North Dorset: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Simon Hoare (Conservative) is the MP for North Dorset, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. Simon Hoare took the seat for Conservative in July 2024 with 18,208 votes (36.6%), ahead of Gary Jackson (Liberal Democrat) on 16,619. 49,683 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 72,690, 68.3% of those registered. The majority was 1,589.
Key figures
What the figures show
Two figures set North Dorset apart: the 21st lowest median full-time pay for jobs based here of the 632 constituencies with this figure (£30,914 a year), and the 36th lowest economic inactivity rate of the 632 constituencies with this figure (12.6%).
In mid-2024 the ONS put the number of residents at 95,740; the estimate for 2014 was 92,296. 26,968 were aged 65 or over and 15,105 were under 16.
The Annual Population Survey puts the employment rate for 16 to 64 year olds at 83.3% for April 2025 to March 2026, give or take 5.5 points. 12.6% were economically inactive.
HM Land Registry sales put the middle house price at £338,748 for the year to March 2026. Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £248,000. The highest March-year median in the series was £354,973, in the year to March 2023. It ranks 204th highest of 575 constituencies. 1,314 sales were registered in the period, against 1,734 in the year to March 2025.
3,287 children in North Dorset were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 21.8% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 12.0% in 2021/22 to 14.3% in 2024/25.
Workplaces in North Dorset accounted for 30,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 4,950 local units for March 2026.
Residents of North Dorset earned more than jobs based there paid in April 2025: median full-time pay was £30,914 for workplace jobs and £37,794 for residents. In April 2024 the residents' figure was £33,810. The residents' figure ranks 290th lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
The number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits stood at 1,165 in September 2026, a claimant rate of 2.2%. A year earlier the count was 1,130.
At the 2021 Census there were 40,125 households and 116.9 residents per square kilometre; 29.0% of workers mainly worked from home and 30.5% of residents aged 16 and over were retired.
MP
Simon Hoare, Conservative
- MP for North Dorset since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 7 May 2015
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Simon Hoare on this site
In Parliament
What Simon Hoare said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (from 11 September 2026 to 19 October 2026). Hansard search returns 311 spoken contributions by Simon Hoare since 4 July 2024.
May I take the Secretary of State back to the point he was making about the Irish Government’s legislative progress being in lockstep with that of the UK Government?
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I have Guys Marsh prison in my constituency. It provides valued jobs, and I pay tribute to the prison officers who work there. The Minister will know that all of these policies flow from the pressure on spaces in our prison estate.
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Irrespective of how we voted in the referendum, I hope the Prime Minister will agree that if one wants to be called a democrat, one has to abide by that decision and make it work, but the Windsor framework illustrates that no deal is ever cast into tablets of stone and that …
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I am grateful to the hon. Lady for giving way a second time. This is the democratically accountable House; I think we would all agree on that point.
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The hon. Lady is making a principled argument that the House must listen to and respect, but she has spoken about choice and dignity, and the one thing I have never understood about this Bill is the importance of the specific time period—that it would apply to adults who have …
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Hoare | Conservative | 18,208 | 36.6% | −27.1 |
| Gary Jackson | Liberal Democrat | 16,619 | 33.5% | +13.1 |
| Ash Leaning | Reform UK | 7,894 | 15.9% | |
| James Coldwell | Labour | 4,370 | 8.8% | −3.1 |
| Ken Huggins | Green Party | 2,082 | 4.2% | +0.2 |
| Si Adams | Independent | 317 | 0.6% | |
| Jeff Taylor | UK Independence Party | 119 | 0.2% | |
| Daniel Woodruffe | Social Democratic Party | 74 | 0.1% |
Result summary as published: Con hold. 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 | Conservative 36.7% | Liberal Democrat 33.5% | 1,589 | 68.4% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 63.8% | Liberal Democrat 20.4% | 23,195 | 74.1% |
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
North Dorset lies within Dorset.
- Dorset E06000059
Who has power over North Dorset
Every body that makes decisions for North Dorset, 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 3: Local councils
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
- North Dorset this page: Simon Hoare (Conservative) 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 North Dorset?
Simon Hoare (Conservative), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in North Dorset?
The House of Commons Library records 18,208 votes for Simon Hoare of Conservative and a majority of 1,589; 68.3% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in North Dorset?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 1,165, 2.2% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in North Dorset?
£338,748: the middle price of homes sold in the year to March 2026, published by the ONS from Land Registry records.
What is the average salary in North Dorset?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £37,794 (April 2025).
How many children in North Dorset live in low income families?
3,287 children under 16, 21.8%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of North Dorset?
95,740 in mid-2024, the latest ONS estimate.
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.