2017 General Election results in our area

Unlike in some other areas of the UK, the Conservatives have won all the elections across the 4Dorset and Viewpoint magazine areas. Labour increased their vote share in many of the constituencies, particularly Bournemouth East, while there was a strong Liberal Democrat performance in mid-Dorset and North Poole.

Poole 


Robert Syms, Conservative, 28,888 votes (57.95% of the vote)

Mid-Dorset and North Poole 


Michael Tomlinson, Conservative 28,585 votes (59.24%)

Bournemouth West

Connor Burns, Conservative 23,812 votes (53.5%)

Bournemouth East

Tobias Elwood, Conservative 25221 votes (51.88%)

North Dorset

Simon Hoare, Conservative 36,169 (64.9%)

Christchurch

Christopher Chope, Conservative 35,230 (69.58%)

New Forest West

Desmond Swayne, Conservative 33170 (66.84%)

There was not such a strong performance for the Conservatives across the whole of the UK, with Labour making many gains resulting currently in a hung parliament.