South Dorset

South Dorset is a constituency in the South West region of England. The seat has been held by Lloyd Hatton (Labour) since July 2024.

2024 General Election

The 2024 General Election was held on 4 July 2024. A total of 8 candidates ran for election.

Summary

LAB
Labour Gain
Majority
1,048
Electorate
75,924
Turnout
64.6%

You can view more detailed information about this election result on the election result pages.

UK Parliamentary constituency boundaries have changed following a review in 2023. This means that the election history for this constituency began at the last general election on 4 July 2024.

The Library’s election results site shows relationships to previous constituencies and election results for 2010-2024.

Share of the vote

The graph below shows the share of the vote across all the candidates.

Breakdown

The table below shows the individual vote breakdown for each candidate.

Candidate/Party Votes Share Change
Lloyd Hatton
Labour
15,659 31.9% 7.2%
Richard Drax
Conservative
14,611 29.8% -29.4%
Morgan Young
Reform UK
8,168 16.7% 16.7%
Matt Bell
Liberal Democrat
8,017 16.3% 5.7%
Catherine Bennett
Green Party
2,153 4.4% 0.0%
Joy Wilson
Independent
192 0.4% 0.4%
Giovanna Lewis
Independent
185 0.4% 0.4%
Rosie Morrell
Independent
52 0.1% 0.1%