South Dorset

Current MP

Lloyd Hatton

Labour

Efficiency 6.5/102 years as MP

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Election history

Most-signed petitions in South Dorset

Petitions ranked by how many people in this constituency signed them.

• Call a General Election5,726 local · 3,084,713 total
• Do not introduce Digital ID cards5,215 local · 2,984,191 total
• Call an immediate general election1,999 local · 1,059,229 total
• Ban new waste incinerators and revoke permits where building has not begun1,653 local · 16,882 total
• Introduce offshore detention/mass deportation for illegal migrants1,415 local · 720,772 total
• Stop financial and other support for asylum seekers870 local · 427,447 total
• Repeal the Online Safety Act844 local · 550,136 total
• Raise the income tax personal allowance from £12,570 to £20,000 561 local · 281,794 total
• Protect Northern Ireland Veterans from Prosecutions545 local · 209,956 total
• Mandatory collection and publication of certain child sexual offender data498 local · 260,974 total
• Close the borders! Suspend ALL immigration for 5 years!480 local · 229,772 total
• Shut the migrant hotels down now and deport illegal migrants housed there442 local · 257,442 total
• Dissolve Parliament and call a General Election now!436 local · 221,477 total
• Make all court and tribunal transcripts available free of charge414 local · 203,824 total
• Introduce a compensation scheme for WASPI women390 local · 161,788 total
• Ban immediately the use of dogs in scientific and regulatory procedures381 local · 257,938 total
• Review possible penalties for social media posts, including the use of prison377 local · 191,591 total
• Remove power to cancel local government elections 356 local · 154,829 total
• Ban driven grouse shooting340 local · 104,341 total
• Ban fossil fuel advertising and sponsorship339 local · 110,519 total

About South Dorset

South Dorset is one of 650 UK parliamentary constituencies that each elect a single Member of Parliament to the House of Commons under the first-past-the-post system. It sits in England and has a registered electorate of 75,924 voters. Boundary reviews run on a regular cycle via the Boundary Commission — the current map was redrawn for the 2024 general election.