Dorset West - UK Parliament Constituency

Here are the most recent election results for the Dorset West constituency.

Note: Smaller parties may be omitted. The candidate with the largest vote who does not belong to one of the main parties is listed as 'Minor'. Votes listed for 'Other' are calculated by taking the votes from the main parties and 'Minor' away from the total votes cast.

Name	Dorset West
Region	South West
1st in 2024		Liberal Democrat
2nd in 2024		Conservative
Swing To Lose	7.40%
Next Election Prediction	View

Note: 'Swing To Lose' is the swing needed by the 2nd placed party against the 1st placed party to win the seat.

Electoral History

Election		Party
	Election 2024	Liberal Democrat
	Election 2019 (New Boundaries)	Conservative
	Election 2019	Conservative
	Election 2017	Conservative
	Election 2015	Conservative
	Election 2010	Conservative
	Election 2005 (New Boundaries)	Conservative
	Election 2005	Conservative
	Election 2001	Conservative
	Election 1997	Conservative
	Election 1992	Conservative
	Election 1987	Conservative
	Election 1983	Conservative
	Election 1979	Conservative
	Election 1974 (October)	Conservative
	Election 1974 (February)	Conservative

Election 2024

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Liberal Democrat	26,999	51.32%	+18.48%
	Conservative	19,210	36.52%	-17.75%
	Labour	3,086	5.87%	-3.50%
	Green	2,288	4.35%	+0.83%
	Minor	733	1.39%	N/A
	Others	289	0.55%	N/A
Majority		7,789	14.81%
Turnout		52,605	69.22%	-7.47%
Electorate		75,998
Swing from CON to LD			18.12%
Swing from LAB to LD			10.99%
Swing from CON to LAB			7.13%
	Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative

Election 2019 (New Boundaries)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	31,375	54.27%	-0.86%
	Liberal Democrat	18,987	32.84%	+0.86%
	Labour	5,414	9.36%	-0.04%
	Green	2,037	3.52%	+0.04%
Majority		12,388	21.43%
Turnout		57,813	76.69%	+2.29%
Electorate		75,390
Swing from CON to LD			0.86%
Swing from CON to LAB			0.41%
Swing from LAB to LD			0.45%
	Conservative hold

Election 2019

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	33,589	55.13%	-0.38%
	Liberal Democrat	19,483	31.98%	+8.50%
	Labour	5,729	9.40%	-8.88%
	Green	2,124	3.49%	+0.75%
Majority		14,106	23.15%
Turnout		60,925	74.39%	-1.00%
Electorate		81,897
Swing from CON to LD			4.44%
Swing from LAB to CON			4.25%
Swing from LAB to LD			8.69%
	Conservative hold

Election 2017

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	33,081	55.51%	+5.33%
	Liberal Democrat	13,990	23.47%	+1.87%
	Labour	10,896	18.28%	+8.31%
	Green	1,631	2.74%	-3.01%
Majority		19,091	32.03%
Turnout		59,598	75.39%	+3.01%
Electorate		79,048
Swing from LD to CON			1.73%
Swing from CON to LAB			1.49%
Swing from LD to LAB			3.22%
	Conservative hold

Election 2015

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	28,329	50.18%	+2.59%
	Liberal Democrat	12,199	21.61%	-19.14%
	UKIP	7,055	12.50%	+8.67%
	Labour	5,633	9.98%	+3.32%
	Green	3,242	5.74%	+4.57%
Majority		16,130	28.57%
Turnout		56,458	72.38%	-2.21%
Electorate		78,000
Swing from LD to CON			10.86%
Swing from CON to UKIP			3.04%
Swing from LD to UKIP			13.90%
	Conservative hold

Election 2010

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	27,287	47.59%	+1.06%
	Liberal Democrat	23,364	40.75%	-1.15%
	Labour	3,815	6.65%	-1.09%
	UKIP	2,196	3.83%	N/A
	Green	675	1.18%	N/A
Majority		3,923	6.84%
Turnout		57,337	74.59%	-1.70%
Electorate		76,869
Swing from LD to CON			1.11%
Swing from LAB to CON			1.08%
Swing from LD to LAB			0.03%
	Conservative hold

Election 2005 (New Boundaries)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	24,763	46.53%	+0.00%
	Liberal Democrat	22,301	41.90%	+0.00%
	Labour	4,121	7.74%	-0.01%
	Others	2,037	3.83%	N/A
Majority		2,462	4.63%
Turnout		53,222	76.29%	-0.14%
Electorate		69,764
Swing from LD to CON			0.00%
Swing from LAB to CON			0.00%
Swing from LAB to LD			0.00%
	Conservative hold

Election 2005

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	24,763	46.53%	+1.89%
	Liberal Democrat	22,302	41.90%	+0.12%
	Labour	4,124	7.75%	-5.83%
	UKIP	1,084	2.04%	N/A
	Green	952	1.79%	N/A
Majority		2,461	4.62%
Turnout		53,225	76.43%	+9.45%
Electorate		69,643
Swing from LD to CON			0.89%
Swing from LAB to CON			3.86%
Swing from LAB to LD			2.98%
	Conservative hold

Election 2001

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	22,126	44.63%	+3.49%
	Liberal Democrat	20,712	41.78%	+4.07%
	Labour	6,733	13.58%	-4.14%
Majority		1,414	2.85%
Turnout		49,571	66.97%	-9.13%
Electorate		74,016
Swing from CON to LD			0.29%
Swing from LAB to CON			3.81%
Swing from LAB to LD			4.11%
	Conservative hold

Election 1997

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	22,036	41.15%	-9.70%
	Liberal Democrat	20,196	37.71%	+1.53%
	Labour	9,491	17.72%	+4.75%
	UKIP	1,590	2.97%	N/A
	Minor	239	0.45%	N/A
Majority		1,840	3.44%
Turnout		53,552	76.10%	-5.08%
Electorate		70,369
Swing from CON to LD			5.62%
Swing from CON to LAB			7.23%
Swing from LD to LAB			1.61%
	Conservative hold

Election 1992

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	27,766	50.85%	-5.35%
	Liberal Democrat	19,756	36.18%	N/A
	Labour	7,082	12.97%	+0.81%
Majority		8,010	14.67%
Turnout		54,604	81.18%	+2.92%
Electorate		67,260
Swing from CON to LD			20.76%
Swing from CON to LAB			3.08%
Swing from LAB to LD			17.68%
	Conservative hold

Election 1987

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	28,305	56.20%	-3.51%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	15,941	31.65%	+2.76%
	Labour	6,123	12.16%	+0.74%
Majority		12,364	24.55%
Turnout		50,369	78.26%	+4.03%
Electorate		64,360
Swing from CON to ALL			3.13%
Swing from CON to LAB			2.12%
Swing from LAB to ALL			1.01%
	Conservative hold

Election 1983

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	27,030	59.70%	+0.99%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	13,078	28.89%	N/A
	Labour	5,168	11.41%	-6.46%
Majority		13,952	30.82%
Turnout		45,276	74.23%	-4.78%
Electorate		60,997
Swing from CON to ALL			13.95%
Swing from LAB to CON			3.72%
Swing from LAB to ALL			17.67%
	Conservative hold

Election 1979

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	26,281	58.71%	+9.51%
	Liberal	9,776	21.84%	-6.53%
	Labour	7,999	17.87%	-4.55%
	Others	706	1.58%	N/A
Majority		16,505	36.87%
Turnout		44,762	79.00%	+1.14%
Electorate		56,658
Swing from LIB to CON			8.02%
Swing from LAB to CON			7.03%
Swing from LIB to LAB			0.99%
	Conservative hold

Election 1974 (October)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	20,517	49.20%	+0.20%
	Liberal	11,832	28.37%	-3.75%
	Labour	9,350	22.42%	+3.55%
Majority		8,685	20.83%
Turnout		41,699	77.86%	-5.26%
Electorate		53,556
Swing from LIB to CON			1.98%
Swing from CON to LAB			1.67%
Swing from LIB to LAB			3.65%
	Conservative hold

Election 1974 (February)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	21,634	49.00%	N/A
	Liberal	14,183	32.12%	N/A
	Labour	8,333	18.87%	N/A
Majority		7,451	16.88%
Turnout		44,150	83.12%	N/A
Electorate		53,116

	Conservative win

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