North Dorset
2010 Results:
Conservative: 27640 (51.05%)
Labour: 2910 (5.37%)
Liberal Democrat: 20015 (36.97%)
UKIP: 2812 (5.19%)
Green: 546 (1.01%)
Monster Raving Loony: 218 (0.4%)
Majority: 7625 (14.08%)
Notional 2005 Results:
Conservative: 21911 (46.4%)
Liberal Democrat: 18001 (38.1%)
Labour: 4663 (9.9%)
Other: 2690 (5.7%)
Majority: 3910 (8.3%)
Actual 2005 result
Conservative: 23714 (44.9%)
Labour: 4596 (8.7%)
Liberal Democrat: 21470 (40.7%)
Green: 1117 (2.1%)
UKIP: 1918 (3.6%)
Majority: 2244 (4.2%)
2001 Result
Conservative: 22314 (46.7%)
Labour: 5334 (11.2%)
Liberal Democrat: 18517 (38.7%)
UKIP: 1019 (2.1%)
Other: 637 (1.3%)
Majority: 3797 (7.9%)
1997 Result
Conservative: 23294 (44.3%)
Labour: 5380 (10.2%)
Liberal Democrat: 20548 (39.1%)
Referendum: 2564 (4.9%)
Other: 801 (1.5%)
Majority: 2746 (5.2%)
Boundary changes:
Profile:
Current MP: Robert Walter(Conservative) born 1948, Swansea. Educated at Lord Weymouth School and Aston University. Former farmer and international banker. First elected as MP for North Dorset 1997. Welsh spokesman from 1999-2001. A pro-European supporter of Ken Clarke and member of the Council of Europe`s Parliamentary Assembly, he was an opponent of the Iraq war (more information at They work for you)






2001 Census Demographics
Total 2001 Population: 87813
Male: 49.3%
Female: 50.7%
Under 18: 22.6%
Over 60: 25.3%
Born outside UK: 5.3%
White: 98.8%
Asian: 0.3%
Mixed: 0.5%
Other: 0.3%
Christian: 78.4%
Full time students: 1.6%
Graduates 16-74: 18.5%
No Qualifications 16-74: 24.5%
Owner-Occupied: 75.3%
Social Housing: 12.3% (Council: 0.7%, Housing Ass.: 11.6%)
Privately Rented: 7.4%
Homes without central heating and/or private bathroom: 6.5%