South Dorset | |
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Dorset |
Electorate | 73,499 (December 2010) [1] |
Major settlements | Weymouth and Swanage |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1885 |
Member of Parliament | Richard Drax (Conservative) |
Seats | One |
Created from | Dorset |
South Dorset is a constituency [n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Richard Drax, a Conservative. [n 2] The constituency was created as a consequence of the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, although the area covered has changed since then.
The constituency was created as a consequence of the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885. The Act reduced the number of MPs.in Dorset from 10 to 4 (see Redistribution of Seats Act 1885#Redistributed seats: England). It was initially proposed to name the new constituencies after existing boroughs (Shaftesbury, Dorchester, Poole and Bridport) but, following an amendment in the Commons on 14 April 1885, the names were changed to the points of the compass (North Dorset, South Dorset, East Dorset, West Dorset). [2]
The South Dorset constituency was divided into 7 polling districts. Dorchester was chosen as the place where the nomination of candidates would take place and the result would be declared. [3] The area covered was: [3]
In the 1997 election the seat was won by Ian Bruce by a margin of only 77 votes, one of the smallest margins in the UK. The 2001 election saw the second Labour win in South Dorset's history with Labour's smallest majority in England, at 153. In the 2005 election this constituency was one of the few in which Labour significantly increased their majority. Conservative candidate Ed Matts was found to have doctored an image which was part of his campaign material. Matts changed a photo of a protest against the deportation of a South Dorset resident, so that it appeared to be a protest against "uncontrolled immigration". In both elections, the left-wing singer-songwriter Billy Bragg led an anti-Conservative tactical voting campaign in Dorset constituencies. [ citation needed ]
The 2010 election saw Conservative Richard Drax, a former soldier and journalist from a long line of Dorset representatives, defeating the incumbent Jim Knight, who ended his final year in parliament as the Minister (of State) for Employment and Welfare Reform. Richard Drax retained the seat in 2015 election with an increased majority.
1885–1918: The Municipal Boroughs of Dorchester, and Weymouth and Melcombe Regis, and parts of the Sessional Divisions of Dorchester and Wareham.
1918–1950: The Municipal Boroughs of Wareham, and Weymouth and Melcombe Regis, the Urban Districts of Portland and Swanage, the Rural District of Wareham and Purbeck, and the part of the Rural District of Weymouth that was not included in the Dorset West constituency (i.e. Bincombe, Broadwey, Chickerell, Fleet, Osmington, Owermoigne, Poxwell, Preston, Radipole, Upwey and Wyke Regis).
1950–1983: The Municipal Boroughs of Wareham, and Weymouth and Melcombe Regis, the Urban Districts of Portland and Swanage, the Rural District of Wareham and Purbeck, and in the Rural District of Dorchester the civil parishes of Bincombe, Chickerell, Fleet, Osmington, Owermoigne, and Poxwell.
1983–1997: The Borough of Weymouth and Portland, the District of Purbeck wards of Bere Regis, Castle, Langton, St Martin, Swanage North, Swanage South, Wareham, West Purbeck, Winfrith, and Wool, and the District of West Dorset ward of Owermoigne.
1997–2010: The Borough of Weymouth and Portland, the District of Purbeck wards of Castle, Langton, Swanage North, Swanage South, West Purbeck, Winfrith, and Wool, and the District of West Dorset ward of Owermoigne.
2010–present: The Borough of Weymouth and Portland, the District of Purbeck wards of Castle, Creech Barrow, Langton, Swanage North, Swanage South, West Purbeck, Winfrith, and Wool, and the District of West Dorset ward of Owermoigne.
Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, from the next general election, due by January 2025, the constituency will be composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
Minor changes following re-organisation of local authorities and wards in Dorset.
The seat includes the coastal areas to the south of the county of Dorset, plus some rural Purbeck territory further inland. The port of Weymouth is one of the few large towns in Dorset and its suburbs extend onto the Wyke Regis peninsula and the isle of Portland, connected to the mainland by road (and, in the past, rail).
The constituency includes Bovington army camp, and further east, Corfe Castle, connected by the preserved Swanage Railway steam railway to the holiday resort of Swanage. This part of the seat is closer to Poole and Bournemouth than to Weymouth.
Workless claimants were in November 2012 significantly lower than the national average of 3.8%, at 2.8% of the population based on a statistical compilation by The Guardian . [5]
{{Election box candidate with party link [10] |votes=|percentage=|change=|}}
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Matt Bell [11] | ||||
Labour | Lloyd Hatton [12] | ||||
Green | Jon Orrell [13] | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Richard Drax | 30,024 | 58.8 | +2.7 | |
Labour | Carralyn Parkes | 12,871 | 25.2 | -8.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Nick Ireland | 5,432 | 10.6 | +4.7 | |
Green | Jon Orrell | 2,246 | 4.4 | 0.0 | |
Independent | Joseph Green | 485 | 0.9 | New | |
Majority | 17,153 | 33.6 | +11.1 | ||
Turnout | 51,058 | 69.4 | +0.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Richard Drax | 29,135 | 56.1 | +7.4 | |
Labour | Tashi Warr | 17,440 | 33.6 | +9.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Howard Legg | 3,053 | 5.9 | −0.1 | |
Green | Jon Orrell | 2,278 | 4.4 | −0.3 | |
Majority | 11,695 | 22.5 | -2.0 | ||
Turnout | 51,906 | 68.7 | +0.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Richard Drax | 23,756 | 48.7 | +3.6 | |
Labour | Simon Bowkett | 11,762 | 24.2 | -6.1 | |
UKIP | Malcolm Shakesby | 7,304 | 15.0 | +11.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Howard Legg | 2,901 | 6.0 | -13.0 | |
Green | Jane Burnet | 2,275 | 4.7 | +3.5 | |
Independent | Mervyn Stewkesbury | 435 | 0.9 | New | |
Movement for Active Democracy | Andy Kirkwood | 164 | 0.3 | -0.2 | |
Majority | 11,994 | 24.5 | +9.7 | ||
Turnout | 48,737 | 68.1 | -0.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Richard Drax | 22,667 | 45.1 | +7.1 | |
Labour | Jim Knight | 15,224 | 30.3 | -11.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ros Kayes | 9,557 | 19.0 | +3.2 | |
UKIP | Mike Hobson | 2,034 | 4.0 | +0.8 | |
Green | Brian Heatley | 595 | 1.2 | New | |
Movement for Active Democracy | Andy Kirkwood | 233 | 0.5 | New | |
Majority | 7,443 | 14.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 50,310 | 68.6 | -0.8 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +9.3 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jim Knight | 20,231 | 41.6 | −0.4 | |
Conservative | Ed Matts | 18,419 | 37.9 | −3.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Graham Oakes | 7,647 | 15.7 | +1.3 | |
UKIP | Hugh Chalker | 1,571 | 3.2 | +1.2 | |
Legalise Cannabis | Vic Hamilton | 282 | 0.6 | New | |
Respect | Berny Parkes | 219 | 0.5 | New | |
Personality and Rational Thinking? Yes! Party | Andy Kirkwood | 107 | 0.2 | New | |
Wessex Regionalist | Colin Bex | 83 | 0.2 | New | |
Socialist Labour | David Marchesi | 25 | 0.1 | New | |
Majority | 1,812 | 3.7 | +3.3 | ||
Turnout | 48,584 | 69.4 | +3.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +1.7 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jim Knight | 19,027 | 42.0 | +6.1 | |
Conservative | Ian Bruce | 18,874 | 41.6 | +5.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Andy Canning | 6,531 | 14.4 | -5.8 | |
UKIP | Laurie Moss | 913 | 2.0 | +0.3 | |
Majority | 153 | 0.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 45,345 | 65.5 | -8.5 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ian Bruce | 17,755 | 36.1 | -14.2 | |
Labour | Jim Knight | 17,678 | 35.9 | +14.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Michael Plummer | 9,936 | 20.2 | -6.9 | |
Referendum | Patrick C. McAndrew | 2,791 | 5.7 | New | |
UKIP | Malcolm Shakesby | 861 | 1.8 | New | |
Natural Law | Gerald T.H. Napper | 161 | 0.3 | ||
Majority | 77 | 0.2 | -23.0 | ||
Turnout | 49,182 | 74.0 | -2.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ian Bruce | 29,319 | 50.3 | −4.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Brian E.J. Ellis | 15,811 | 27.1 | −0.4 | |
Labour | Alan Chedzoy | 12,298 | 21.1 | +3.9 | |
Independent | JW Hagel | 673 | 1.2 | New | |
Natural Law | MRF Griffiths | 191 | 0.3 | New | |
Majority | 13,508 | 23.2 | −4.2 | ||
Turnout | 58,292 | 76.9 | +1.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −2.1 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ian Bruce | 30,184 | 54.8 | -2.3 | |
Liberal | Brian Ellis | 15,117 | 27.5 | +0.5 | |
Labour | Brenda Dench | 9,494 | 17.3 | +1.7 | |
Independent | Alistair Hayler | 244 | 0.4 | New | |
Majority | 15,067 | 27.3 | -2.8 | ||
Turnout | 55,039 | 75.6 | +2.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -1.4 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Gascoyne-Cecil | 28,631 | 57.1 | +1.4 | |
SDP | Simon Head | 13,533 | 27.0 | New | |
Labour | David Hewitt | 7,831 | 15.6 | -12.9 | |
Independent | B.O. Smith | 151 | 0.3 | New | |
Majority | 15,098 | 30.1 | +3.9 | ||
Turnout | 50,146 | 72.7 | -5.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Gascoyne-Cecil | 32,372 | 55.67 | ||
Labour | Alan Chedzoy | 17,133 | 29.46 | ||
Liberal | P St. J Howe | 8,649 | 14.87 | ||
Majority | 15,239 | 26.21 | |||
Turnout | 58,154 | 78.33 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Evelyn King | 24,351 | 45.88 | ||
Labour | Alan Chedzoy | 17,652 | 33.26 | ||
Liberal | C Sandy | 11,075 | 20.87 | ||
Majority | 6,699 | 12.62 | |||
Turnout | 53,078 | 75.38 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Evelyn King | 26,933 | 46.93 | ||
Labour | Alan Chedzoy | 18,318 | 31.92 | ||
Liberal | DT Broomfield | 12,140 | 21.15 | ||
Majority | 8,615 | 15.01 | |||
Turnout | 57,391 | 82.19 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Evelyn King | 27,580 | 52.06 | ||
Labour | Richard May | 20,716 | 39.10 | ||
Liberal | Keith Searby | 4,680 | 8.83 | ||
Majority | 6,864 | 12.96 | |||
Turnout | 52,976 | 78.98 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Evelyn King | 22,997 | 46.01 | ||
Labour | Frederick W Morgan | 21,120 | 42.26 | ||
Liberal | Geoffrey Maxwell Goode | 5,862 | 11.72 | ||
Majority | 1,877 | 3.75 | |||
Turnout | 49,979 | 81.00 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Evelyn King | 21,209 | 43.66 | ||
Labour | Guy Barnett | 20,274 | 41.73 | ||
Liberal | Terence Bourke | 7,100 | 14.61 | ||
Majority | 935 | 1.93 | |||
Turnout | 48,583 | 81.02 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Guy Barnett | 13,783 | 33.51 | -1.16 | |
Conservative | Angus Maude | 13,079 | 31.79 | -17.99 | |
Liberal | Lawrence I Norbury-Williams | 8,910 | 21.66 | +6.11 | |
Anti Common Market | Piers Debenham | 5,057 | 12.29 | New | |
Independent | P. Burn | 181 | 0.44 | New | |
Independent | M. Fudge | 82 | 0.20 | New | |
Independent | J.C. O'Connor | 45 | 0.11 | New | |
Majority | 704 | 1.72 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 41,137 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Victor Montagu | 22,050 | 49.78 | ||
Labour | Conrad F Ascher | 15,357 | 34.67 | ||
Liberal | Lawrence I Norbury-Williams | 6,887 | 15.55 | ||
Majority | 6,693 | 15.11 | |||
Turnout | 44,294 | 78.82 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Victor Montagu | 22,119 | 50.71 | ||
Labour | Frederick Newman Stacey | 16,702 | 38.29 | ||
Liberal | Geoffrey Maxwell Goode | 4,798 | 11.00 | ||
Majority | 5,417 | 12.42 | |||
Turnout | 43,619 | 79.25 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Victor Montagu | 21,679 | 48.25 | ||
Labour | Frederick Newman Stacey | 18,244 | 40.61 | ||
Liberal | Wilfred Ewart Ward | 5,005 | 11.14 | ||
Majority | 3,435 | 7.64 | |||
Turnout | 44,928 | 83.98 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Victor Montagu | 20,014 | 45.51 | ||
Labour | Frederick Newman Stacey | 17,471 | 39.73 | ||
Liberal | Wyatt Trevelyan Rawson Rawson | 6,489 | 14.76 | ||
Majority | 2,543 | 5.78 | |||
Turnout | 43,974 | 84.38 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Victor Montagu | 14,626 | 42.72 | ||
Labour | Philip Sidney Eastman | 12,460 | 36.40 | ||
Liberal | Wilfred Ewart Ward | 7,149 | 20.88 | ||
Majority | 2,166 | 6.32 | |||
Turnout | 34,235 | 73.60 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Victor Montagu | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Conservative hold | |||||
General Election 1939–40:
Another general election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place from 1939 and by the end of this year, the following candidates had been selected;
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Gascoyne-Cecil | 17,637 | 57.88 | ||
Labour | Arthur William Wiltshire | 8,580 | 28.16 | ||
Liberal | Frederick William King | 4,255 | 13.96 | New | |
Majority | 9,057 | 29.72 | |||
Turnout | 30,472 | 70.05 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Gascoyne-Cecil | 21,284 | 70.73 | ||
Labour | Arthur William Wiltshire | 8,809 | 29.27 | ||
Majority | 12,475 | 41.46 | |||
Turnout | 30,093 | 73.29 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Robert Gascoyne-Cecil | 14,632 | 49.2 | −21.3 | |
Liberal | Cuthbert Plaistowe | 8,168 | 27.4 | New | |
Labour | Arthur William Wiltshire | 6,959 | 23.4 | −6.1 | |
Majority | 6,464 | 21.8 | −19.2 | ||
Turnout | 29,759 | 75.5 | +9.4 | ||
Registered electors | 39,396 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | −7.6 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Robert Yerburgh | 13,900 | 70.5 | +17.0 | |
Labour | W Ridson | 5,821 | 29.5 | +12.0 | |
Majority | 8,079 | 41.0 | +15.5 | ||
Turnout | 19,721 | 66.1 | −5.5 | ||
Registered electors | 29,845 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | +2.5 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Robert Yerburgh | 11,057 | 53.5 | −3.7 | |
Liberal | Robert Comben | 5,973 | 29.0 | +7.0 | |
Labour | David Wyndham Thomas | 3,602 | 17.5 | −3.3 | |
Majority | 5,084 | 24.5 | −10.7 | ||
Turnout | 20,632 | 71.6 | −3.6 | ||
Registered electors | 28,810 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | −5.4 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Robert Yerburgh | 12,121 | 57.2 | −11.2 | |
Liberal | Fred Maddison | 4,657 | 22.0 | New | |
Labour | Henry Pavely | 4,394 | 20.8 | −10.8 | |
Majority | 7,464 | 35.2 | −1.6 | ||
Turnout | 21,172 | 75.2 | +17.3 | ||
Registered electors | 28,149 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | −0.2 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | Unionist | Angus Hambro | 11,175 | 68.4 | N/A |
Labour | Brett Morgan | 5,159 | 31.6 | New | |
Majority | 6,016 | 36.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 16,334 | 57.9 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 28,224 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Cindicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Angus Hambro | Unopposed | |||
Unionist hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Angus Hambro | 5,811 | 57.0 | +10.3 | |
Liberal | Thomas Scarisbrick | 4,379 | 43.0 | −10.3 | |
Majority | 1,432 | 14.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 10,190 | 89.1 | +2.0 | ||
Registered electors | 11,440 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +10.3 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Thomas Scarisbrick | 5,035 | 53.3 | +5.8 | |
Conservative | William Brymer | 4,411 | 46.7 | −5.8 | |
Majority | 624 | 6.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 9,446 | 87.1 | +4.9 | ||
Registered electors | 10,845 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +5.8 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Brymer | 3,884 | 52.5 | N/A | |
Liberal | Leslie Renton | 3,519 | 47.5 | New | |
Majority | 365 | 5.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 7,403 | 82.2 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 9,011 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Brymer | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Brymer | 3,657 | 51.2 | −7.1 | |
Liberal | Robert Edgcumbe | 3,489 | 48.8 | +7.1 | |
Majority | 168 | 2.4 | −14.2 | ||
Turnout | 7,146 | 86.0 | +4.5 | ||
Registered electors | 8,310 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −7.1 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Brymer | 3,278 | 50.3 | −8.0 | |
Liberal | Robert Edgcumbe | 3,238 | 49.7 | +8.0 | |
Majority | 40 | 0.6 | −16.0 | ||
Turnout | 6,516 | 84.0 | +2.5 | ||
Registered electors | 7,757 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −8.0 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charles J. T. Hambro | 3,477 | 58.3 | +8.6 | |
Liberal | Henry Parkman Sturgis | 2,486 | 41.7 | −8.6 | |
Majority | 991 | 16.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 5,963 | 81.5 | −3.6 | ||
Registered electors | 7,316 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +8.6 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Henry Parkman Sturgis | 3,128 | 50.3 | ||
Conservative | Charles J. T. Hambro | 3,095 | 49.7 | ||
Majority | 33 | 0.6 | |||
Turnout | 6,223 | 85.1 | |||
Registered electors | 7,316 | ||||
Liberal win (new seat) |
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