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West Dorset

Constituency

The south east of the South West. About 96,342 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1,007 square kilometres.

MP for West Dorset

Edward MorelloLiberal DemocratMP since

They won by 7,789 votes on a 69.2% turnout.

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Radon Affected Area by constituency

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 93% of people in West Dorset live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Majority, 2024 general election
14.8%
Joint 314th largest majority of 650
House of Commons Library · Jul 2024
Turnout, 2024 general election
69.2%
Joint 44th highest turnout of 650
House of Commons Library · Jul 2024
Population
93,589
100th least populated of 650
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
93%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index

2024 general election result

Candidates in West Dorset at the general election on 4 July 2024, in finishing order
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Edward MorelloElectedLiberal Democrat26,99951.3%
Chris LoderConservative19,21036.5%
Donna LumsdenLabour3,0865.9%
Kelvin ClaytonGreen Party2,2884.3%
Oliver ChisholmIndependent7331.4%
Marcus WhiteIndependent2890.5%
Electorate
75,998
Turnout
69.2%
Majority
7,789 (14.8%)
Valid votes
52,605
Rejected ballots
618

Polling day . Shares are of valid votes; turnout is valid votes as a share of the electorate. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: House of Commons Library, UK Parliament election results. The result from the House of Commons Library

How West Dorset compares

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West DorsetMiddle
Majority, 2024 general election650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024
Majority, 2024 general election: every constituency in UK650 areas from 0.0% to 60.6%. The middle area is 14.1%. West Dorset is 14.8%.
14.8%joint 314th largest majority
Turnout, 2024 general election650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024
Turnout, 2024 general election: every constituency in UK650 areas from 40.0% to 75.2%. The middle area is 60.0%. West Dorset is 69.2%.
69.2%joint 44th highest turnout
Population650 constituencies, UK · 2021
Population: every constituency in UK650 areas from 26,159 to 151,876. The middle area is 100,988. West Dorset is 93,589.
93,589100th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares650 constituencies, UK · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every constituency in UK650 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 39.0%. West Dorset is 93.0%.
93%joint 92nd most people in radon Affected Areas

Every constituency ranked: population and people in radon affected area squares.

What is the population of West Dorset?

West Dorset had 93,589 usual residents at the census.

West Dorset is the 100th least populated of 650 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Dorset

Most of West Dorset lies in Dorset. These figures are published for the whole of Dorset, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not West Dorset itself. See Dorset

Average house price
£325,154
Down 0.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£37,462
140th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.7×
Joint 98th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
16.3
Joint 116th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
West Dorset in brief

The winner in West Dorset had a majority of 14.8% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.

Turnout in West Dorset at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 69.2%.

West Dorset had 93,589 usual residents at the census.

About 93% of people in West Dorset live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.