show
About 112,300 people live in Bournemouth West: the ONS figure for mid-2024 is 112,281. There were more residents aged 65 and over (19,649) than children under 16 (16,632).
Median annual pay for full-time work was £37,127 for jobs in Bournemouth West and £35,608 for its residents (April 2025, ASHE). A year before, the residents' median was £34,203. The residents' figure ranks 169th lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
In 2024/25, 27.6% of children under 16 in Bournemouth West (4,589) lived in relative low income families once housing costs are taken off, says the DWP; the UK figure is 26.0%. Before housing costs the share was 17.5% in 2024/25, from 16.3% in 2021/22.
Survey estimates for April 2025 to March 2026 have 77.7% of working-age residents in employment, within a margin of 5.3 points. The economically inactive share was 17.4%.
5,045 business sites were registered in Bournemouth West in March 2026 (5,065 a year before), and employed 59,000 people in 2024.
Half of the homes sold in the year to March 2026 went for more than £300,000 and half for less. That is up 40% on £215,000 ten years before. The highest March-year median in the series was £305,000, in the year to March 2023. It ranks 259th highest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 1,097 recorded sales.
In September 2026, 3.7% of 16 to 64 year olds in Bournemouth West were claimants (2,815 people). September 2025 had 2,710.
At the 2021 Census there were 45,023 households and 4,050.2 residents per square kilometre; 28.7% of workers mainly worked from home and 19.8% of residents aged 16 and over were retired.
MP
Jessica Toale, Labour
- MP for Bournemouth West since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Jessica Toale on this site
In Parliament
The 5 most recent spoken contributions by Jessica Toale in Hansard, from 20 October 2026 to 21 October 2026, quoted from the official report. Hansard search returns 171 spoken contributions by Jessica Toale since 4 July 2024.
The hon. Member is painting a vivid picture of her constituents’ experience. I associate myself with her comments about the cast of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”. No one should be subjected to racist or homophobic abuse anywhere in the country.
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I thank the hon. Member for giving way and for making such a powerful testimony about the impact of letters being lost or delayed by Royal Mail. I have been flagging up issues in the BH11, BH10 and BH9 postcodes, which are in my constituency, just as many other hon.
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I thank the Minister for her answer and the constructive way in which the Department of Health and Social Care has engaged with me and campaigners from DES Justice UK, but I am still meeting women who are being denied breast cancer screening, colposcopies and other things that …
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6. What steps her Department is taking to support women affected by diethylstilbesterol.
My constituents have also raised issues around airport drop-off charges at Bournemouth airport, which have gone up to £8 this year.
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Read from the Hansard API on 26 October 2026. Up to two items per debate; remarks under 40 characters are left out. All contributions in Hansard.
General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jessica Toale | Labour | 14,365 | 36.4% | +4.6 |
| Conor Burns | Conservative | 11,141 | 28.3% | −25.3 |
| Ben Aston | Reform UK | 6,647 | 16.9% | |
| Jeff Hanna | Liberal Democrat | 4,311 | 10.9% | +0.9 |
| Darren Jones | Green Party | 2,614 | 6.6% | +2.1 |
| Julie Vivienne | Christian Peoples Alliance | 201 | 0.5% | |
| David Warden | Social Democratic Party | 139 | 0.4% |
Result summary as published: Lab gain from Con. Change in share is in percentage points against the notional 2019 result on the new boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library, election results (data, read 14 October 2026).
Results on these boundaries
| Date | Election | First | Second | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | General election | Labour 36.4% | Conservative 28.3% | 3,224 | 56.1% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 53.6% | Labour 31.9% | 9,941 | 63.5% |
Only results on the constituency boundaries first used at the 2024 general election are shown. The 2019 figures are the House of Commons Library's notional estimates of how votes cast in 2019 would have fallen on these boundaries, not a result that was declared. Source: House of Commons Library, constituency results.
Councils
Bournemouth West lies within Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole E06000058
Who has power over Bournemouth West
Every body that makes decisions for Bournemouth West, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Bournemouth West this page: Jessica Toale (Labour) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
| Figure | Period | Publisher | Read | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | mid-2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimants as a share of residents aged 16 to 64 | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimant count | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Employment rate, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of residents | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of people working here | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median house price | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Homes sold | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, after housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, before housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Business sites (local units) | March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| People employed by businesses here | 2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Economically inactive, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Households | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents per square kilometre | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Workers mainly working from home | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents aged 16+ who are retired | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
"Data" is the file or query each figure was read from (its SHA-256 is in the link title); "area" shows the same table for this constituency alone.
Common questions
Who is the MP for Bournemouth West?
UK Parliament lists Jessica Toale, Labour, as the Member of Parliament for Bournemouth West since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Bournemouth West?
Jessica Toale (Labour) won with 14,365 votes, a majority of 3,224, on a turnout of 56.1% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Bournemouth West?
3.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 2,815 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Bournemouth West?
The median price paid was £300,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Bournemouth West?
Median full-time pay of residents was £35,608 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Bournemouth West live in low income families?
DWP counts 4,589 (27.6% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Bournemouth West?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 112,281 residents.
Built 14 October 2026 from official records; how these pages are compiled. This page lists what the record shows and gives no verdict on the MP or the area. Link moved or figure wrong? Tell us.