West Dorset (constituency)
West Dorset is a constituency of the British House of Commons in the western county of Dorset . The constituency was created back in 1885 and covers much of Dorchester , Bridport and Sherborne . He sends a representative to parliament.
history
West Dorset is considered a wealthy, conservative constituency, which in its current form has been represented by seven politicians. The constituency was historically represented by James Spicer, among others . Since the British general election in 1997 , Oliver Letwin's constituency has been represented in Parliament. Letwin is a member of the Conservative Party , he was expelled from the Conservative parliamentary group in early September 2019 after voting against Boris Johnson . In the 2019 general election , Letwin did not run, the seat went to Chris Loder .
In April 2013, the constituency had an unemployment rate of just 1.2%, which is significantly lower than the national average of 3.8%.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ken Clarke, Philip Hammond and 19 other MPs lose Tory whip. Retrieved October 19, 2019 .
- ↑ Simon Rogers, Lisa Evans: Unemployment: the key UK data and benefit claimants for every constituency. November 17, 2010, accessed October 18, 2019 .