Boundaries
Before 1918 the County Borough of Bournemouth formed part of the then Christchurch constituency. Under the Representation of the People Act 1918 Bournemouth became a single-member constituency, with the same borders as the then county borough. Christchurch became part of the New Forest and Christchurch constituency.
In the 1950 redistribution of parliamentary seats, the Representation of the People Act 1948 provided for the division of Bournemouth and Christchurch into Bournemouth East and Christchurch and Bournemouth West.
This seat comprised the then County Borough of Bournemouth wards of Boscombe East, Boscombe West, King's Park, Queen's Park, Southbourne, and West Southbourne with the Municipal Borough of Christchurch. The exact boundaries of the wards and Municipal Borough were altered in 1964.
In the redistribution which took effect in early 1974, this constituency was divided. The two seats of Bournemouth East and Christchurch and Lymington then came into existence.
Read more about this topic: Bournemouth East And Christchurch (UK Parliament Constituency)
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