Election for the constituency of Poole on 12 December 2019

An election to the 58th Parliament of the United Kingdom for the constituency area of Poole, held as part of the general election on 12 December 2019.

Conservative hold by Robert Syms with a majority of 19,116 - 37.9% - on a turnout of 68.2%.

An electorate of 73,989, having a valid vote count of 50,451 and an invalid vote count of 169.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
SYMS, Robert Con 29,599 58.7% 0.7%
AITKENHEAD, Sue Lab / Co-op 10,483 20.8% -8.7%
COLLINS, Victoria LD 7,819 15.5% 6.6%
HARDING-RATHBONE, Barry Green 1,702 3.4% 0.8%
YOUNG, David Ind 848 1.7% -

The writ for this election was issued on 5 November 2019.

Result declared at 05:20 on 13 December 2019. Declarations times do not form part of election declarations and should be regarded as indicative rather than official.

Under section 13(b) of the Representation of the People Act 1985, a candidate gaining 5% or less of the vote share will forfeit their deposit.