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2 days ago · The original Christchurch constituency, a parliamentary borough, existed from 1572 until 1918. In 1918 the constituency was divided between New Forest and Christchurch and Bournemouth . The constituency was re-created as a county constituency in 1983 from parts of the seats of Christchurch and Lymington, North Dorset and New Forest.
1 day ago · The 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies was the most recent cycle of the process to redraw the constituency map for the House of Commons. The new constituency boundaries were approved by the Privy Council on 15 November 2023 [1] and came into law on 29 November 2023. [2]
3 days ago · The Parliament of the United Kingdom currently has 650 parliamentary constituencies across the constituent countries ( England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland ), each electing a single member of parliament (MP) to the House of Commons by the plurality ( first past the post) voting system, ordinarily every five years. Voting last took place in all 650 of those constituencies at the ...
3 days ago · Since Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced an election on May 22, four people have announced they will be campaigning to become the MP for West Dorset. The constituency covers a large section of the county, including towns of Sherborne, Dorchester, Bridport and Lyme Regis.
5 days ago · Get demographic data for the new constituency boundaries and find out when more data might become available. Constituency boundaries in the UK are changing. A new set of boundaries for Westminster constituencies will be used at the next UK general election.
4 days ago · Chris Loder. Chris Loder is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Conservative MP for West Dorset, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024. The dissolution of Parliament took place on 30th May 2024. There are currently no MPs – all seats in the House of Commons are vacant until after the general election on 4th July 2024.
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4 days ago · Chris Loder. Chris Loder is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Conservative MP for West Dorset, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024. The dissolution of Parliament took place on 30th May 2024.
