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One. Created from. Dorset. South Dorset is a constituency [n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Richard Drax, a Conservative. [n 2] The constituency was created as a consequence of the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, although the area covered has changed since then.
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North Dorset, South Dorset, East Dorset, West Dorset. Dorset...
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2010 boundary changes. Under the Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the Boundary Commission for England decided to retain Dorset's constituencies for the 2010 election, making minor changes to realign constituency boundaries with the boundaries of current local government wards, and to reduce the electoral disparity between constituencies.
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The constituency was created as a consequence of the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, although the area covered has changed since then. South Dorset is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Richard Drax, a Conservative.
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. Find information on former members who were MPs at the time Parliament dissolved. Find your constituency for the general election.
South Dorset. South Dorset is a former constituency. It ceased to exist following the boundary change in 2024. It was located in the South West region of England. The seat was last held by Richard Drax (Conservative) between 6 May 2010 to 30 May 2024. The dissolution of Parliament took place on 30th May 2024.
Weymouth and Melcombe Regis was a parliamentary borough in Dorset represented in the English House of Commons, later in that of Great Britain, and finally in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was formed by the Union of Weymouth and Melcombe Regis Act 1571 (13 Eliz. 1. c. 9) which amalgamated the existing boroughs of Weymouth and Melcombe ...
