Skip to content

South West · Former constituency (1950–1992)

Dorset North

Every general election in Dorset North since 1950 (until 1992). Latest: Conservative, majority 10,080.

1992 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Conservative Won34,23454.6%
Liberal Democrats24,15438.5%
Labour4,3607.0%
Valid votes62,748
Majority10,08016.1%

Con hold Turnout 81.8% of 76,718 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19501951F1974O1974198319871992Conservative, 1950: 43.3%Conservative, 1951: 47.0%Conservative, February 1974: 50.7%Conservative, October 1974: 51.2%Conservative, 1983: 58.1%Conservative, 1987: 57.0%Conservative, 1992: 54.6%Liberal, 1950: 13.6%Liberal, 1951: 45.0%Liberal, February 1974: 39.2%Liberal, October 1974: 36.0%Labour, 1950: 43.1%Labour, 1951: 8.0%Labour, February 1974: 10.1%Labour, October 1974: 12.8%Labour, 1983: 5.2%Labour, 1987: 6.6%Labour, 1992: 7.0%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 36.1%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 36.4%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 38.5%
Vote share in Dorset North at each general election Con Lib Lab Alliance LD

Every result

Download CSV
ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1992ConLD10,08016.181.8%Con hold
1987ConAlliance11,90720.779.1%Con hold
1983ConAlliance11,38022.075.6%
October 1974ConLib8,54115.179.2%Con hold
February 1974ConLib6,88311.584.4%
1951ConLib7472.086.4%Con hold
1950ConLab970.385.0%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who last won Dorset North?

The Conservatives won Dorset North at the 1992 general election with a majority of 10,080.

Which parties have won Dorset North?

At the 7 general elections held under this name since 1950: Conservative 7.

Official results House of Commons Library and UK Parliament election results data. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. How we use this data

Report an error on this page