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    East Dorset, UK Parliamentary general election

    At the most recent election (5 July 1945), Mervyn Wheatley (Conservative Party) won East Dorset, with a majority of 1,468 votes.

    At the Local Elections 1987 (7 May 1987), 13 seats on East Dorset were filled: Conservative Party 13. Conservative Party won a majority of the seats contested.

    Area type
    constituency
    Within
    UK Parliamentary general election
    Elections recorded
    8
    Wards / divisions
    34
    East Dorset: seats won by party at each election
    ElectionDateSeats won by party
    Local by-elections 08 Sep 19948 September 1994Conservative Party 1
    Local Elections 19877 May 1987Conservative Party 13
    Local by-elections 20 Jun 198520 June 1985SDP-Liberal Alliance 1
    Local by-elections 10 May 198410 May 1984SDP-Liberal Alliance 1
    Local Elections 19835 May 1983Conservative Party 8, Lib/Sdp 2, Independent 1, RES 1
    Local Elections 19793 May 1979Independent 5, Conservative Party 4, RES 2, LIB 1
    Local Elections 19766 May 1976Independent 4, Conservative Party 3
    Local Elections 19737 June 1973LIB 3, Conservative Party 2, Independent 2
    East Dorset: UK General Election 05 Jul 1945
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Mervyn WheatleyConservative Party26,56143.8%Yes
    Charles Fletcher-CookeThe Labour Party25,09341.4%No
    John ManderLiberal Democrats8,97514.8%No
    East Dorset: UK General Election 14 Nov 1935
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Gordon Ralph Hall CaineConservative Party25,52053.5%Yes
    Frank Walter RaffetyLiberal Democrats11,34923.8%No
    Edward Joseph StockerThe Labour Party10,82322.7%No
    East Dorset: UK General Election 27 Oct 1931
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Gordon Ralph Hall CaineConservative Party20,71144.5%Yes
    Alec Ewart GlasseyLiberal National18,80140.4%No
    Edward Joseph StockerThe Labour Party7,00915.1%No
    East Dorset: UK General Election 30 May 1929
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Alec Ewart GlasseyLiberal Democrats17,81042.2%Yes
    Gordon Ralph Hall CaineUnionist17,53341.6%No
    Edward Joseph StockerThe Labour Party6,81916.2%No
    East Dorset: UK General Election 29 Oct 1924
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Gordon Ralph Hall CaineUnionist14,47952.6%Yes
    Alec Ewart GlasseyLiberal Democrats8,82832.1%No
    Edward Joseph StockerThe Labour Party4,20515.3%No
    East Dorset: UK General Election 06 Dec 1923
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Gordon Ralph Hall CaineUnionist12,48048.4%Yes
    Richard Evan Williams KirbyLiberal Democrats7,53529.2%No
    Frederick Jesse HopkinsThe Labour Party5,76022.3%No
    East Dorset: UK General Election 15 Nov 1922
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Gordon Ralph Hall CaineIndependent Unionist12,51349.1%Yes
    Frederick Jesse HopkinsThe Labour Party6,91427.1%No
    Frederick Edward GuestNational Liberal6,06223.8%No
    East Dorset: UK General Election 14 Dec 1918
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Frederick Edward GuestLiberal with Coalition Coupon11,94473.4%Yes
    Aidan SmithThe Labour Party4,32126.6%No

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