UK general elections › 2017 › Mid Dorset and North Poole
Mid Dorset and North Poole — 2017
Michael Tomlinson (Conservative Party) was elected with 28,585 votes— 59.2% 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
| 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 | Michael Tomlinson | Conservative Party | 28,585 | 59.2% | +9.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Vikki Slade | Liberal Democrats | 13,246 | 27.5% | — | |
| 3 | Steve Brew | Labour Party | 6,423 | 13.3% | — |
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.