WESTMINSTER CONSTITUENCY

South Dorset

Current representation and election data from the UK Parliament Members API.

1,048latest majority

64.6%latest turnout

2024latest election data

CURRENT REPRESENTATION

Lloyd Hatton

Labour

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LATEST ELECTION

Date4 July 2024

Electorate75,924

Turnout64.6%

Majority1,048

Latest election resultSource: UK Parliament

Rosie MorrellIndependent520.1%

Giovanna LewisIndependent1850.4%

Joy WilsonIndependent1920.4%

Catherine BennettGreen Party2,1534.4%

Matt BellLiberal Democrat8,01716.3%

Morgan YoungReform UK8,16816.7%

Richard DraxConservative14,61129.8%

Lloyd HattonLabour15,65931.9%

ELECTION HISTORY

Previous election results

Comparable history where available

2019 Conservative Majority 18,147 · 68.8% turnout Notional result on 2024 boundaries

2017 Conservative Majority 11,695 · 68.7% turnout Actual result on pre-2024 boundaries

2015 Conservative Majority 11,994 · 67.9% turnout Actual result on pre-2024 boundaries

Boundary note: the current constituency map was first used at the 2024 general election. The 2019 figure is an official notional estimate on the current boundaries. Where 2017 or 2015 appears, it is the actual result for an older constituency with the same name and is labelled as a pre-2024-boundary result.

CONSTITUENCY PROFILE

People and housing

Latest available constituency-level data

Population100,592Mid-2024 estimate

Under 1816.9%Share of population

Aged 65+28.3%Share of population

Home owners66.1%Households

Private renters19.7%Households

Social renters13.2%Households

One-person households32.6%Of households

Families with children22.0%Dependent children

Population figures are mid-2024 estimates. Housing and household figures use the latest census: 2021 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and 2022 in Scotland.

Primary sources: UK Parliament Members API for current representation and the latest result; UK Parliament Election Results for historical and notional general election data. Data may be revised at source.