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Mid Dorset and North Poole (UK Parliament constituency)

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50°42′01″N 2°04′09″W / 50.7004°N 2.0693°W / 50.7004; -2.0693

Mid Dorset and North Poole
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Outline map
Boundary of Mid Dorset and North Poole in Dorset
Outline map
Location of Dorset within England
CountyDorset
Electorate64,705 (December 2010)[1]
Major settlementsMerley, Broadstone, Corfe Mullen, Bere Regis, Wareham, and Wimborne Minster
Current constituency
Created1997
Member of ParliamentMichael Tomlinson (Conservative)
SeatsOne

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]

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, Bournemouth West, South Dorset and Poole. Its present boundaries take in wards from three districts, namely Purbeck, Poole and East Dorset.

In September 2016, it was announced that Mid Dorset and North Poole is to be abolished before the upcoming General Election. Parts of the constituency will form part of the new Blandford & Wimborne and Broadstone, Ferndown & Kinson constituencies, whilst south-westerly parts of the constituency will be included in the updated boundaries of the South Dorset constituency.[2]

Constituency profile

This area includes the north of the Purbeck Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and two touristic high-end towns, namely Wimborne Minster with its traditional tearooms, towering inland Minster Church and Wareham 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
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1997 Christopher Fraser Conservative
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color" | 2001 Annette Brooke Liberal Democrat
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | 2015 Michael Tomlinson Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2017: Mid Dorset and North Poole[6]
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 +7.4
Majority 15,339 31.8
Turnout 48,254 74.2 +1.7
Conservative hold Swing
See also: Opinion polling in United Kingdom constituencies, 2010–15 § Mid Dorset and North Poole
General Election 2015: Mid Dorset and North Poole[7]
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 N/A
Majority 10,530 22.6 +22
Turnout 46,499 72.5 +8.1
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +11.6
General Election 2010: Mid Dorset and North Poole[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Annette Brooke 21,100 45.1 −4.9
Conservative Nick King[9] 20,831 44.5 +7.7
Labour Darren Adrian 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[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Annette Brooke 22,000 48.7 +6.7
Conservative Simon Alexander Hayes 16,518 36.6 −4.5
Labour Philip Murray 5,221 11.6 −3.9
UKIP Avril Kathleen 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[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Annette Brooke 18,358 42.0 +2.7
Conservative Christopher Fraser 17,974 41.1 +0.4
Labour James Sebastian Selby-Bennett 6,765 15.5 −0.3
UKIP Jeff Mager 621 1.4 N/A
Majority 384 0.9 −0.4
Turnout 43,718 65.6 −9.8
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing 1.15

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Mid Dorset and North Poole[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Christopher Fraser 20,632 40.7 N/A
Liberal Democrats Alan John Leaman 19,951 39.3 N/A
Labour David Graham Collis 8,014 15.8 N/A
Referendum David Joseph Nunes Nabarro 2,136 4.2 N/A
Majority 681 1.3 N/A
Turnout 50,733 75.7 N/A
Conservative win (new seat)

See also

Notes and references

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
  1. ^ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ http://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/14738870.Major_shake_up_of_constituency_borders_planned_across_Dorset
  3. ^ a b "Local statistics". Office for National Statistics.
  4. ^ "2011 census interactive maps". Archived from the original on 2016-01-29. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D" (part 2)
  6. ^ "General election 8 June 2017". Dorsetforyou.com. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  7. ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  8. ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 26 July 2013 suggested (help)
  9. ^ "Mid Dorset and North Poole Conservatives". Conservative candidate. Mid Dorset and North Poole. 7 September 2011. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
  10. ^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  11. ^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  12. ^ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
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