UK results: Conservatives win majority

After 650 of 650 seats declared
UK results
PartyConservativeLabourScottish National PartyLiberal DemocratDemocratic Unionist PartyOthers
Seats3652034811815
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
Conservative58.8%
Labour25.2%
Liberal Democrat10.6%
Green4.4%
Independent0.9%

Vote share change since 2017

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

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Results

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

CON

Conservative

Richard DraxVotes29,135header_vote_share56.1Net percentage change in seats+7.2
Party

LAB

Labour

Tashi WarrVotes17,440header_vote_share33.6Net percentage change in seats+9.4
Party

LD

Liberal Democrat

Howard LeggVotes3,053header_vote_share5.9Net percentage change in seats-0.1
Party

GRN

Green Party

Jon OrrellVotes2,278header_vote_share4.4Net 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