West Dorset: what the local elections say
Adding up the most recent local election votes in West Dorset (11 of 16 wards, 2024), Liberal Democrats leads on 41.4%, the same party that won the seat at the 2024 general election.
Coverage: 69% of the constituency's wards have recent local results.
| Party | Local election share | Local votes | 2024 general election share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | 41.4% | 8,627 | 51.3% | -10.0 pts |
| Conservative | 27.7% | 6,139 | 36.5% | -8.9 pts |
| Independents for Dorset | 11.1% | 1,335 | 0.0% | — |
| Labour | 9.1% | 1,348 | 5.9% | +3.2 pts |
| Green | 8.0% | 1,923 | 4.3% | +3.6 pts |
| Independent | 2.2% | 528 | 1.9% | +0.3 pts |
| Reform UK | 0.6% | 142 | 0.0% | — |
| IND CHOICE | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | — |