# Poole (UK Parliament constituency)

Poole is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Neil Duncan-Jordan, a Labour politician.

## History

The first version of the Poole constituency existed from 1455 until 1885. During this period its exact status was a parliamentary borough, sending two burgesses to Westminster per year, except during its last 17 years when its representation was reduced to one member.
During its abeyance, most of Poole was in the East Dorset seat and, since its recreation in 1950, its area has been reduced as the harbour town's population has increased.
From its recreation in 1950, the seat had always elected Conservative MPs with comfortable majorities. However, at the 2024 general election, Labour captured the seat for the first time with a majority of just 18 votes.

## Boundaries

1950–1983: The Municipal Borough of Poole.
1983–1997: The Borough of Poole wards of Broadstone, Canford Cliffs, Canford Heath, Creekmoor, Hamworthy, Harbour, Newtown, Oakdale, Parkstone, and Penn Hill.
1997–2010: The Borough of Poole wards of Bourne Valley, Canford Cliffs, Hamworthy, Harbour, Newtown, Oakdale, Parkstone, and Penn Hill.
2010–2019: The Borough of Poole wards of Branksome West, Canford Cliffs, Creekmoor, Hamworthy East, Hamworthy West, Newtown, Oakdale, Parkstone, Penn Hill, and Poole Town.
2019–2024: The Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council wards of Alderney and Bourne Valley (part), Broadstone (very small part), Canford Cliffs (nearly all), Canford Heath (very small part), Creekmoor, Hamworthy, Newtown and Heatherlands (most), Oakdale, Parkstone, Penn Hill and Poole Town
Changes arising from re-organisation of local authorities and wards in Dorset; no change in boundaries.
2024–present: The District of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole wards of: Canford Cliffs; Creekmoor; Hamworthy; Newtown & Heatherlands; Oakdale; Parkstone; Penn Hill; Poole Town.
Minor changes to align boundaries to those of local authority wards.

## Constituency profile

The borough is an economically very diverse borough. In the centre and north are a significant minority of Output Areas which in 2001 had high rankings in the Index of Multiple Deprivation, contributing in 2012 with the remainder to producing for Poole the highest unemployment of the constituencies in the county. However, Canford Cliffs is epitomised by one sub-neighbourhood, Sandbanks with its multimillion-pound properties, the coastline area has been dubbed as "Britain's Palm Beach" by the national media. Alongside oil extraction, insurance, care, retail and customer service industries choosing the town as their base tourism contributes to overall a higher income than the national average, however the divergence is not statistically significant and the size of homes varies extensively.

## Members of Parliament
### MPs 1455–1629

* Borough established 1455, returning two members
| Parliament | First member | Second member |
| 1510 | No names known | No names known |
| 1512 | Richard Phelips | Ralph Worsley |
| 1515 | Richard Phelips | ? |
| 1523 | ? |
| 1529 | William Thornhill | William Biddlecombe |
| 1536 | ?William Biddlecombe | ? |
| 1539 | ?William Biddlecombe | ? |
| 1542 | Oliver Lawrence | John Carew |
| 1545 | Oliver Lawrence | John Harward |
| 1547 | John Hannam | John Harward |
| 1553 (Mar) | William Newman | Thomas White |
| 1553 (Oct) | Anthony Dillington | John Scryvin |
| Parliament of 1554 | William Wightman | Richard Shaw |
| Parliament of 1554–1555 | Anthony Dillington | Andrew Hourde |
| Parliament of 1555 | Robert Whitt | John Phelips |
| Parliament of 1558 | Thomas Goodwin | Thomas Phelips |
| Parliament of 1559 | Walter Haddon | Humphrey Mitchel |
| Parliament of 1563–1567 | William Green | Humphrey Mitchel |
| Parliament of 1571 | George Carleton | William Newman |
| Parliament of 1572–1581 | William Green | John Hastings |
| Parliament of 1584–1585 | Francis Mills | Thomas Vincent |
| Parliament of 1586–1587 | Francis Mills | William Fleetwood, junior |
| Parliament of 1588–1589 | Henry Ashley | Edward Man |
| Parliament of 1593 | James Orrenge | Edward Man |
| Parliament of 1597–1598 | Roger Mawdeley | Edward Man |
| Parliament of 1601 | Robert Miller | Thomas Billet |
| Parliament of 1604–1611 | Thomas Robarts | Edward Man |
| Addled Parliament (1614) | Sir Walter Erle | Sir Thomas Walsingham, junior |
| Parliament of 1621–1622 | Sir Walter Erle | Sir George Horsey |
| Happy Parliament (1624–1625) | Sir Walter Erle | Edward Pitt |
| Useless Parliament (1625) | John Pyne | Sir John Cooper |
| Parliament of 1625–1626 | John Pyne | Christopher Erle |
| Parliament of 1628–1629 | John Pyne | Sir John Cooper |
| No Parliament summoned 1629–1640 |||

### MPs 1640–1868

| Year | First member | First member | First party | Second member | Second member | Second party |
| April 1640 | | John Pyne | Parliamentarian | | William Constantine | Royalist |
| November 1640 | | John Pyne | Parliamentarian | | William Constantine | Royalist |
| September 1642 | | John Pyne | Parliamentarian | Constantine disabled from sitting – seat vacant | Constantine disabled from sitting – seat vacant | Constantine disabled from sitting – seat vacant |
| 1645 | | John Pyne | Parliamentarian | | George Skutt | |
| December 1648 | | John Pyne | Parliamentarian | Skutt excluded in Pride's Purge – seat vacant | Skutt excluded in Pride's Purge – seat vacant | Skutt excluded in Pride's Purge – seat vacant |
| 1653 | Poole was unrepresented in the Barebones Parliament | Poole was unrepresented in the Barebones Parliament | Poole was unrepresented in the Barebones Parliament | Poole was unrepresented in the Barebones Parliament | Poole was unrepresented in the Barebones Parliament | Poole was unrepresented in the Barebones Parliament |
| 1654 | | Sir Anthony Ashley Cooper | | Poole had only one seat in the First and Second Parliaments of the Protectorate | Poole had only one seat in the First and Second Parliaments of the Protectorate | Poole had only one seat in the First and Second Parliaments of the Protectorate |
| 1656 | | Edward Boteler | | Poole had only one seat in the First and Second Parliaments of the Protectorate | Poole had only one seat in the First and Second Parliaments of the Protectorate | Poole had only one seat in the First and Second Parliaments of the Protectorate |
| January 1659 | | Colonel John Fitzjames | | | Samuel Bond | |
| May 1659 | | John Pyne | | One seat vacant | One seat vacant | One seat vacant |
| April 1660 | | George Cooper | | | Sir Walter Erle | |
| 1661 | | Sir John Fitzjames | | | (Sir) John Morton | |
| 1670 | | Thomas Trenchard | | | (Sir) John Morton | |
| February 1673 | | George Cooper | | | (Sir) John Morton | |
| March 1673 | | Thomas Strangways | | | (Sir) John Morton | |
| 1679 | | Henry Trenchard | | | Thomas Chafin | |
| 1685 | | William Ettrick | | | Thomas Chafin | |
| 1689 | | Henry Trenchard | | | Sir Nathaniel Napier | |
| 1690 | | Sir John Trenchard | Whig | | Sir Nathaniel Napier | |
| 1695 | | Lord Ashley | | | Sir Nathaniel Napier | |
| 1698 | | William Joliffe | | | Sir William Phippard | |
| 1705 | | Samuel Weston | | | Sir William Phippard | |
| 1708 | | William Lewen | Tory | | Thomas Ridge | Whig |
| 1710 | | Sir William Phippard | | | Thomas Ridge | Whig |
| 1711 | | Sir William Phippard | | | Sir William Lewen | Tory |
| 1713 | | George Trenchard | Whig | | Sir William Lewen | Tory |
| 1722 | | George Trenchard | Whig | | Thomas Ridge | Whig |
| 1727 | | George Trenchard | Whig | | Denis Bond | |
| 1732 | | George Trenchard | Whig | | Thomas Wyndham | Whig |
| 1741 | | Joseph Gulston | | | Thomas Missing | |
| 1747 | | Joseph Gulston | | | George Trenchard | Whig |
| 1754 | | Joseph Gulston | | | Colonel Sir Richard Lyttelton | |
| 1761 | | Joseph Gulston | | | Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Calcraft | |
| 1765 | | Joseph Gulston | | | Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Calcraft | |
| 1768 | | Joshua Mauger | | | Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Calcraft | |
| 1774 | | Joshua Mauger | | | Major-General Sir Eyre Coote | |
| 1780 | | Joseph Gulston | | | William Morton Pitt | |
| 1784 | | Michael Angelo Taylor | | | William Morton Pitt | |
| 1790 | | Colonel Hon. Charles Stuart | | | Benjamin Lester | |
| 1791 | | Michael Angelo Taylor | | | Benjamin Lester | |
| 1796 | | Colonel Hon. Charles Stuart | | | John Jeffery | |
| 1801 | | George Garland | | | John Jeffery | |
| 1808 | | Sir Richard Bickerton | | | John Jeffery | |
| 1809 | | Sir Richard Bickerton | | | Benjamin Lester Lester | Whig |
| 1812 | | Michael Angelo Taylor | Whig | | Benjamin Lester Lester | Whig |
| 1818 | | John Dent | Non-partisan | | Benjamin Lester Lester | Whig |
| 1826 | | Hon. William Ponsonby | Whig | | Benjamin Lester Lester | Whig |
| 1831 | | Sir John Byng | Whig | | Benjamin Lester Lester | Whig |
| January 1835 | | Sir John Byng | Whig | | Charles Augustus Tulk | Whig |
| May 1835 | | Hon. George Byng | Whig | | Charles Augustus Tulk | Whig |
| 1837 | | Hon. Charles Ponsonby | Whig | | George Philips | Whig |
| 1847 | | George Richard Robinson | Peelite | | George Philips | Whig |
| 1850 | | Henry Danby Seymour | Whig | | George Philips | Whig |
| 1852 | | Henry Danby Seymour | Whig | | George Woodroffe Franklyn | Conservative |
| 1859 | | Henry Danby Seymour | Liberal | | George Woodroffe Franklyn | Conservative |
| 1865 | | Henry Danby Seymour | Liberal | | Charles Waring | Liberal |
| 1868 | Representation reduced to one Member | Representation reduced to one Member | Representation reduced to one Member | Representation reduced to one Member | Representation reduced to one Member | Representation reduced to one Member |

### MPs 1868–1885

| Election | Member | Member | Party |
| 1868 | | Arthur Guest | Conservative |
| 1874 | | Charles Waring | Liberal |
| May 1874 by-election | | Hon. Evelyn Ashley | Liberal |
| 1880 | | Charles Schreiber | Conservative |
| 1884 by-election | | William James Harris | Conservative |
| 1885 | Constituency abolished | Constituency abolished | Constituency abolished |

### MPs since 1950

| Election | Member | Party | Notes |
| 1950 | Mervyn Wheatley | Conservative |
| 1951 | Richard Pilkington | Conservative |
| 1964 | Oscar Murton | Conservative | Chairman of Ways and Means 1976–79 |
| 1979 | John Ward | Conservative |
| 1997 | Sir Robert Syms | Conservative |
| 2024 | Neil Duncan-Jordan | Labour |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Poole :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Neil Duncan-Jordan | 14,168 | 31.84 | +11.1 |
| | Conservative | Robert Syms | 14,150 | 31.80 | –27.0 |
| | Reform UK | Andrei Dragotoniu | 7,429 | 16.7 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Oliver Walters | 5,507 | 12.4 | –2.9 |
| | Green | Sarah Ward | 2,218 | 5.0 | +1.6 |
| | Independent | Joe Cronin | 698 | 1.6 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Leanne Barnes | 325 | 0.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18 | 0.04 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,495 | 61.4 | −6.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 72,509 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +19.1 | |

### Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result :
| Party | Party | Vote | % |
| | Conservative | 28,695 | 58.8 |
| | Labour | 10,087 | 20.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 7,490 | 15.3 |
| | Green | 1,681 | 3.4 |
| | Others | 848 | 1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 48,801 | 67.6 |
| Electorate | Electorate | 72,162 |
General election 2019: Poole :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Syms | 29,599 | 58.7 | +0.8 |
| | Labour Co-op | Sue Aitkenhead | 10,483 | 20.7 | −8.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Victoria Collins | 7,819 | 15.5 | +6.6 |
| | Green | Barry Harding-Rathbone | 1,702 | 3.4 | +0.8 |
| | Independent | David Young | 848 | 1.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19,116 | 38.0 | +9.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,451 | 68.2 | +0.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +4.8 | |
General election 2017: Poole :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Syms | 28,888 | 57.9 | +7.8 |
| | Labour | Katie Taylor | 14,679 | 29.4 | +16.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mike Plummer | 4,433 | 8.9 | −2.9 |
| | Green | Adrian Oliver | 1,299 | 2.6 | −2.0 |
| | Demos Direct Initiative | Marty Caine | 551 | 1.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,209 | 28.5 | −4.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,850 | 67.5 | +2.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 2015: Poole :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Syms | 23,745 | 50.1 | +2.6 |
| | UKIP | David Young | 7,956 | 16.8 | +11.5 |
| | Labour | Helen Rosser | 6,102 | 12.9 | +0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Eades | 5,572 | 11.8 | −19.8 |
| | Green | Adrian Oliver | 2,198 | 4.6 | N/A |
| | Poole People | Mark Howell | 1,766 | 3.7 | N/A |
| | Independent | Ian Northover | 54 | 0.1 | −0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15,789 | 33.3 | +17.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,393 | 65.3 | −8.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 2010: Poole :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Syms | 22,532 | 47.5 | +4.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Phillip Eades | 14,991 | 31.6 | +2.5 |
| | Labour | Jason Sanderson | 6,041 | 12.7 | −10.0 |
| | UKIP | Nick Wellstead | 2,507 | 5.3 | +1.8 |
| | BNP | David Holmes | 1,188 | 2.5 | +1.2 |
| | Independent | Ian Northover | 177 | 0.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,541 | 15.9 | +1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,436 | 73.4 | +9.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +0.8 | |

### Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Poole :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Syms | 17,571 | 43.4 | −1.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mike Plummer | 11,583 | 28.6 | +3.1 |
| | Labour | Darren Brown | 9,376 | 23.1 | −3.8 |
| | UKIP | John Barnes | 1,436 | 3.5 | +1.0 |
| | BNP | Peter Pirnie | 547 | 1.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,988 | 14.8 | −3.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,513 | 63.1 | +2.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −2.4 | |
General election 2001: Poole :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Syms | 17,710 | 45.1 | +3.0 |
| | Labour | David Watt | 10,544 | 26.9 | +5.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nick Westbrook | 10,011 | 25.5 | −5.3 |
| | UKIP | John Bass | 968 | 2.5 | +1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,166 | 18.2 | +6.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,233 | 60.7 | −10.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Poole :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Syms | 19,726 | 42.1 | −11.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Tetlow | 14,428 | 30.8 | −2.0 |
| | Labour | Haydn R White | 10,100 | 21.6 | +10.6 |
| | Referendum | John Riddington | 1,932 | 4.1 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Philip Tyler | 487 | 1.0 | N/A |
| | Natural Law | Jennifer Rosta | 137 | 0.3 | +0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,298 | 11.3 | −9.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,810 | 71.0 | −8.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -4.6 | |
General election 1992: Poole :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Ward | 33,445 | 53.2 | −4.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | BR Clements | 20,614 | 32.8 | +0.2 |
| | Labour | Haydn R White | 6,912 | 11.0 | +1.1 |
| | Ind. Conservative | M Steen | 1,620 | 2.6 | N/A |
| | Natural Law | AL Bailey | 303 | 0.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,831 | 20.4 | −4.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 62,894 | 79.4 | +1.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −2.3 | |

### Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Poole :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Ward | 34,159 | 57.5 | −0.8 |
| | SDP | Robert Whitley | 19,351 | 32.6 | +2.0 |
| | Labour | Michael Shutler | 5,901 | 9.9 | −0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,808 | 24.9 | −2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 59,411 | 77.5 | +3.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -1.4 | |
General election 1983: Poole :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Ward | 30,358 | 58.3 | +1.3 |
| | Liberal | Brian Clements | 15,929 | 30.6 | +8.0 |
| | Labour | Michael Castle | 5,595 | 10.8 | −11.6 |
| | Servicemen & Citizen Association | A Foster | 177 | 0.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,429 | 27.7 | −6.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,059 | 73.6 | −4.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -3.3 | |

### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Poole :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Ward | 38,846 | 57.01 |
| | Labour | DA Bell | 15,291 | 22.44 |
| | Liberal | B Sutton | 14,001 | 20.55 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 23,555 | 34.57 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 68,138 | 78.13 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election October 1974: Poole :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Oscar Murton | 28,982 | 46.15 |
| | Liberal | Maxwell Goode | 17,557 | 27.96 |
| | Labour | GW Hobbs | 16,262 | 25.89 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,425 | 18.19 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 62,801 | 75.30 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election February 1974: Poole :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Oscar Murton | 31,156 | 46.04 |
| | Liberal | Maxwell Goode | 21,088 | 31.16 |
| | Labour | GW Hobbs | 15,434 | 22.81 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,068 | 14.88 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 67,678 | 81.88 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election 1970: Poole :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Oscar Murton | 31,100 | 53.11 |
| | Labour | Ian S Campbell | 17,610 | 30.07 |
| | Liberal | Geoffrey Maxwell Goode | 9,846 | 16.81 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,490 | 23.04 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58,556 | 75.06 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: Poole :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Oscar Murton | 25,451 | 47.59 |
| | Labour | David A Sutton | 19,630 | 36.71 |
| | Liberal | Brian S Sherriff | 8,394 | 15.70 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,821 | 10.88 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,475 | 79.00 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election 1964: Poole :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Oscar Murton | 24,440 | 46.26 |
| | Labour | Henry Toch | 16,158 | 30.58 |
| | Liberal | Herbert Charles Richard Ballam | 12,234 | 23.16 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,282 | 15.68 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,832 | 80.05 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Poole :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Richard Pilkington | 26,956 | 52.84 |
| | Labour | Alan Williams | 15,325 | 30.04 |
| | Liberal | James Charles Holland | 8,735 | 17.12 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,631 | 22.80 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,016 | 80.27 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election 1955: Poole :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Richard Pilkington | 26,594 | 53.86 |
| | Labour | Frederick Charles Reeves | 17,032 | 34.49 |
| | Liberal | James Charles Holland | 5,750 | 11.65 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,562 | 19.37 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,376 | 80.94 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election 1951: Poole :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Richard Pilkington | 26,998 | 53.60 |
| | Labour | Leonard Joseph Matchan | 18,346 | 36.42 |
| | Liberal | William Ridgway | 5,029 | 9.98 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,652 | 17.18 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,373 | 84.97 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election 1950: Poole :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mervyn Wheatley | 24,344 | 49.37 | |
| | Labour | Evelyn King | 17,831 | 36.16 | |
| | Liberal | William Ridgway | 7,130 | 14.46 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,513 | 13.21 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,305 | 87.10 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Elections in the 1880s

By-election, 19 Apr 1884: Poole :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William James Harris | 877 | 51.8 | +1.6 |
| | Liberal | Thomas Chatfield Clarke | 815 | 48.2 | −1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 62 | 3.6 | +3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,692 | 85.3 | −3.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,983 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +1.6 | |
* Caused by Schreiber's death.
General election 1880: Poole :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles Schreiber | 854 | 50.2 | +5.1 |
| | Liberal | Charles Waring | 848 | 49.8 | −5.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6 | 0.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,702 | 89.1 | +4.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,911 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +5.1 | |

### Elections in the 1870s

1874 Poole by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Evelyn Ashley | 631 | 50.4 | −4.5 |
| | Conservative | Ivor Guest | 622 | 49.6 | +4.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9 | 0.8 | −9.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,253 | 82.1 | −2.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,526 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -4.5 | |
* Caused by the election being declared void on petition, after "corrupt conduct and treating".
General election 1874: Poole :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Charles Waring | 705 | 54.9 | +7.4 |
| | Conservative | Arthur Guest | 580 | 45.1 | −7.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 125 | 9.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,285 | 84.2 | −10.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,526 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +7.4 | |

### Elections in the 1860s

General election 1868: Poole :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Arthur Guest | 623 | 52.5 | +26.5 |
| | Liberal | Charles Waring | 563 | 47.5 | −26.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 60 | 5.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,186 | 94.4 | +11.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,256 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +26.5 | |
* Seat reduced to one member.
General election 1865: Poole :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Henry Danby Seymour | 258 | 37.7 | +2.2 |
| | Liberal | Charles Waring | 248 | 36.3 | +10.0 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Lewin | 178 | 26.0 | −12.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 70 | 10.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 431 (est) | 82.7 (est) | +14.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 521 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +4.2 | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +8.1 | |

### Elections in the 1850s

General election 1859: Poole :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Woodroffe Franklyn | 208 | 38.2 | +0.2 |
| | Liberal | Henry Danby Seymour | 193 | 35.5 | −6.9 |
| | Liberal | William Taylor Haly | 143 | 26.3 | +6.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15 | 2.8 | −15.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 376 (est) | 68.0 (est) | +21.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 553 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +0.2 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −3.5 | |
General election 1857: Poole :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Henry Danby Seymour | 211 | 42.4 | N/A |
| | Conservative | George Woodroffe Franklyn | 189 | 38.0 | N/A |
| | Radical | William Taylor Haly | 98 | 19.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 249 (est) | 46.2 (est) | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 539 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 22 | 4.4 | N/A |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | N/A | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 91 | 18.3 | N/A |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1852: Poole :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Henry Danby Seymour | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | George Woodroffe Franklyn | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 508 | | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
| | Conservative gain from Peelite | Conservative gain from Peelite | Conservative gain from Peelite | Conservative gain from Peelite | Conservative gain from Peelite |
By-election, 24 September 1850: Poole :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Henry Danby Seymour | 187 | 52.8 | −6.4 |
| | Conservative | John Savage | 167 | 47.2 | +13.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 20 | 5.6 | −17.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 354 | 71.1 | +2.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 498 | | |
| | Whig gain from Peelite | Whig gain from Peelite | Swing | −10.0 | |
* Caused by Robinson's death.

### Elections in the 1840s

General election 1847: Poole :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Peelite | George Richard Robinson | 240 | 33.6 | +3.6 |
| | Whig | George Philips | 220 | 30.8 | −2.6 |
| | Whig | Edward John Hutchins | 203 | 28.4 | −8.2 |
| | Radical | Montague Merryweather Turner | 52 | 7.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 358 (est) | 68.5 (est) | −18.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 522 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 20 | 2.8 | N/A |
| | Peelite gain from Whig | Peelite gain from Whig | Swing | +7.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 168 | 23.5 | +20.1 |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | −2.2 | |
General election 1841: Poole :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Charles Ponsonby | 231 | 36.6 | +8.8 |
| | Whig | George Philips | 211 | 33.4 | +7.5 |
| | Conservative | George Pitt Rose | 189 | 30.0 | −16.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 22 | 3.4 | +1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 410 (est) | 87.4 (est) | c. +9.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 469 | | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | +8.5 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | +7.9 | |

### Elections in the 1830s

General election 1837: Poole :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Charles Ponsonby | 278 | 27.8 | −10.9 |
| | Whig | George Philips | 259 | 25.9 | −7.6 |
| | Conservative | Henry Willoughby | 242 | 24.2 | +4.2 |
| | Conservative | John Walsh | 222 | 22.2 | +14.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17 | 1.7 | −11.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 504 | 78.1 | c. +12.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 645 | | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | −10.1 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | −8.5 | |
By-election, 21 May 1835: Poole :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | George Byng | 199 | 53.4 | −18.8 |
| | Conservative | Colquhoun Grant | 174 | 46.6 | +18.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 25 | 6.8 | −6.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 373 | 82.9 | c. +16.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 450 | | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | −18.9 | |
* Caused by John Byng's elevation to the peerage, becoming 1st Earl of Strafford
General election 1835: Poole :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | John Byng | 230 | 38.7 | +9.5 |
| | Whig | Charles Augustus Tulk | 199 | 33.5 | +7.2 |
| | Conservative | John Irving | 119 | 20.0 | N/A |
| | Conservative | T Bonar | 46 | 7.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 80 | 13.5 | +10.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | c. 297 | c. 66.0 | c. −21.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 450 | | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
General election 1832: Poole :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | Benjamin Lester Lester | 284 | 44.5 |
| | Whig | John Byng | 186 | 29.2 |
| | Whig | Charles Augustus Tulk | 168 | 26.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18 | 2.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 360 | 87.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 412 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
By-election, 6 October 1831: Poole :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | John Byng | 55 | 56.7 |
| | Whig | Charles Augustus Tulk | 42 | 43.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13 | 13.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 97 | c. 60.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | c. 160 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
* Caused by Ponsonby's resignation
General election 1831: Poole :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | Benjamin Lester Lester | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Whig | William Ponsonby | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | c. 160 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
General election 1830: Poole :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | Benjamin Lester Lester | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Whig | William Ponsonby | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | c. 160 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |