Bournemouth is a large resort town on the south coast of England. It is located about 105 miles southwest of London, at . The town adjoins Poole in the west and Christchurch in the east, and overlooks Poole Bay.

Bournemouth is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. The seaside resort was created as a parliamentary borough in 1918 and the seat existed until it was divided in 1950. During the existence of the constituency it was the most south-westerly seat in Hampshire (although the border between Dorset and Hampshire was altered in the late twentieth century so the town was transferred to Dorset).