UK general elections2017 › Mid Dorset and North Poole

Mid Dorset and North Poole — 2017

Michael Tomlinson (Conservative Party) was elected with 28,585 votes59.2% of 48,254 valid votes.

Result · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid votes. 59.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Winning candidate's share minus the proportional quota (50% for a single-member seat). Negative = below; positive = above. +9.2 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot in this constituency, from the published source. 48,254

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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
1Michael Tomlinson Conservative Party 28,58559.2%+9.2 ptsElected
2Vikki Slade Liberal Democrats 13,24627.5%
3Steve Brew Labour Party 6,42313.3%

Electorate 65,050 · Turnout 74.2% · Majority 15,339 · Back to 2017 overview

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.