West Dorset
ConstituencyThe south east of the South West. About 96,342 people in 1,007 square kilometres.
MP for West Dorset
Edward MorelloLiberal DemocratMP since
They won by 7,789 votes on a 69.2% turnout.
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Majority 2024 by constituency
UK Parliament election results · July 2024
The winner in West Dorset had a majority of 14.8% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
2024 general election result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edward MorelloElected | Liberal Democrat | 26,999 | 51.3% |
| Chris Loder | Conservative | 19,210 | 36.5% |
| Donna Lumsden | Labour | 3,086 | 5.9% |
| Kelvin Clayton | Green Party | 2,288 | 4.3% |
| Oliver Chisholm | Independent | 733 | 1.4% |
| Marcus White | Independent | 289 | 0.5% |
- Electorate
- 75,998
- Turnout
- 69.2%
- Majority
- 7,789 (14.8%)
- Valid votes
- 52,605
- Rejected ballots
- 618
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 West 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 West Dorset?
West Dorset had 93,589 usual residents at the census.
West Dorset is the 100th least populated of 650 in the UK.
Figures for the whole of Dorset
Most of West Dorset lies in Dorset. These figures are published for the whole of Dorset, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not West Dorset itself. See Dorset
West Dorset in brief
The winner in West Dorset had a majority of 14.8% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in West Dorset at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 69.2%.
West Dorset had 93,589 usual residents at the census.
54.6% of residents in West Dorset were aged 15 to 64 at the census.