List of Parliamentary constituencies in Dorset

The ceremonial county of Dorset (which includes the unitary authorities of Bournemouth and Poole) is divided into 8 Parliamentary constituencies - 3 Borough constituencies and 5 County constituencies.

Constituencies

      † Conservative       ‡ Labour       ¤ Liberal Democrat       ¤ UKIP

Constituency[nb 1]	Electorate	Majority[nb 2]	Member of Parliament		Nearest opposition		Map
Bournemouth East BC	71,956	14,612		Tobias Ellwood		Peter Stokes
Bournemouth West BC	72,082	12,410		Conor Burns		Martin Houlden
Christchurch CC	69,303	18,224		Christopher Chope		Robin Grey
Mid Dorset and North Poole CC	64,299	10,530		Michael Tomlinson		Vikki Slade
North Dorset CC	73,178	21,118		Simon Hoare		Steve Unwin
Poole BC	72,557	15,789		Robert Syms		David Young
South Dorset CC	71,534	11,994		Richard Drax		Simon Bowkett
West Dorset CC	78,000	16,130		Oliver Letwin		Ros Kayes

Boundary changes

The Boundary Commission for England decided to retain Dorset's constituencies for the 2010 election, making minor changes to realign constituency boundaries with the boundaries of current local government wards, and to reduce the electoral disparity between constituencies.

Name	Current boundaries	Proposed revision
Bournemouth East BC Bournemouth West BC Christchurch CC Mid Dorset and North Poole CC North Dorset CC Poole BC South Dorset CC West Dorset CC

Results

2005	2010	2015

Notes

1. ↑ BC denotes borough constituency, CC denotes county constituency.
2. ↑ The majority is the number of votes the winning candidate receives more than their nearest rival.

References