I believe

• People are happier when they are able to make their own decisions.

• Westminster should interfere less in the running of our schools and hospitals.

• Power should be returned from Brussels to London.

• We were misled into war with Iraq.

 
 
General Election 2005


Tobias Ellwood was elected MP for Bournemouth East on 5th May 2005. The constituency was previously represented by David Atkinson who was first elected MP for Bournemouth East in 1977.

 


Previous MPs for Bournemouth East were:
From To Name
1977 2005 David Atkinson
1959 1977 JH Cordle
1952 1959 N Nicolson
1945 1952 Rt Hon B Bracken
1940 1945 Sir CEL Lyle
1910 1940 Sir HP Croft Bt
1906 1910 AA Allen
1900 1906 KR Balfour
1892 1900 AH Smith
1885 1892 CEB Young
1880 1885 H Davey
1874 1880 Sir HD Wolff
1868 1874 EH Burke
1852 1868 JE Walcott
1844 1852 Hon EAJ Harris
1837 1844 Sir GH Rose
1832 1837 GW Tapps

The name of the seat has been Bournemouth East since 1974. Prior to that, it was Bournemouth East and Christchurch from 1950.

From 1918 it was simply Bournemouth (though New Forest and Christchurch division of Hampshire also elected Members of Parliament during this period).

During the period of 1832 until 1918 the area now known as Bournemouth East was incorporated within the parliamentary constituency of Christchurch.
 
Bournemouth East Election results 2005
David Atkinson and Tobias Ellwood
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{6}Speaking against the Iraq war at the Party conference in Bournemouth
 
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