Mid Dorset and North Poole is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Vikki Slade, a Liberal Democrat.

Constituency profile

Mid Dorset and North Poole is a constituency in Dorset. It covers some northern suburbs of the large towns of Poole and Bournemouth and the rural areas to their north and west. Settlements in the constituency include the suburbs of Canford Heath, Broadstone and Bearwood, the towns of Wimborne Minster, Corfe Mullen, Upton and Wareham and the villages of Lytchett Matravers and Merley.

Poole and Bournemouth are popular seaside resort towns. The suburbs and nearby settlements of Corfe Mullen and Merley were mostly developed during the late 20th century as residential estates. Wimborne Minster and Wareham are historic market towns. The constituency is generally affluent with low levels of deprivation, especially so in Broadstone, Corfe Mullen and Merley which fall within the top 10% least-deprived areas in England. The average house price in the constituency is higher than the national and South West England averages.

Residents of Mid Dorset and North Poole are generally older with a large retiree population. White people made up 97% of the population at the 2021 census.

At the local council level, all of the constituency's wards are represented by Liberal Democrat councillors. An estimated 56% of voters in the constituency supported leaving the European Union in the 2016 referendum, higher than the nationwide figure of 52%.

Boundaries expanded following re-organisation of local authorities and wards in Dorset, bringing the electorate within the permitted range.

Members of Parliament

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| 1997

| Christopher Fraser

| Conservative

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| 2001 || Annette Brooke

| Liberal Democrat

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| 2015

| Michael Tomlinson

| Conservative

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| 2024 || Vikki Slade

| Liberal Democrat

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Elections

Elections in the 2020s

Elections in the 2010s

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| Conservative ||align=right| 32,965 ||align=right| 60.0

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| Liberal Democrats ||align=right| 16,395 ||align=right| 29.9

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| Labour ||align=right| 3,982 ||align=right| 7.3

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| Green ||align=right| 1,565 ||align=right| 2.9

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|colspan="2"|Turnout

|align=right|54,907

|align=right|73.9

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|colspan="2"|Electorate

|align=right|74,305

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Elections in the 2000s

Elections in the 1990s

See also

  • Parliamentary constituencies in Dorset

Notes

References

  • Mid Dorset and North Poole UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
  • Mid Dorset and North Poole UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
  • Mid Dorset and North Poole UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK