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Dorset

Shows the general election results for Dorset, which is a county in South West. It is comprised of 8 constituencies (showhide). In 2017 it had a total electorate of 587,865 and a turnout of 69.6%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.

Electorate
587,865
Turnout
69.6%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2017
Con 58.7%
Lab 25.2%
LD 12.8%
Green 2.6%
UKIP 0.3%
Others 0.3%

Party results and changes 2015 - 2017

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

Party Con Lab LD Green UKIP Others Total
Seats won 8 0 0 0 0 0 8
Change 0 0 0 0 0 0 0%
Votes (000s) 240 103 52 11 1 1 409
% vote 58.7% 25.2% 12.8% 2.6% 0.3% 0.3% 100.0%
Change +7.0% +12.2% -0.1% -2.7% -15.8% -0.6% 0%
Candidates 8 8 8 7 1 3 35
Deposits lost 0 0 0 7 1 3 11

Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2017

The percentage share of the party vote by election year.

Year Con Lab LD Green UKIP Others
2005 44.1% 18.3% 32.8% 0.6% 3.8% 0.3%
2010 48.3% 12.2% 32.8% 0.5% 5.6% 0.6%
2015 51.7% 13.0% 12.9% 5.3% 16.2% 0.9%
2017 58.7% 25.2% 12.8% 2.6% 0.3% 0.3%

Seats won by party 2005 - 2017

The number of seats won by parties by election year.

Year Con Lab LD Green UKIP Others
2005 6 1 1 0 0 0
2010 7 0 1 0 0 0
2015 8 0 0 0 0 0
2017 8 0 0 0 0 0

Highest and lowest 2017

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 31.0%
1 Christchurch 49.7%
2 North Dorset 46.3%
3 West Dorset 32.0%
4 Mid Dorset and North Poole 31.8%
5 Poole 28.5%

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

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Most marginal seats by majority (%) Average: 31.0%
1 Bournemouth East 16.3%
2 Bournemouth West 17.3%
3 South Dorset 22.5%
4 Poole 28.5%
5 Mid Dorset and North Poole 31.8%

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: 58.7%
1 Christchurch 69.6%
2 North Dorset 64.9%
3 Mid Dorset and North Poole 59.2%
4 Poole 57.9%
5 South Dorset 56.1%

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

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Lowest winning vote share % Average: 58.7%
1 Bournemouth East 51.9%
2 Bournemouth West 53.5%
3 West Dorset 55.5%
4 South Dorset 56.1%
5 Poole 57.9%

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

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Highest % turnout Average: 69.6%
1 Mid Dorset and North Poole 74.2%
2 North Dorset 73.0%
3 West Dorset 72.4%
4 Christchurch 72.0%
5 South Dorset 71.8%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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Lowest % turnout Average: 69.6%
1 Bournemouth West 60.8%
2 Bournemouth East 65.2%
3 Poole 67.6%
4 South Dorset 71.8%
5 Christchurch 72.0%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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