|
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|
Dorset South
|
|
gain
from Conservative
|
|
Ian Bruce
|
|
0 ( 0.0%)
|
|
17,755 (36.1%)
|
|
17,678 (35.9%)
|
|
9,936 (20.2%)
|
|
0 ( 0.0%)
|
|
3,813 ( 7.8%)
|
|
|
|
66,318
|
|
49,182 (74.2%)
|
|
Ian Bruce
|
|
Dorset South
|
|
12,617 (24.3%)
|
|
26,405 (50.9%)
|
|
10,805 (20.8%)
|
|
13,788 (26.6%)
|
|
0 ( 0.0%)
|
|
864 ( 1.7%)
|
|
|
Conservative
|
|
67,747
|
|
51,862 (76.6%)
|
|
|
-14.8%
|
|
+15.1%
|
|
-6.4%
|
|
+0.0%
|
|
+6.1%
|
|
-2.1%
|
|
-2.4%
|
|
|
|
|
Given that for years it had a tradition of electing Conservative aristocrats, one might have thought that South Dorset was classic rural huntin' fishin' and shootin' country. Some of it is, but it also includes the seaside resort of Weymouth, the Portland naval base and the Isle of Purbeck, noted for its marble quarries. There are pockets of Labour support in Weymouth and Portland, and much local Lib Dem support, but opposition to the Tories splits almost evenly, and Conservative non-aristocrat Ian Bruce will surely keep his country seat.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,181
|
5.56
|
9.03
|
62
|
|
|
8,672
|
22.11
|
11.17
|
198
|
|
|
4,852
|
12.37
|
11.25
|
110
|
|
|
6,391
|
16.29
|
14.70
|
111
|
|
|
1,500
|
3.82
|
10.45
|
37
|
|
|
899
|
2.29
|
2.81
|
81
|
|
|
3,909
|
9.96
|
8.01
|
124
|
|
|
7,416
|
18.90
|
15.25
|
124
|
|
|
665
|
1.70
|
7.13
|
24
|
|
|
1,673
|
4.26
|
10.17
|
42
|
|
|
