Oliver Letwin (Image: Archant)
Oliver Letwin, the Conservative candidate for Dorset West, has been returned with a majority of more than 16,000.
Liberal Democrat candidate Ros Kayes came second, with UKP thirs, follwed by Labour and the Green Party.
The turnout for the constituency was 72.6 per cent, with 56,643 votes cast and Mr Letwin’s majority was 16,130.
The results are as follows:
Peter Barton, Green Party, 3,242
David Glossop, UK Independence Party, 7,055
Ros Kayes, Liberal Democrats, 12,199
Oliver Letwin, Conservative Party, 28,329
Rachel Rogers, Labour Party, 5,633
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