West Dorset (UK Parliament constituency)

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West Dorset is a constituency^{[n 1]} represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Edward Morello, a Liberal Democrat.^{[n 2]}

History

The seat was created under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885.

Political history

Only Conservative MPs had been elected in West Dorset until the 2024 general election, when Edward Morello won the seat for the Liberal Democrats for the first time since its creation. Historically there had mostly been large majorities; thus the seat was considered a safe seat. The previous closest result in recent years was in 2001, when the then member, Oliver Letwin, held his seat with a majority of only 2.8% over the Liberal Democrat candidate, Simon Green. The second place in every election after 1970 has been taken by the Liberal Party and, subsequent to that party's merging with the SDP, the Liberal Democrats. Labour's best results in the constituency were in 1945 and 1966.

Prominent frontbenchers

Oliver Letwin, with a settled background in policy formulation, was appointed Minister of State for Policy (a Cabinet Office role) in the Conservative-Liberal Democrat Coalition on 12 May 2010. He had previously served as Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer between 2003 and 2005.

Boundaries

Template:Maplink 1885–1918: The Municipal Boroughs of Bridport and Lyme Regis, the Sessional Divisions of Bridport and Cerne, and part of the Sessional Divisions of Dorchester and Sherborne.

1918–1950: The Municipal Boroughs of Bridport, Dorchester, and Lyme Regis, the Rural Districts of Beaminster, Bridport, Cerne, and Dorchester, and part of the Rural District of Weymouth.

1950–1974: The Municipal Boroughs of Bridport, Dorchester, and Lyme Regis, the Urban District of Sherborne, the Rural Districts of Beaminster, Bridport, and Sherborne, and part of the Rural District of Dorchester.

1974–1983: As 1950 but with redrawn boundaries.

1983–2024: The District of West Dorset except the ward of Owermoigne.

2024–present: The District of Dorset wards of: Beaminster; Bridport; Chalk Valleys; Charminster St. Mary’s; Chesil Bank; Dorchester East; Dorchester Poundbury; Dorchester West; Eggardon; Lyme & Charmouth; Marshwood Vale; Sherborne East; Sherborne Rural; Sherborne West; Winterborne & Broadmayne; Yetminster.^[1]

Minor changes to bring the electorate within the permitted range following re-organisation of local authorities and wards in Dorset.

The West Dorset constituency includes the towns of Dorchester, the county town of Dorset; Bridport, Lyme Regis and Beaminster to the west; and Sherborne to the north.

Constituency profile

Aside from tourist areas, including the Jurassic Coast which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the seat draws on managerial and advanced professional skills in sectors such as mechanical engineering, manufacturing, reconditioning, defence, art and design, which support local trades and retail. A slightly greater than average proportion of people are retired.^[2] Workless claimants who were registered jobseekers were in November 2012 significantly lower than the national average of 3.8%, at 1.4% of the population based on a statistical compilation by The Guardian.^[3]

Members of Parliament

Election		Member^[4]	Party	Notes
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" \|	1885	Henry Farquharson	Conservative	Died 1895
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" \|	1895 by-election	Robert Williams	Conservative
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" \|	1922	Philip Colfox	Conservative	Resigned 1941
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" \|	1941 by-election	Simon Digby	Conservative
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" \|	Feb 1974	Jim Spicer	Conservative
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" \|	1997	Oliver Letwin	Conservative
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" \|	2019	Oliver Letwin	Independent	Conservative whip removed in September 2019
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" \|	2019	Chris Loder	Conservative
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" \|	2024	Edward Morello	Liberal Democrat

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

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General election 2024: West Dorset^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Chris Loder	19,210	36.5	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Donna Lumsden	3,086	5.9	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Kelvin Clayton	2,288	4.3	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Oliver Chisholm	733	1.4	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Marcus White	289	0.5	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			7,789	14.8	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			52,605	69.2	Script error: No such module "String".
Registered electors			75,998		Script error: No such module "String".
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Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result^[6]
Party		Vote	%
	Conservative	31,375	54.3
	Liberal Democrats	18,987	32.8
	Labour	5,414	9.4
	Green	2,037	3.5

Turnout		57,813	76.7
Electorate		75,390

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General election 2019: West Dorset^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Edward Morello	19,483	32.0	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Claudia Sorin	5,729	9.4	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Kelvin Clayton	2,124	3.5	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			14,106	23.1	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			60,925	74.7	Script error: No such module "String".
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General election 2017: West Dorset
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Andy Canning	13,990	23.5	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Lee Rhodes	10,896	18.3	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Kelvin Clayton	1,631	2.7	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			19,091	32.0	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			59,750	75.6	Script error: No such module "String".
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General election 2015: West Dorset^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Ros Kayes	12,199	21.6	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	David Glossop	7,055	12.5	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Rachel Rogers	5,633	10.0	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Peter Barton	3,242	5.7	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			16,130	28.6	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			56,643	72.6	Script error: No such module "String".
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General election 2010: West Dorset^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Sue Farrant	23,364	40.7	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Steve Bick	3,815	6.7	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Oliver Chisholm	2,196	3.8	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Susan Greene	675	1.2	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			3,923	6.9	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			57,337	74.6	Script error: No such module "String".
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Elections in the 2000s

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General election 2005: West Dorset^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Justine McGuinness	22,302	41.9	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Dave Roberts	4,124	7.7	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Linda Guest	1,084	2.0	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Susan Greene	952	1.8	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			2,461	4.6	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			53,225	76.3	Script error: No such module "String".
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General election 2001: West Dorset^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Simon Green	20,712	41.8	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Richard Hyde	6,733	13.6	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			1,414	2.8	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			49,571	69.5	Script error: No such module "String".
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Elections in the 1990s

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General election 1997: West Dorset^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Robin Legg	20,196	37.7	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Robert Bygraves	9,491	17.7	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	P. Jenkins	1,590	3.0	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Mark Griffiths	239	0.4	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			1,840	3.4	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			53,552	76.1	Script error: No such module "String".
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General election 1992: Dorset West^[13]^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Robin Legg	19,756	36.2	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	J Mann	7,082	13.0	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			8,010	14.6	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			54,604	81.2	Script error: No such module "String".
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Elections in the 1980s

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General election 1987: Dorset West^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Trevor Jones	15,941	31.6	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	John Watson	6,123	12.2	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			12,364	24.6	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			50,369	78.3	Script error: No such module "String".
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General election 1983: Dorset West^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Trevor Jones	13,078	28.9	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Derek Cash	5,168	11.4	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			13,952	30.8	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			45,276	74.2	Script error: No such module "String".
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Elections in the 1970s

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General election 1979: Dorset West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Trevor Jones	9,776	21.84
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	HJ Skevington	7,999	17.87
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	J Tillotson	514	1.15	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	G McEwan	192	0.43	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			16,505	36.87	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			44,762	79.00	Script error: No such module "String".
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General election October 1974: Dorset West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	RM Angus	11,832	28.37
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	PJ Dawe	9,350	22.42
Majority			8,685	20.83	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			41,699	77.84	Script error: No such module "String".
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General election February 1974: Dorset West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	RM Angus	14,183	32.12
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	MF Cross	8,333	18.87
Majority			7,451	16.88	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			44,150	83.12	Script error: No such module "String".
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General election 1970: Dorset West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	George Sakwa	10,536	27.06
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Allan Percival	7,314	18.79
Majority			10,545	27.09	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			38,931	76.76	Script error: No such module "String".
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Elections in the 1960s

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General election 1966: Dorset West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	F Donald Shirreff	11,757	31.65
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Michael Aza Pinney	7,676	20.67
Majority			5,952	16.03	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			37,142	80.85	Script error: No such module "String".
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General election 1964: Dorset West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Leslie William King	10,631	28.96
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Michael Aza Pinney	8,242	22.45
Majority			7,210	19.63	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			36,714	81.68	Script error: No such module "String".
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Elections in the 1950s

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General election 1959: Dorset West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Leslie William King	11,536	31.93
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	John H. Goodden	4,850	13.42	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			8,211	22.72	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			36,133	81.92	Script error: No such module "String".
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General election 1955: Dorset West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Leslie William King	14,244	40.41
Majority			6,763	19.18	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			35,251	80.07	Script error: No such module "String".
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General election 1951: Dorset West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Cambreth John Kane	14,308	39.69
Majority			7,431	20.62	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			36,047	82.11	Script error: No such module "String".
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General election 1950: Dorset West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Cambreth John Kane	11,967	33.00
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Colin Grant Cameron	5,531	15.25
Majority			6,804	18.75	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			36,269	83.95	Script error: No such module "String".
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Elections in the 1940s

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General election 1945: West Dorset^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Cambreth John Kane	8,215	30.8	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	George Newsom	5,098	19.1	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			5,184	19.3	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			26,712	74.7	Script error: No such module "String".
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1941 West Dorset by-election^[17]
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General Election 1939–40:

Another general election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place from 1939, and by the end of this year the following candidates had been selected:

Conservative: Simon Wingfield Digby
Liberal: George Edwin Chappell
British Union: Ralph Jebb

Elections in the 1930s

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General election 1935: West Dorset^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	George Edwin Chappell	11,735	45.9	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			2,090	8.2	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			25,560	77.9	Script error: No such module "String".
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General election 1931: West Dorset^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	George Edwin Chappell	10,271	39.8	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			5,239	20.4	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			25,781	81.6	Script error: No such module "String".
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Elections in the 1920s

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General election 1929: Dorset West^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	George Edwin Chappell	7,921	31.8	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Thomas Robins	4,770	19.1	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			4,326	17.3	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			24,938	80.6	Script error: No such module "String".
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General election 1924: West Dorset^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Louie Simpson	5,764	31.7	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			6,662	36.6	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			18,190	73.2	Script error: No such module "String".
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General election 1923: West Dorset^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Louie Simpson	7,087	41.2	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			3,013	17.6	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			17,187	70.9	Script error: No such module "String".
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General election 1922: West Dorset^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	T C Duke	7,101	37.9	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			4,548	24.2	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			18,750	78.5	Script error: No such module "String".
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Elections in the 1910s

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Unionist: Robert Williams
Liberal:

General election 1918: West Dorset^[17]
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General election December 1910: Dorset West^[18]
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General election January 1910: Dorset West^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	William Saunders Edwards	2,759	40.8	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			1,252	18.4	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			6,770	89.4	Script error: No such module "String".
Registered electors			7,576		Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party". hold		Swing	+2.8

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Elections in the 1900s

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General election 1906: Dorset West^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Johnstone J Haye	2,834	43.6	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			837	12.8	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			6,505	87.8	Script error: No such module "String".
Registered electors			7,413		Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party". hold		Swing	N/A

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

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General election 1900: Dorset West^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party". hold

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Elections in the 1890s

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General election 1895: Dorset West^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party". hold

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1895 West Dorset by-election^[19]^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Independent Farmers	George Wood Homer^[20]^{[n 3]}	2,325	39.7	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			1,213	20.6	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			5,863	76.0	Script error: No such module "String".
Registered electors			7,713		Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party". hold		Swing	+3.6

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Template:Election box winning candidate with party link

General election 1892: Dorset West^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Charles Tindal Gatty	2,813	43.3	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			878	13.4	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			6,504	84.0	Script error: No such module "String".
Registered electors			7,747		Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party". hold		Swing	−3.1

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Elections in the 1880s

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General election 1886: Dorset West^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Herbert Carey George Batten^[21]	2,467	40.2	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			1,205	19.6	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			6,139	77.6	Script error: No such module "String".
Registered electors			7,914		Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party". hold		Swing	+8.8

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Template:Election box winning candidate with party link

General election 1885: Dorset West^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Herbert Carey George Batten^[21]	3,366	49.0
Majority			141	2.0	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			6,873	86.8	Script error: No such module "String".
Registered electors			7,914		Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party". win (new seat)

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Notes

↑ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
↑ 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.
↑ Supported by the local Liberal association

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References

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↑ Unemployment claimants by constituency The Guardian
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↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig
↑ The Constitutional Year Book, 1904, published by Conservative Central Office, page 143 (167 in web page), Dorsetshire
↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
↑ ^a ^b Script error: No such module "Citation/CS1".

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External links

West Dorset UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
West Dorset UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
West Dorset UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK

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[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.

[23] Supported by the local Liberal association

[3] Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".

[4] Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".

[5] Unemployment claimants by constituency The Guardian

[6] Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

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[8] Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".

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[Craig1885-1918-20] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig

[Year_Book-21] The Constitutional Year Book, 1904, published by Conservative Central Office, page 143 (167 in web page), Dorsetshire

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Elections in the 1950s

Elections in the 1940s

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