WEST DORSET (UK PARLIAMENT CONSTITUENCY)

'West Dorset' is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which covers the same geographical area as the West Dorset district.

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Boundaries

Members of Parliament

Election results

See also

Boundaries

The West Dorset constituency covers the West Dorset administrative district of Dorset County Council and includes the towns of Dorchester, the county town of Dorset; Bridport, Lyme Regis and Beaminster to the west and Sherborne to the north. The constituency is mainly rural and its coastline forms part of the Jurassic Coast, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1885	Henry Richard Farquharson
	1895	Sir Robert Williams	Conservative
	1922	Sir (William) Philip Colfox	Conservative
	1941	Simon Wingfield-Digby	Conservative
	Feb. 1974	James Spicer	Conservative
	1997	Oliver Letwin	Conservative

Election results

See also

★ List of Parliamentary constituencies in Dorset