Mid Dorset and North Poole | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons |
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Boundary of Mid Dorset and North Poole in Dorset.
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Location of Dorset within England.
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County | Dorset |
Electorate | 64,705 (December 2010) |
Major settlements | Merley, Broadstone, Corfe Mullen, Bere Regis, Wareham, and Wimborne Minster |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1997 |
Member of parliament | Michael Tomlinson (Conservative) |
Number of members | One |
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European Parliament constituency | South West England |
Coordinates: 50°42′01″N 2°04′09″W / 50.7004°N 2.0693°W
Mid Dorset and North Poole is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Michael Tomlinson, a Conservative.
1997-2010: The District of Purbeck wards of Bere Regis, Lytchett Matravers, Lytchett Minster, St Martin, and Wareham, the District of East Dorset wards of Corfe Mullen Central, Corfe Mullen North, and Corfe Mullen South, and the Borough of Poole wards of Alderney, Broadstone, Canford Heath, Canford Magna, and Creekmoor.
2010-present: The District of Purbeck wards of Bere Regis, Lytchett Matravers, Lytchett Minster and Upton East, Lytchett Minster and Upton West, St Martin, and Wareham, the District of East Dorset wards of Colehill East, Colehill West, Corfe Mullen Central, Corfe Mullen North, Corfe Mullen South, and Wimborne Minster, and the Borough of Poole wards of Broadstone, Canford Heath East, Canford Heath West, and Merley and Bearwood.
The constituency was created in 1997 from parts of the seats of North Dorset, Bournemouth West, South Dorset and Poole. Its present boundaries take in wards from three districts, namely Purbeck, Poole and East Dorset.