Vote 2015: Everything you need to know if you live in Mid Dorset and North Poole

2010 winner: Annette Brooke

Political history

The seat has existed since 1997 and was first won by Conservative Christopher Fraser. Annette Brooke was the MP between 2001 and 2015 and, at the time she left office, was the longest serving female MP in the history of the Liberal Democrats.

Key Statistics

Unemployment stands at 5.5%, compared with a national average of 6.5%. The number claiming JSA is 1.2%, below the national average of 2.2%.  The median average house price is £240,000, £70,000 higher than the national average and nearly nine times higher than the average wage.

• The seven questions we asked your Vote 2015 candidates, and what they answered
• Mid-Dorset and North Poole candidates battle it out at hustings

• Funding, access to services 24 hours and more integration - where your candidates stand on the NHS

•  Voters in Mid Dorset and North Poole "crucial" to election success, says Foreign Secretary

• 'Annette Brooke is fabulous but Vikki is a little atom bomb' - Paddy Ashdown gives backing to Mid Dorset candidate

• "Every vote counts": Michael Gove visits Wimborne in battle for Mid Dorset

• Vote Conservative here and get Cameron clinging onto the coat tails of UKIP: Nick Clegg's turn to emphasise importance of Mid Dorset

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