West Dorset
UK parliamentary constituency
EnglandElectorate 75,998E14001575
Latest result
2024 General Election — Liberal Democrat held the seat with 51.3% of the vote, majority of 7,789.
Turnout: 52,605
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2024 General Election →
Turnout 52,605| ●Liberal Democrat | 26,999 | 51.3% |
| Conservative | 19,210 | 36.5% |
| Labour | 3,086 | 5.9% |
| Green Party | 2,288 | 4.3% |
| Independent | 733 | 1.4% |
Most-signed petitions in West Dorset
Petitions ranked by how many people in this constituency signed them.
- Call a General Election5,497 local · 3,084,713 total
- Do not introduce Digital ID cards4,195 local · 2,984,191 total
- Call an immediate general election1,496 local · 1,059,229 total
- Introduce offshore detention/mass deportation for illegal migrants892 local · 720,772 total
- Repeal the Online Safety Act678 local · 550,136 total
- Don't change inheritance tax relief for working farms677 local · 154,005 total
- Protect Northern Ireland Veterans from Prosecutions596 local · 209,956 total
- Stop financial and other support for asylum seekers584 local · 427,447 total
- Do not merge section 1 & 2 regulations on firearms licenses519 local · 122,952 total
- Increase funding for people with Parkinson’s and implement the "Parky Charter"447 local · 113,439 total
- Ban fossil fuel advertising and sponsorship444 local · 110,519 total
- Ban driven grouse shooting430 local · 104,341 total
- Raise the income tax personal allowance from £12,570 to £20,000 430 local · 281,794 total
- End the use of cages and crates for all farmed animals402 local · 108,277 total
- End the Badger cull and adopt other approaches to bovine TB control395 local · 102,458 total
- Act to ensure Bills backed by MPs & public can complete all stages in Parliament393 local · 114,755 total
- Mandatory collection and publication of certain child sexual offender data388 local · 260,974 total
- Close the borders! Suspend ALL immigration for 5 years!361 local · 229,772 total
- Apply for the UK to join the European Union as a full member as soon as possible330 local · 136,650 total
- Introduce a compensation scheme for WASPI women330 local · 161,788 total
About West Dorset
West 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 75,998 voters. Boundary reviews run on a regular cycle via the Boundary Commission — the current map was redrawn for the 2024 general election.
Sources: UK Parliament Members API, ONS Open Geography Portal, petition.parliament.uk. Parliament ID: 4390.
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