West Dorset

County constituency
West Dorset shown within Dorset, and Dorset shown within England
Created:	1885
MP:	Oliver Letwin
Party:	Conservative
Type:	House of Commons
County:	Dorset
EP constituency:	South West England

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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. OS Grid Reference: SY690906 Lat/Lon: Population: 16,171 (2001 Census) Dwellings: 7,386 (2001 Census) Formal status: County town Administration County: Dorset Region: South West Nation: England Post Office and Telephone Post town: Dorchester Postcode: DT1 Dialling Code: 01305 Dorchester Dorchester is a market town in southern central Dorset... A county town is the capital of a county in Ireland or the United Kingdom. ... See also Bridport, Tasmania. ... Location within the British Isles The Cobb, with boats grounded in the harbour at low tide. ... Beaminster parish church Beaminster is a town in Dorset, on the A3066 between Bridport and Crewkerne. ... See also: Sherborne, Gloucestershire Sherborne is an affluent market town in north west Dorset, England, situated on the River Yeo and A30 road, on the edge of the Blackmore Vale six miles east of Yeovil. ... Lulworth Cove The Jurassic Coast is a World Heritage Site in south England. ... UNESCO logo UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) is a specialized agency of the United Nations established in 1945. ... Site #86: Memphis and its Necropolis, including the Pyramids of Giza (Egypt). ...

Members of Parliament

• 1922 — 1941: Sir William Colfox, Conservative
• 1941 — 1974: Simon Wingfield-Digby, Conservative
• 1974 — 1997: James Spicer, Conservative
• 1997 — present: Oliver Letwin, Conservative

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Election results

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See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Dorset