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North Dorset

Shows the general election results for North Dorset, which is a constituency in Dorset. In 2017 it had a total electorate of 76,324 and a turnout of 73%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.

CON
Conservative Hold
Simon Hoare
Majority
25,777
Electorate
76,324
Turnout
73%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2017
Con 64.9%
Lab 18.6%
LD 13.6%
Green 2.9%

Party results and changes 2015 - 2017

Results for each party with number of votes, percentage share of the vote and changes since last election.

Candidate Party Votes Vote (%) Change (%)
Simon Hoare  Con 36,169 64.9 8.3
Pat Osborne  Lab 10,392 18.6 9.7
Thomas Panton  LD 7,556 13.6 1.9
John Tutton * Green 1,607 2.9 -2.8
* Candidate lost their deposit

Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2017

The percentage share of the party vote by election year.

Year Con Lab LD Green UKIP MRLP
2005 46.4% 9.6% 37.8% 2.3% 3.9% 0.0%
2010 51.1% 5.4% 37.0% 1.0% 5.2% 0.4%
2015 56.6% 9.0% 11.7% 5.7% 17.1% 0.0%
2017 64.9% 18.6% 13.6% 2.9% 0.0% 0.0%

Highest and lowest 2017

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 24.3%
1 Liverpool, Walton 77.1%
58 North Dorset 46.3%
650 North East Fife 0.0%

Majority is calculated as the difference between the winning % share of the vote and second place % share of the vote.

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Highest winning vote share % Average: 55.9%
1 Liverpool, Walton 85.7%
85 North Dorset 64.9%
650 Ceredigion 29.2%

Share of the vote is calculated as the percentage of valid votes cast for each party.

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Highest % turnout Average: 68.8%
1 Twickenham 79.5%
135 North Dorset 73.0%
650 Glasgow North East 53.0%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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