England · Constituency
Mid Dorset and North Poole
Covers Broadstone · Wareham · Wimborne Minster · Bearwood and more
Photograph shows Wareham, a town in this constituency, not the whole of Mid Dorset and North Poole.
Your member of parliament
Vikki Slade
Liberal DemocratLiberal Democrat won Mid Dorset and North Poole at the 2024 general election with a majority of 1,352 votes, or 2.7 points. A swing of 1.4 points to Conservative would take it. That makes it safer than 59 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 591.
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How safe is this seat?
Marginal
A majority of 2.7 points, which is larger than 59 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Liberal Democrat finished ahead of Conservative by 1,352 votes.
Majority
1,352
2.7% of votes cast.
Turnout
65.8%
+6.1 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
5
49,514 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vikki SladeElected | Liberal Democrat | 21,442 | 43.3% | +31.1 |
| Michael Tomlinson | Conservative | 20,090 | 40.6% | +16.9 |
| Candice Johnson-Cole | Labour | 4,566 | 9.2% | -24.5 |
| Ben Pantling | Green Party | 2,355 | 4.8% | -1.6 |
| John Dowling | Social Democratic Party | 1,061 | 2.1% | +2.0 |
Marginal. Decided by under five points. The vs UK column is each party’s share here against its own national share, summed from all 650 results. That describes the 2024 general election only: arithmetic on the published count, not a forecast.
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