South Dorset
ConstituencyThe south east of the South West. About 100,626 people in 351 square kilometres.
MP for South Dorset
Lloyd HattonLabourMP since
They won by 1,048 votes on a 64.6% turnout.
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Majority 2024 by constituency
UK Parliament election results · July 2024
The winner in South Dorset had a majority of 2.1% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
2024 general election result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lloyd HattonElected | Labour | 15,659 | 31.9% |
| Richard Drax | Conservative | 14,611 | 29.8% |
| Morgan Young | Reform UK | 8,168 | 16.7% |
| Matt Bell | Liberal Democrat | 8,017 | 16.3% |
| Catherine Bennett | Green Party | 2,153 | 4.4% |
| Joy Wilson | Independent | 192 | 0.4% |
| Giovanna Lewis | Independent | 185 | 0.4% |
| Rosie Morrell | Independent | 52 | 0.1% |
- Electorate
- 75,924
- Turnout
- 64.6%
- Majority
- 1,048 (2.1%)
- Valid votes
- 49,037
- Rejected ballots
- 171
Polling day . Shares are of valid votes; turnout is valid votes as a share of the electorate. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: House of Commons Library, UK Parliament election results. The result from the House of Commons Library
How South Dorset compares
Each dot is a constituency. The black line marks the middle one.
Every constituency ranked: population and aged 15 to 64.
What is the population of South Dorset?
South Dorset had 98,476 usual residents at the census.
South Dorset is the 249th least populated of 650 in the UK.
Figures for the whole of Dorset
Most of South Dorset lies in Dorset. These figures are published for the whole of Dorset, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not South Dorset itself. See Dorset
South Dorset in brief
The winner in South Dorset had a majority of 2.1% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in South Dorset at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 64.6%.
South Dorset had 98,476 usual residents at the census.
58.6% of residents in South Dorset were aged 15 to 64 at the census.