Mid Dorset and North Poole: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Vikki Slade (Liberal Democrat) is the MP for Mid Dorset and North Poole, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. On 4 July 2024 Vikki Slade (Liberal Democrat) won 21,442 votes, 43.3% of the valid vote; Michael Tomlinson (Conservative) came second with 20,090. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 65.8% (49,514 of 75,294); the winning margin was 1,352 votes.
Key figures
What the figures show
On the official figures, Mid Dorset and North Poole has the 37th highest share of adults retired (2021) of the 575 constituencies with this figure (30.8%).
About 97,700 people live in Mid Dorset and North Poole: the ONS figure for mid-2024 is 97,747. 26,651 were aged 65 or over and 16,178 were under 16.
The Annual Population Survey puts the employment rate for 16 to 64 year olds at 80.7% for April 2025 to March 2026, give or take 5.8 points. The economically inactive share was 18.2%.
Half of the homes sold in the year to March 2026 went for more than £380,000 and half for less. That is up 35% on £282,000 ten years before. The highest March-year median in the series was £400,000, in the year to March 2023. It ranks 147th highest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 1,187 recorded sales.
In 2024/25, 19.5% of children under 16 in Mid Dorset and North Poole (3,155) lived in relative low income families once housing costs are taken off, says the DWP; the UK figure is 26.0%. Before housing costs the share was 11.9% in 2024/25, from 10.9% in 2021/22.
Residents of Mid Dorset and North Poole earned more than jobs based there paid in April 2025: median full-time pay was £35,950 for workplace jobs and £41,371 for residents. A year before, the residents' median was £38,486. The residents' figure ranks 198th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
5,125 business sites were registered in Mid Dorset and North Poole in March 2026 (5,090 a year before), and employed 37,000 people in 2024.
In September 2026, 2.1% of 16 to 64 year olds in Mid Dorset and North Poole were claimants (1,150 people). A year earlier the count was 1,135.
At the 2021 Census there were 40,506 households and 314.0 residents per square kilometre; 30.0% of workers mainly worked from home and 30.8% of residents aged 16 and over were retired.
MP
Vikki Slade, Liberal Democrat
- MP for Mid Dorset and North Poole since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Vikki Slade on this site
In Parliament
The 5 most recent spoken contributions by Vikki Slade in Hansard, from 26 October 2026 to 27 October 2026, quoted from the official report. Hansard search returns 540 spoken contributions by Vikki Slade since 4 July 2024.
Although this Bill is specifically about the remediation of cladding, this issue goes further. Building control is typically undertaken or at least instructed by the local planning authority, and is now instructed and employed by the developers.
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The issue of electronic monitoring does not concern only those on early release. Michele, a victim of domestic abuse, has a restraining order against her ex-partner until 2036 that the police say he is regularly breaching.
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
My hon. Friend the Member for Esher and Walton (Monica Harding) talked about the impact on children, but there is also a significant impact on reproductive facilities, which means that there are more miscarriages and more children dying at birth.
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One in six care leavers experiences rough sleeping, and last week I met representatives of Step by Step, which supports young people in Dorset and across the south.
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
Pat’s father died in September last year. It took eight phone calls between October and May to be told that everything was in place. It then took another three months to be told that the claim was accepted and literally awaiting dispatch. We are now four months further on.
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Read from the Hansard API on 28 October 2026. Up to two items per debate; remarks under 40 characters are left out. All contributions in Hansard.
General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vikki Slade | Liberal Democrat | 21,442 | 43.3% | +13.4 |
| Michael Tomlinson | Conservative | 20,090 | 40.6% | −19.5 |
| Candice Johnson-Cole | Labour | 4,566 | 9.2% | +2.0 |
| Ben Pantling | Green Party | 2,355 | 4.8% | +1.9 |
| John Dowling | Social Democratic Party | 1,061 | 2.1% |
Result summary as published: LD gain from Con. Change in share is in percentage points against the notional 2019 result on the new boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library, election results (data, read 14 October 2026).
Results on these boundaries
| Date | Election | First | Second | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | General election | Liberal Democrat 43.3% | Conservative 40.6% | 1,352 | 65.8% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 60.0% | Liberal Democrat 29.9% | 16,570 | 73.9% |
Only results on the constituency boundaries first used at the 2024 general election are shown. The 2019 figures are the House of Commons Library's notional estimates of how votes cast in 2019 would have fallen on these boundaries, not a result that was declared. Source: House of Commons Library, constituency results.
Councils
Mid Dorset and North Poole covers wards in 2 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
- Dorset E06000059
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole E06000058
Who has power over Mid Dorset and North Poole
Every body that makes decisions for Mid Dorset and North Poole, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Mid Dorset and North Poole this page: Vikki Slade (Liberal Democrat) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
| Figure | Period | Publisher | Read | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | mid-2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimants as a share of residents aged 16 to 64 | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimant count | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Employment rate, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of residents | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of people working here | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median house price | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Homes sold | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, after housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, before housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Business sites (local units) | March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| People employed by businesses here | 2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Economically inactive, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Households | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents per square kilometre | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Workers mainly working from home | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents aged 16+ who are retired | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
"Data" is the file or query each figure was read from (its SHA-256 is in the link title); "area" shows the same table for this constituency alone.
Common questions
Who is the MP for Mid Dorset and North Poole?
UK Parliament lists Vikki Slade, Liberal Democrat, as the Member of Parliament for Mid Dorset and North Poole since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Mid Dorset and North Poole?
Vikki Slade (Liberal Democrat) won with 21,442 votes, a majority of 1,352, on a turnout of 65.8% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Mid Dorset and North Poole?
2.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 1,150 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Mid Dorset and North Poole?
The median price paid was £380,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Mid Dorset and North Poole?
Median full-time pay of residents was £41,371 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Mid Dorset and North Poole live in low income families?
DWP counts 3,155 (19.5% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Mid Dorset and North Poole?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 97,747 residents.
Built 14 October 2026 from official records; how these pages are compiled. This page lists what the record shows and gives no verdict on the MP or the area. Link moved or figure wrong? Tell us.