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The ceremonial county of Dorset (which comprises the two unitary authorities of Dorset and Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) is divided into 8 parliamentary constituencies: 3 borough constituencies and 5 county constituencies.
Constituencies
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! rowspan="1" |Constituency
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! colspan="2" |Nearest opposition
The boundary commission recommended the following seats within Dorset:
Containing electoral wards from Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Bournemouth East
- Bournemouth West
- Christchurch (part)
- Mid Dorset and North Poole (part)
- Poole
Containing electoral wards from Dorset (unitary authority)
- Christchurch (part)
- Mid Dorset and North Poole (part)
- North Dorset
- South Dorset
- West Dorset
Results history
Primary data source: House of Commons research briefing - General election results from 1918 to 2019
2024
The number of votes cast for each political party who fielded candidates in constituencies comprising Dorset in the 2024 general election were as follows: