Mid Dorset and North Poole (UK Parliament constituency)

Mid Dorset and North Poole is a constituency^{[n 1]} represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Michael Tomlinson, a Conservative.^{[n 2]}

Mid Dorset and North Poole
County constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Mid Dorset and North Poole in Dorset
Location of Dorset within England
County	Dorset
Electorate	64,705 (December 2010)^[1]
Major settlements	Merley, Broadstone, Corfe Mullen, Bere Regis, Wareham, and Wimborne Minster
Current constituency
Created	1997
Member of Parliament	Michael Tomlinson (Conservative)
Seats	One

Boundaries

 

Map of current boundaries

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–present: 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.

Proposed

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):

• The District of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole wards of: Bearwood & Merley; Broadstone; Canford Heath.
• The District of Dorset wards of: Colehill & Wimborne Minster East; Corfe Mullen; Lytchett Matravers & Upton; Stour & Allen Vale; Wareham; West Purbeck (polling districts WPU2 and WPU3); Wimborne Minster.^[2]

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

Constituency profile

This area includes the north of the Purbeck Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and 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

Election		Member^[5]	Party
	1997	Christopher Fraser	Conservative
	2001	Annette Brooke	Liberal Democrat
	2015	Michael Tomlinson	Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

Next general election: Mid Dorset and North Poole

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SDP	John Dowling^[6]
	Green	Ben Pantling^[7]
	Reform UK	Graham Sanger^[8]
	Liberal Democrats	Vikki Slade^[9]

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Mid Dorset and North Poole^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Tomlinson	29,548	60.4	+1.2
	Liberal Democrats	Vikki Slade	14,650	29.9	+2.4
	Labour	Joanne Oldale	3,402	7.0	-6.3
	Green	Natalie Carswell	1,330	2.7	New
Majority			14,898	30.5	-1.2
Turnout			48,930	74.8	+0.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	+0.7

General election 2017: Mid Dorset and North Poole^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Tomlinson	28,585	59.2	+8.4
	Liberal Democrats	Vikki Slade	13,246	27.5	−0.7
	Labour	Steve Brew	6,423	13.3	+7.3
Majority			15,339	31.7	+9.1
Turnout			48,254	74.2	+1.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	+4.5

See also: Opinion polling in United Kingdom constituencies, 2010–15 § Mid Dorset and North Poole

General election 2015: Mid Dorset and North Poole^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Tomlinson	23,639	50.8	+6.3
	Liberal Democrats	Vikki Slade	13,109	28.2	−16.9
	UKIP	Richard Turner	5,663	12.2	+7.7
	Labour	Patrick Canavan	2,767	6.0	+0.1
	Green	Mark Chivers	1,321	2.8	New
Majority			10,530	22.6	N/A
Turnout			46,499	72.5	+8.1
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	+11.6

General election 2010: Mid Dorset and North Poole^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Annette Brooke	21,100	45.1	−4.9
	Conservative	Nick King^[14]	20,831	44.5	+7.7
	Labour	Darren Brown	2,748	5.9	−4.2
	UKIP	Dave Evans	2,109	4.5	+1.4
Majority			269	0.6	−11.5
Turnout			46,788	64.4	−4.1
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	−6.3

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Mid Dorset and North Poole^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Annette Brooke	22,000	48.7	+6.7
	Conservative	Simon Hayes	16,518	36.6	−4.5
	Labour	Philip Murray	5,221	11.6	−3.9
	UKIP	Avril King	1,420	3.1	+1.7
Majority			5,482	12.1	+11.2
Turnout			45,159	68.5	+2.9
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	+5.6

General election 2001: Mid Dorset and North Poole^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Annette Brooke	18,358	42.0	+2.7
	Conservative	Christopher Fraser	17,974	41.1	+0.4
	Labour	James Selby-Bennett	6,765	15.5	−0.3
	UKIP	Jeff Mager	621	1.4	New
Majority			384	0.9	N/A
Turnout			43,718	65.6	−9.9
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	+1.15

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Mid Dorset and North Poole^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Christopher Fraser	20,632	40.7
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Leaman	19,951	39.3
	Labour	David Collis	8,014	15.8
	Referendum	David Nabarro	2,136	4.2
Majority			681	1.4
Turnout			50,733	75.7
	Conservative win (new seat)

See also

• List of parliamentary constituencies in Dorset

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.

References

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2. "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 7 South West region.
3. "Local statistics". Office for National Statistics.
4. . Archived from the original on 29 January 2016.
6. "General election candidates".
7. "Stand at the next general election".
8. "Mid Dorset and North Poole constituency".
9. Pack, Mark (2 September 2022). "Vikki Slade selected for Mid Dorset and North Poole". markpack.org.uk. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
10. "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF).
11. "General election 8 June 2017". Dorsetforyou.com. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
12. . Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
13. . Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
14. "Mid Dorset and North Poole Conservatives". Conservative candidate. Mid Dorset and North Poole. 7 September 2011. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
15. . Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
16. . Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
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