South West · England · 75,294Boundary · 2023

Mid Dorset & North Poole

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Apr 2026

A marginal seat — won by just 1,352 votes (2.7%) in 2024. Covers Poole, Wimborne Minster and Corfe Mullen. Population 90,386, notably older (median age 48 vs 41 nationally). Recorded crime is 49% below the national average.

One of the more active constituency advocates in the 2024 intake, Vikki Slade has recently been making noise on local issues with national implications. She secured a government investigation into academy trust spending after lobbying the minister directly over MAT costs -- a campaign that generated significant coverage in March 2026. She also raised the Save Upton Heath campaign at Prime Minister's Questions, helping secure the site's protection through a wildlife trust fundraising effort backed by 2,000 parliamentary petition signatures. Separately, she has launched a campaign to guarantee GP investment in new housing developments and used FOI data to publicly challenge the government over underfunded policing and what she called the effective "decriminalisation" of phone theft in Dorset.

Slade's participation rate of 68% sits below the Commons average, though her 423 contributions across 253 debates suggests consistent engagement when present. She votes with the Liberal Democrats 100% of the time -- no rebel votes on record. Her recent votes have aligned with backing Lords amendments against the government on the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill and the Pension Schemes Bill, particularly opposing ministerial powers to direct pension fund investments. Her stance profile reflects strong alignment with climate action (91%), parliamentary scrutiny (95%), and opposition to the employer National Insurance increase (100%), while she diverges sharply from Labour on fiscal and workers' rights measures.

334
Commons votes
This parliament
£28k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
75.3k
Electorate
2024 GE

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§ 06This week in Westminster.Live · today’s sittingOrder Paper · refreshed daily

Slade’s scheduled Commons activity this week — whipped divisions, oral questions, debates — drawn from the House of Commons Order Paper.

§ 07The record, at a glance.350 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where Slade has cast the most ballots — a proxy for engagement, not direction. Notable votes are the moments where the whip was free or where they broke ranks.

Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted · cumulative this Parliament
Economy
69
Taxation
69
Employment
40
Education
30
Crime & Policing
28
Welfare and Benefits
27
Notable votes
Free votes and rebellions — moments the MP’s own judgment matters more than the whip

No rebellions or free votes recorded yet.

§ 08The local picture.9 wards

Constituencies are not uniform. Below — the local council make-up, key facts worth knowing, and the neighbouring seats on either side.

WardCouncillorVotesParty
Bearwood MerleyDavid Anthony Brown2,502Liberal
Bearwood MerleyMarcus Julian Charles Andrews2,482Liberal
Bearwood MerleyRichard Glyn Burton2,414Liberal
BroadstonePeter Thomas Sidaway2,307Liberal
BroadstoneVikki Slade2,564Liberal
Canford HeathChris Matthews1,953Liberal
Canford HeathClare Elaine Weight1,575Liberal
Canford HeathSandra Elizabeth Hazel Moore2,199Liberal
Colehill Wimborne Minster EastAndrew Todd1,275Liberal
Colehill Wimborne Minster EastJindy Atwal1,168Liberal
Corfe MullenDuncan Sowry-House1,249Liberal
Corfe MullenScott Florek1,145Liberal
Population (2021 Census)
90,386
Electorate 75,294 · 2024 register
Median income
£28,000
HMRC SPI 2024
Households renting privately
13.6%
England average 20.0%
Schools
45
24 primary · 10 secondary
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