South Dorset has a new Labour MP

Lloyd Hatton has taken the seat from Richard Drax

Author: Maria GreenwoodPublished 5th Jul 2024

South Dorset has a new Labour MP.

Lloyd Hatton took the seat from Conservative Richard Drax by just over one thousand votes.

Richard Drax has been South Dorset MP for 14 years.

Here are the results:

Lloyd Hatton, Labour: 15,659

Richard Drax, Conservative: 14,611

Morgan Young, Reform: 8,168

Matt Bell, Liberal Democrats: 8,017

Catherine Bennett, Green: 2,153

Joy Wilson, Independent: 192

Giovanna Lewis, Independent:: 185

Rosie Morrell, Everyone is God: 52

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