UK results: Conservatives win majority

After 650 of 650 seats declared
UK results
Party Conservative Labour Scottish National Party Liberal Democrat Democratic Unionist Party Others
Seats 365 203 48 11 8 15
Change +47 -59 +13 -1 -2 +2

Dorset South

Parliamentary constituency

CON HOLD

Results

  1. Conservative
    Richard Drax
    • Votes: 30,024
    • Vote share %: 58.8
    • Vote share change: +2.7
  2. Labour
    Carralyn Parkes
    • Votes: 12,871
    • Vote share %: 25.2
    • Vote share change: -8.4
  3. Liberal Democrat
    Nick Ireland
    • Votes: 5,432
    • Vote share %: 10.6
    • Vote share change: +4.8
  4. Green
    Jon Orrell
    • Votes: 2,246
    • Vote share %: 4.4
    • Vote share change: 0.0
  5. Independent
    Joseph Green
    • Votes: 485
    • Vote share %: 0.9
    • Vote share change: +0.9

Change compared with 2017

Turnout

  • CON majority: 17,153
  • Registered voters: 73,809
  • % share:
    69.2%
  • Change since 2017: -0.9

Vote share

Party % share
Conservative 58.8%
Labour 25.2%
Liberal Democrat 10.6%
Green 4.4%
Independent 0.9%

Vote share change since 2017

  • Liberal Democrat +4.8 Gained
  • Conservative +2.7 Gained
  • Independent +0.9 Gained
  • Green +0.0 Gained
  • Labour -8.4 Lost

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Results

General Election 2017 results
Party Votes % Net percentage change in seats
Party

CON

Conservative

Richard Drax Votes 29,135 header_vote_share 56.1 Net percentage change in seats +7.2
Party

LAB

Labour

Tashi Warr Votes 17,440 header_vote_share 33.6 Net percentage change in seats +9.4
Party

LD

Liberal Democrat

Howard Legg Votes 3,053 header_vote_share 5.9 Net percentage change in seats -0.1
Party

GRN

Green Party

Jon Orrell Votes 2,278 header_vote_share 4.4 Net percentage change in seats -0.3
CON HOLD

Results

Conservative
, with candidate Richard Drax
, have the following results:
  • 23,756 total votes taken.
  • 48.9% share of the total vote
  • +3.8% change in share of the votes
Labour
, with candidate Simon Bowkett
, have the following results:
  • 11,762 total votes taken.
  • 24.2% share of the total vote
  • -6.1% change in share of the votes
UKIP
, with candidate Malcolm Shakesby
, have the following results:
  • 7,304 total votes taken.
  • 15.0% share of the total vote
  • +11.0% change in share of the votes
Liberal Democrat
, with candidate Howard Legg
, have the following results:
  • 2,901 total votes taken.
  • 6.0% share of the total vote
  • -13.0% change in share of the votes
Green Party
, with candidate Jane Burnet
, have the following results:
  • 2,275 total votes taken.
  • 4.7% share of the total vote
  • +3.5% change in share of the votes
Independent
, with candidate Mervyn Stewkesbury
, have the following results:
  • 435 total votes taken.
  • 0.9% share of the total vote
  • +0.9% change in share of the votes
Movement for Active Democracy
, with candidate Andy Kirkwood
, have the following results:
  • 164 total votes taken.
  • 0.3% share of the total vote
  • +0.3% change in share of the votes

Change compared with 2010