UK general elections › 2010 › Mid Dorset and North Poole
Mid Dorset and North Poole — 2010
Annette Brooke (Liberal Democrats) was elected with 21,100 votes— 45.1% of 46,788 valid votes. Under First Past the Post, a plurality is enough; a majority is not required.
Result · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid votes. 45.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Winning candidate's share minus the proportional quota (50% for a single-member seat). Negative = below; positive = above. −4.9 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot in this constituency, from the published source. 46,788
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ valid votes in this constituency. Matches the share the returning officer publishes. | Below quota Elected candidate's share of valid votes minus the proportional quota (50% for a single-member seat). Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Annette Brooke | Liberal Democrats | 21,100 | 45.1% | −4.9 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Nick King | Conservative Party | 20,831 | 44.5% | — | |
| 3 | Darren Brown | Labour Party | 2,748 | 5.9% | — | |
| 4 | Dave Evans | UK Independence Party | 2,109 | 4.5% | — |
Source data: UK Parliament psephology database, retrieved
2026-05-19, generated
2026-05-19
(Open Parliament Licence v3.0). ETL version parliament-etl-psephology@1. Methodology: how these numbers are computed.