Mid Dorset and North Poole (UK Parliament constituency)

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Mid Dorset and North Poole
County constituency
for the House of Commons
South West England - Mid Dorset and North Poole constituency.svg
Boundary of Mid Dorset and North Poole in South West England
County Dorset
Electorate 74,305 (2023) [1]
Major settlements Merley, Broadstone, Corfe Mullen, Bere Regis, Wareham, and Wimborne Minster
Current constituency
Created 1997
Member of Parliament Vikki Slade (Liberal Democrats)
SeatsOne

Mid Dorset and North Poole is a constituency [n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Vikki Slade, a Liberal Democrat. [n 2]

Contents

Boundaries

Mid Dorset and North Poole (UK Parliament constituency)
Map of boundaries 2010–2024

1997–2010: The District of Purbeck wards of Bere Regis, Lytchett Matravers, Lytchett Minster, St Martin, and Wareham, the District of East Dorset wards of Corfe Mullen Central, Corfe Mullen North, and Corfe Mullen South, and the Borough of Poole wards of Alderney, Broadstone, Canford Heath, Canford Magna, and Creekmoor.

2010–2024: The District of Purbeck wards of Bere Regis, Lytchett Matravers, Lytchett Minster and Upton East, Lytchett Minster and Upton West, St Martin, and Wareham, the District of East Dorset wards of Colehill East, Colehill West, Corfe Mullen Central, Corfe Mullen North, Corfe Mullen South, and Wimborne Minster, and the Borough of Poole wards of Broadstone, Canford Heath East, Canford Heath West, and Merley and Bearwood.

The constituency was created in 1997 from parts of the seats of North Dorset (Corfe Mullen Central, Corfe Mullen North, Corfe Mullen South, Lytchett Matravers, and Lytchett Minster wards), Poole (Broadstone, Canford Heath, Canford Magna, and Creekmoor wards), South Dorset (Bere Regis, St Martin, and Wareham wards), and Bournemouth West (Alderney ward). In 2010, Colehill and Wimborne Minster were added to the seat from North Dorset, Alderney was moved back to Bournemouth West, and Creekmoor back to Poole.

Current

Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, from the 2024 United Kingdom general election, the constituency will be composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

Boundaries expanded following re-organisation of local authorities and wards in Dorset, bring the electorate within the permitted range.

Constituency profile

This area includes two tourist towns, namely Wimborne Minster and Wareham, the latter at one end of Poole Harbour. Income levels are close to the national average, taking into account the high proportion of pensioners living across the area. [3] and levels of rented [4] and social housing [3] are below the national average, particularly levels seen in cities.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember [5] Party
1997 Christopher Fraser Conservative
2001 Annette Brooke Liberal Democrat
2015 Michael Tomlinson Conservative
2024 Vikki Slade Liberal Democrat

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Mid Dorset and North Poole [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Vikki Slade 21,442 43.3 +13.4
Conservative Michael Tomlinson 20,09040.6−19.4
Labour Candice Johnson-Cole4,5669.2+1.9
Green Ben Pantling2,3554.8+1.9
SDP John Dowling1,0612.1N/A
Majority1,3522.7N/A
Turnout 49,51468.3–5.6
Registered electors 72,509
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing +16.4

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result [7]
PartyVote %
Conservative 32,96560.0
Liberal Democrats 16,39529.9
Labour 3,9827.3
Green 1,5652.9
Turnout54,90773.9
Electorate74,305
General election 2019: Mid Dorset and North Poole [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Tomlinson 29,548 60.4 +1.2
Liberal Democrats Vikki Slade 14,65029.9+2.4
Labour Joanne Oldale3,4027.0−6.3
Green Natalie Carswell1,3302.7New
Majority14,89830.5−1.2
Turnout 48,93074.8+0.6
Conservative hold Swing +0.7
General election 2017: Mid Dorset and North Poole [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Tomlinson 28,585 59.2 +8.4
Liberal Democrats Vikki Slade 13,24627.5−0.7
Labour Steve Brew6,42313.3+7.3
Majority15,33931.7+9.1
Turnout 48,25474.2+1.7
Conservative hold Swing +4.5
General election 2015: Mid Dorset and North Poole [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Tomlinson 23,639 50.8 +6.3
Liberal Democrats Vikki Slade 13,10928.2−16.9
UKIP Richard Turner5,66312.2+7.7
Labour Patrick Canavan2,7676.0+0.1
Green Mark Chivers1,3212.8New
Majority10,53022.6N/A
Turnout 46,49972.5+8.1
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +11.6
General election 2010: Mid Dorset and North Poole [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Annette Brooke 21,100 45.1 −4.9
Conservative Nick King [12] 20,83144.5+7.7
Labour Darren Brown2,7485.9−4.2
UKIP Dave Evans2,1094.5+1.4
Majority2690.6−11.5
Turnout 46,78864.4−4.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing −6.3

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Mid Dorset and North Poole [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Annette Brooke 22,000 48.7 +6.7
Conservative Simon Hayes 16,51836.6−4.5
Labour Philip Murray5,22111.6−3.9
UKIP Avril King1,4203.1+1.7
Majority5,48212.1+11.2
Turnout 45,15968.5+2.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +5.6
General election 2001: Mid Dorset and North Poole [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Annette Brooke 18,358 42.0 +2.7
Conservative Christopher Fraser 17,97441.1+0.4
Labour James Selby-Bennett6,76515.5−0.3
UKIP Jeff Mager6211.4New
Majority3840.9N/A
Turnout 43,71865.6−9.9
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing +1.15

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Mid Dorset and North Poole [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Christopher Fraser 20,632 40.7
Liberal Democrats Alan Leaman19,95139.3
Labour David Collis8,01415.8
Referendum David Nabarro2,1364.2
Majority6811.4
Turnout 50,73375.7
Conservative win (new seat)

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. ↑ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lytchett Minster</span> Village in Dorset, England

Lytchett Minster is a village in Dorset, England. It lies around 4 miles (6.4 km) north-west of Poole town centre. The village forms part of the civil parish of Lytchett Minster and Upton, Upton now being a suburb of Poole.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lytchett Matravers</span> Human settlement in England

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Colehill</span> Parish in Dorset, England

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Upton, Dorset</span> Human settlement in England

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Broadstone, Dorset</span> Suburb of Poole, Dorset, England

Broadstone is a suburb of Poole in Dorset, England. It is located three miles from Hamworthy railway station and seven miles from Bournemouth International Airport. The ward had a population of 10,303 at the 2011 Census, increasing from 10,256 at the 2001 Census.

Fleetsbridge is a small area of Poole, Dorset, centred on a busy gyratory and flyover. It lies north of Poole town centre and borders the neighbouring suburbs of Waterloo, Creekmoor, Oakdale and Canford Heath. The use of land varies between residential, retail and some light industry. The area is also home to Parkstone Grammar School when it moved there from Lower Parkstone in 1962. The site of the Tesco at Fleets Corner was, up until the 1980s, the home of Hamworthy Recreation Football Club before the land was sold and the club moved to Canford Magna on the northern extreme of the Borough of Poole. Opposite to Tesco, across Waterloo Road, is the home of the headquarters of the global company, Hamworthy Combustion Engineering. Fleets Industrial Estate lies to the south of the gyratory off Fleets Lane and is adjacent to Wessex Gate Retail Park, which has large retail outlets such as DFS, Currys and PC World.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Upton Heath</span> Heathland in central southern England

Upton Heath is one of the largest remaining fragments of a heath that once stretched across central southern England from Dorchester to Christchurch and beyond. It is now confined to an area immediately west of Upton and Poole, much of which is protected. From the Heath there are views across Poole Harbour, Corfe Castle and the Isle of Purbeck.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dorset Heaths</span>

The Dorset Heaths form an important area of heathland within the Poole Basin in southern England. Much of the area is protected.

References

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  2. ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 7 South West region.
  3. 1 2 "Local statistics". Office for National Statistics .
  4. ↑ "2011 census interactive maps". Archived from the original on 29 January 2016.
  5. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D" (part 2)
  6. ↑ "Statement of persons nominated for Mid Dorset and North Poole constituency".
  7. ↑ "Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament . Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  8. ↑ "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF).
  9. ↑ "General election 8 June 2017". Dorsetforyou.com. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  10. ↑ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  11. ↑ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  12. ↑ "Mid Dorset and North Poole Conservatives". Conservative candidate. Mid Dorset and North Poole. 7 September 2011. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
  13. ↑ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  14. ↑ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  15. ↑ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

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