Estimated electorate: 77,619
Based on the updated constituency boundaries and current opinion polls, we project that the result in West Dorset will be as follows:
Based on predicted vote shares (GB): Labour: 44% | Conservative: 27% | Liberal Democrat: 11.3% | Green: 6.8% | Reform/Brexit: 6.1%
For all new seats and a full forecast of the next general election, please see our Electoral Analysis.
The following candidates are expected to stand in the new West Dorset constituency at the next election:
There may be further candidates standing for whom data is not yet available.
Data Source: https://candidates.democracyclub.org.uk
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If we can recruit 1,787 members in West Dorset, we can potentially swing the seat at the next election to whichever of Conservative or Liberal Democrat has the best climate policy. That's 2.3% of the electorate in this seat.
We need 8,033 members in this constituency to have a chance of swinging the seat to whichever of Conservative, Liberal Democrat or Labour has the best climate policy. That's 10.3% of the electorate in this seat.
We need 16,239 members in this constituency to be able to elect a Green MP. That's 20.9% of the electorate.