bˈoːɹn wʌzðə kənsˈɜːvətˌɪv pˈɑːɹɾi kˈændᵻdˌeɪt ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈoːɹ tʃˈɛstɚfˌiːld baɪᵻlˈɛkʃən, hˌævɪŋ stˈʊd ɪnðə sˈeɪm kənstˈɪtʃuːənsi æt ðə pɹˈiːviəs jˈɪɹz dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ᵻlˈɛkʃən.
Bourne was the Conservative Party candidate in the 1984 Chesterfield by-election, having stood in the same constituency at the previous year's general election.