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North Dorset — UK General Election Results

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

North Dorset was won by Conservative at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 1,589 votes over Liberal Democrat. This page covers every general election in North Dorset from 1885 to 2024.

Full Election History, 1885–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 Edwin Berkeley Portman (Liberal) 4,520 59.9% Humphrey Napier Sturt (Conservative) 1,489 (19.7 pts) 88.6%
1886 Edwin Berkeley Portman (Liberal) 3,571 51.7% Anthony Evelyn Melbourne Ashley (Liberal Unionist) 235 (3.4 pts) 81.0%
1892 John Kenelm Wingfield-Digby (Conservative) 3,981 53.5% Robert Arthur Arnold (Liberal) 525 (7.1 pts) 85.3%
1895 John Kenelm Digby Winfield Digby (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1900 John Kenelm Dingby Wingfield Digby (Conservative) 3,705 53.9% George Arthur Maurice Gordon (Liberal) 540 (7.9 pts) 82.6%
1906 Arthur Walters Wills (Liberal) 4,153 54.2% Randolf Littlehales Baker (Conservative) 645 (8.4 pts) 90.2%
Jan 1910 Randolf Littlehales Baker (Conservative) 4,093 50.9% Arthur Walters Wills (Liberal) 149 (1.8 pts) 93.3%
Dec 1910 Randolf Littlehales Baker (Conservative) 3,919 50.2% Arthur Walter Wills (Liberal) 32 (0.4 pts) 90.6%
1918 William Philip Colfox (Unionist) 7,532 50.7% John Emlyn Emlyn-Jones (Liberal) 212 (1.4 pts) 61.0%
1922 John Emlyn Emlyn-Jones (Liberal) 10,805 52.3% Cecil Hanbury (Unionist) 936 (4.5 pts) 84.2%
1923 John Emlyn Emlyn-Jones (Liberal) 10,992 51.8% Cecil Hanbury (Unionist) 781 (3.7 pts) 84.3%
1924 Cecil Hanbury (Unionist) 11,819 53.3% John Emlyn Emlyn-Jones (Liberal) 1,478 (6.7 pts) 86.5%
1929 Cecil Hanbury (Unionist) 12,203 47.3% William Borthwick (Liberal) 922 (3.6 pts) 80.8%
1931 Cecil Hanbury (Conservative) 15,499 59.2% William Borthwick (Liberal) 4,817 (18.4 pts) 82.1%
1935 Cecil Hanbury (Conservative) 13,055 50.1% William Borthwick (Liberal) 3,184 (12.2 pts) 79.7%
1945 Charles Frank Byers (Liberal) 14,444 53.6% Richard Hamilton Glyn (Conservative) 1,965 (7.3 pts) 75.0%
1950 Robert Fisher Crouch (Conservative) 15,324 43.3% Charles Frank Byers (Liberal) 97 (0.3 pts) 85.0%
1951 Robert Fisher Crouch (Conservative) 17,392 47.0% Charles Frank Byers (Liberal) 747 (2.0 pts) 86.4%
1955 Robert Fisher Crouch (Conservative) 18,906 52.1% Michael Berkeley Portman (Liberal) 7,159 (19.7 pts) 82.2%
1959 Richard Hamilton Glyn (Conservative) 20,255 52.7% John Alun Emlyn-Jones (Liberal) 8,651 (22.5 pts) 82.0%
1964 Richard Hamilton Glyn (Conservative) 19,898 48.6% Richard Anthony Lamb (Liberal) 5,130 (12.5 pts) 81.7%
1966 Richard Glyn (Conservative) 20,520 48.2% Richard Lamb (Liberal) 5,515 (12.9 pts) 82.1%
1970 David James (Conservative) 28,471 57.9% Philip Watkins (Liberal) 16,376 (33.3 pts) 78.6%
Feb 1974 David James (Conservative) 30,288 50.7% Philip Watkins (Liberal) 6,883 (11.5 pts) 84.4%
Oct 1974 David James (Conservative) 28,891 51.1% Philip Watkins (Liberal) 8,541 (15.1 pts) 79.2%
1979 Nicholas Baker (Conservative) 40,046 62.2% Albert William Glyn Court (Liberal) 23,296 (36.2 pts) 79.7%
1983 Nicholas Baker (Conservative) 30,058 58.1% Dr Geoffrey Tapper (Liberal) 11,380 (22.0 pts) 76.6%
1987 Nicholas Baker (Conservative) 32,854 57.0% Dr Geoffrey Tapper (Liberal) 11,907 (20.7 pts) 79.1%
1992 Nicholas Baker (Conservative) 34,234 54.6% Linda Elizabeth Siegle (Liberal Democrat) 10,080 (16.1 pts) 81.8%
1997 Robert Walter (Conservative) 23,294 44.3% Paula Yates (Liberal Democrat) 2,746 (5.2 pts) 76.3%
2001 Robert Walter (Conservative) 22,314 46.7% Emily Gasson (Liberal Democrat) 3,797 (7.9 pts) 66.3%
2005 Robert Walter (Conservative) 23,714 44.9% Emily Gasson (Liberal Democrat) 2,244 (4.2 pts) 71.1%
2010 Robert Walter (Conservative) 27,640 51.1% Emily Gasson (Liberal Democrat) 7,625 (14.1 pts) 73.5%
2015 Simon Hoare (Conservative) 30,227 56.6% Steve Unwin (UKIP) 21,118 (39.6 pts) 72.6%
2017 Simon Hoare (Conservative) 36,169 64.9% Pat Osborne (Labour) 25,777 (46.3 pts) 73.2%
2019 Simon Hoare (Conservative) 35,705 63.6% David Chadwick (Liberal Democrat) 24,301 (43.3 pts) 73.4%
2024 Simon Hoare (Conservative) 18,208 36.6% Gary Jackson (Liberal Democrat) 1,589 (3.2 pts) 68.6%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edwin Berkeley Portman Liberal 4,52059.9% Yes
Humphrey Napier Sturt Conservative 3,03140.1% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edwin Berkeley Portman Liberal 3,57151.7% Yes
Anthony Evelyn Melbourne Ashley Liberal Unionist 3,33648.3% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Kenelm Wingfield-Digby Conservative 3,98153.5% Yes
Robert Arthur Arnold Liberal 3,45646.5% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Kenelm Digby Winfield Digby Conservative Unopposed Yes

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Kenelm Dingby Wingfield Digby Conservative 3,70553.9% Yes
George Arthur Maurice Gordon Liberal 3,16546.1% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Walters Wills Liberal 4,15354.2% Yes
Randolf Littlehales Baker Conservative 3,50845.8% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Randolf Littlehales Baker Conservative 4,09350.9% Yes
Arthur Walters Wills Liberal 3,94449.1% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Randolf Littlehales Baker Conservative 3,91950.2% Yes
Arthur Walter Wills Liberal 3,88749.8% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Philip Colfox Unionist 7,53250.7% Yes
John Emlyn Emlyn-Jones Liberal 7,32049.3% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Emlyn Emlyn-Jones Liberal 10,80552.3% Yes
Cecil Hanbury Unionist 9,86947.7% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Emlyn Emlyn-Jones Liberal 10,99251.8% Yes
Cecil Hanbury Unionist 10,21148.2% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Cecil Hanbury Unionist 11,81953.3% Yes
John Emlyn Emlyn-Jones Liberal 10,34146.7% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Cecil Hanbury Unionist 12,20347.3% Yes
William Borthwick Liberal 11,28143.8% No
Colin Grant Clark Labour 2,2988.9% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Cecil Hanbury Conservative 15,49959.2% Yes
William Borthwick Liberal 10,68240.8% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Cecil Hanbury Conservative 13,05550.1% Yes
William Borthwick Liberal 9,87137.9% No
George Henry Lane Fox Pitt-Rivers Agricultural Defence League 1,7716.8% No
Mary May Whitehead Labour 1,3605.2% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Frank Byers Liberal 14,44453.6% Yes
Richard Hamilton Glyn Conservative 12,47946.4% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Fisher Crouch Conservative 15,32443.3% Yes
Charles Frank Byers Liberal 15,22743.1% No
Tudor Griffith Labour 4,80713.6% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Fisher Crouch Conservative 17,39247.0% Yes
Charles Frank Byers Liberal 16,64545.0% No
Tudor Griffith Labour 2,9468.0% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Fisher Crouch Conservative 18,90652.1% Yes
Michael Berkeley Portman Liberal 11,74732.4% No
Herbert J Dutfield Labour 5,63315.5% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Hamilton Glyn Conservative 20,25552.7% Yes
John Alun Emlyn-Jones Liberal 11,60430.2% No
Herbert J Dutfield Labour 6,54817.0% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Hamilton Glyn Conservative 19,89848.6% Yes
Richard Anthony Lamb Liberal 14,76836.1% No
John Frederick Armstrong Labour 6,25315.3% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Glyn Conservative 20,52048.2% Yes
Richard Lamb Liberal 15,00535.2% No
Jack Rutland Labour 7,09016.6% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David James Conservative 28,47157.9% Yes
Philip Watkins Liberal 12,09524.6% No
Haydn White Labour 8,62617.5% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David James Conservative 30,28850.7% Yes
Philip Watkins Liberal 23,40539.2% No
Trevor Graham Smith Labour 6,03210.1% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David James Conservative 28,89151.1% Yes
Philip Watkins Liberal 20,35036.0% No
Trevor Gwynne Jones Labour 7,24512.8% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Nicholas Baker Conservative 40,04662.2% Yes
Albert William Glyn Court Liberal 16,75026.0% No
Murray Chesterton Rowlands Labour 7,54311.7% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Nicholas Baker Conservative 30,05858.1% Yes
Dr Geoffrey Tapper Liberal 18,67836.1% No
Jennifer Tunis Josephine Fox Labour 2,7105.2% No
David Fox Wessex Regionalist 2940.6% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Nicholas Baker Conservative 32,85457.0% Yes
Dr Geoffrey Tapper Liberal 20,94736.4% No
Joseph Hanley Labour 3,8196.6% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Nicholas Baker Conservative 34,23454.6% Yes
Linda Elizabeth Siegle Liberal Democrat 24,15438.5% No
John Francis Fitzmaurice Labour 4,3606.9% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Walter Conservative 23,29444.3% Yes
Paula Yates Liberal Democrat 20,54839.1% No
John Fitzmaurice Labour 5,38010.2% No
Margaret Evans Referendum Party 2,5644.9% No
David Wheeler UKIP 8011.5% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Walter Conservative 22,31446.7% Yes
Emily Gasson Liberal Democrat 18,51738.7% No
Mark Wareham Labour 5,33411.2% No
Peter Jenkins UKIP 1,0192.1% No
Joseph Dutie Lower Excise Duty Party 3910.8% No
Cora Bone Independent 2460.5% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Walter Conservative 23,71444.9% Yes
Emily Gasson Liberal Democrat 21,47040.7% No
John Yarwood Labour 4,5968.7% No
Richard Hobbs UKIP 1,9183.6% No
Ralph Arliss Green 1,1172.1% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Walter Conservative 27,64051.1% Yes
Emily Gasson Liberal Democrat 20,01537.0% No
Mike Bunney Labour 2,9105.4% No
Jeremy Nieboer UKIP 2,8125.2% No
Anna Hayball Green 5461.0% No
Roger Monksummers Official Monster Raving Loony Party 2180.4% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Simon Hoare Conservative 30,22756.6% Yes
Steve Unwin UKIP 9,10917.1% No
Hugo Mieville Liberal Democrat 6,22611.7% No
Kim Fendley Labour 4,7859.0% No
Richard Barrington Green 3,0385.7% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Simon Hoare Conservative 36,16964.9% Yes
Pat Osborne Labour 10,39218.6% No
Thomas Panton Liberal Democrat 7,55613.6% No
John Tutton Green 1,6072.9% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Simon Hoare Conservative 35,70563.6% Yes
David Chadwick Liberal Democrat 11,40420.3% No
Pat Osborne Labour 6,73712.0% No
Ken Huggins Green 2,2614.0% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Simon Hoare Conservative 18,20836.6% Yes
Gary Jackson Liberal Democrat 16,61933.5% No
Ash Leaning Reform UK 7,89415.9% No
James Coldwell Labour 4,3708.8% No
Ken Huggins Green 2,0824.2% No
Si Adams Independent 3170.6% No
Jeff Taylor UKIP 1190.2% No
Daniel Woodruffe Social Democratic Party 740.1% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Liberal margin 19.7 pts 1886: Liberal margin 3.4 pts 1892: Conservative margin 7.1 pts 1900: Conservative margin 7.9 pts 1906: Liberal margin 8.4 pts Jan 1910: Conservative margin 1.8 pts Dec 1910: Conservative margin 0.4 pts 1918: Unionist margin 1.4 pts 1922: Liberal margin 4.5 pts 1923: Liberal margin 3.7 pts 1924: Unionist margin 6.7 pts 1929: Unionist margin 3.6 pts 1931: Conservative margin 18.4 pts 1935: Conservative margin 12.2 pts 1945: Liberal margin 7.3 pts 1950: Conservative margin 0.3 pts 1951: Conservative margin 2.0 pts 1955: Conservative margin 19.7 pts 1959: Conservative margin 22.5 pts 1964: Conservative margin 12.5 pts 1966: Conservative margin 12.9 pts 1970: Conservative margin 33.3 pts Feb 1974: Conservative margin 11.5 pts Oct 1974: Conservative margin 15.1 pts 1979: Conservative margin 36.2 pts 1983: Conservative margin 22.0 pts 1987: Conservative margin 20.7 pts 1992: Conservative margin 16.1 pts 1997: Conservative margin 5.2 pts 2001: Conservative margin 7.9 pts 2005: Conservative margin 4.2 pts 2010: Conservative margin 14.1 pts 2015: Conservative margin 39.6 pts 2017: Conservative margin 46.3 pts 2019: Conservative margin 43.3 pts 2024: Conservative margin 3.2 pts 1885 1886 1892 1900 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024

Trend

North Dorset has been contested at 37 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Liberal, Conservative, Unionist.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won North Dorset in the 2024 general election?

Conservative won North Dorset in 2024 with 18,208 votes (36.6%), a majority of 1,589 votes over Liberal Democrat in second place.

Which parties have won North Dorset since 1885?

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

What was the closest result in North Dorset?

The closest result on record for North Dorset was 1950, when Conservative beat Liberal by just 97 votes (0.3 percentage points).

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