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East Dorset — UK General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

East Dorset was won by Conservative at the 1945 general election, with a majority of 1,468 votes over Labour. This page covers every general election in East Dorset from 1885 to 1945.

Full Election History, 1885–1945

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 Pascoe Charles Glyn (Liberal) 4,543 54.2% George Hawkesworth Bond (Conservative) 697 (8.3 pts) 86.0%
1886 George Hawksworth Bond (Conservative) 4,317 54.1% Pascoe Charles Glyn (Liberal) 655 (8.2 pts) 81.8%
1892 Humphrey Napier Sturt (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1895 Humphrey Napier Sturt (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1900 Humphrey Napier Sturt (Conservative) 4,776 50.5% Arthur Acland Allen (Liberal) 96 (1.0 pts) 81.4%
1906 Charles Henry Lyell (Liberal) 6,104 50.1% Charles Van Raalte (Conservative) 21 (0.2 pts) 89.9%
Jan 1910 Frederick Edward Guest (Liberal) 6,957 51.6% John Sanctuary Nicholson (Conservative) 426 (3.2 pts) 91.2%
Dec 1910 Frederick Edward Guest (Liberal) 6,811 52.1% Maurice George Carr Glyn (Conservative) 545 (4.2 pts) 88.4%
1918 Frederick Edward Guest (Liberal) 11,944 73.4% Alfred Smith (Labour) 7,623 (46.9 pts) 54.2%
1922 Gordon Ralph Hall Caine (Independent Unionist) 12,513 49.1% Frederick Jesse Hopkins (Labour) 5,599 (22.0 pts) 80.2%
1923 Gordon Ralph Hall Caine (Unionist) 12,480 48.4% Richard Evan Williams Kirby (Liberal) 4,945 (19.2 pts) 78.5%
1924 Gordon Ralph Hall Caine (Unionist) 14,479 52.6% Alec Ewart Glassey (Liberal) 5,651 (20.5 pts) 80.3%
1929 Alec Ewart Glassey (Liberal) 17,810 42.2% Gordon Ralph Hall Caine (Unionist) 277 (0.7 pts) 81.5%
1931 Gordon Ralph Hall Caine (Conservative) 20,711 44.5% Alec Ewart Glassey (National Liberal) 1,910 (4.1 pts) 82.6%
1935 Gordon Ralph Hall Caine (Conservative) 25,520 53.5% Frank Walter Raffety (Liberal) 14,171 (29.7 pts) 74.4%
1945 Mervyn James Wheatley (Conservative) 26,561 43.8% Charles Fletcher-Cooke (Labour) 1,468 (2.4 pts) 75.0%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Pascoe Charles Glyn Liberal 4,54354.2% Yes
George Hawkesworth Bond Conservative 3,84645.8% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Hawksworth Bond Conservative 4,31754.1% Yes
Pascoe Charles Glyn Liberal 3,66245.9% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Humphrey Napier Sturt Conservative Unopposed Yes

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Humphrey Napier Sturt Conservative Unopposed Yes

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Humphrey Napier Sturt Conservative 4,77650.5% Yes
Arthur Acland Allen Liberal 4,68049.5% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Henry Lyell Liberal 6,10450.1% Yes
Charles Van Raalte Conservative 6,08349.9% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Edward Guest Liberal 6,95751.6% Yes
John Sanctuary Nicholson Conservative 6,53148.4% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Edward Guest Liberal 6,81152.1% Yes
Maurice George Carr Glyn Conservative 6,26647.9% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Edward Guest Liberal 11,94473.4% Yes
Alfred Smith Labour 4,32126.6% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gordon Ralph Hall Caine Independent Unionist 12,51349.1% Yes
Frederick Jesse Hopkins Labour 6,91427.1% No
Frederick Edward Guest National Liberal 6,06223.8% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gordon Ralph Hall Caine Unionist 12,48048.4% Yes
Richard Evan Williams Kirby Liberal 7,53529.2% No
Frederick Jesse Hopkins Labour 5,76022.3% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gordon Ralph Hall Caine Unionist 14,47952.6% Yes
Alec Ewart Glassey Liberal 8,82832.1% No
Edward Joseph Stocker Labour 4,20515.3% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alec Ewart Glassey Liberal 17,81042.2% Yes
Gordon Ralph Hall Caine Unionist 17,53341.6% No
Edward Joseph Stocker Labour 6,81916.2% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gordon Ralph Hall Caine Conservative 20,71144.5% Yes
Alec Ewart Glassey National Liberal 18,80140.4% No
Edward Joseph Stocker Labour 7,00915.1% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gordon Ralph Hall Caine Conservative 25,52053.5% Yes
Frank Walter Raffety Liberal 11,34923.8% No
Edward Joseph Stocker Labour 10,82322.7% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Mervyn James Wheatley Conservative 26,56143.8% Yes
Charles Fletcher-Cooke Labour 25,09341.4% No
John Mander Liberal 8,97514.8% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1885: Liberal margin 8.3 pts 1886: Conservative margin 8.2 pts 1900: Conservative margin 1.0 pts 1906: Liberal margin 0.2 pts Jan 1910: Liberal margin 3.2 pts Dec 1910: Liberal margin 4.2 pts 1918: Liberal margin 46.9 pts 1922: Independent Unionist margin 22.0 pts 1923: Unionist margin 19.2 pts 1924: Unionist margin 20.5 pts 1929: Liberal margin 0.7 pts 1931: Conservative margin 4.1 pts 1935: Conservative margin 29.7 pts 1945: Conservative margin 2.4 pts 1885 1886 1900 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945

Trend

East Dorset has been contested at 16 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Liberal, Conservative, Independent Unionist, Unionist.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won East Dorset in the 1945 general election?

Conservative won East Dorset in 1945 with 26,561 votes (43.8%), a majority of 1,468 votes over Labour in second place.

Which parties have won East Dorset since 1885?

Since 1885, East Dorset has been won by: Conservative, Independent Unionist, Liberal, Unionist.

What was the closest result in East Dorset?

The closest result on record for East Dorset was 1906, when Liberal beat Conservative by just 21 votes (0.2 percentage points).

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