South West · England · 75,998Boundary · 2023

West Dorset

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Apr 2026

Represented by LD since 2024. Covers Dorchester (Dorset), Sherborne and Bridport. Population 96,606, notably older (median age 53 vs 41 nationally). Recorded crime is 56% below the national average.

Morello has been one of the more active local advocates among the 2024 intake, organising a public meeting in Lyme Regis over pharmacy access failures, pressing ministers on flooding that left "whole villages as islands" in West Dorset, championing IVF postcode lottery reform, and co-hosting a "Dorset Day" at Westminster to promote local businesses. His one recorded rebel vote came on the Terminally Ill Adults Bill, where he backed an amendment -- against his party -- that would have allowed religious hospices and care homes to prohibit their staff from facilitating assisted dying, placing him slightly below the Lib Dem average on assisted dying access more broadly.

At 60% voting participation he sits below the Commons average, though his 334 contributions across 204 debates suggest he is more active in the chamber than his vote count implies. He votes with the Liberal Democrats 99.7% of the time and is strongly aligned with his party on opposing government powers over pension fund investment, backing Lords amendments as a check on the Commons, and resisting the employer National Insurance increase. His speeches concentrate on economy and jobs, environment, local government, defence, and health -- a spread that reflects West Dorset's rural and coastal pressures rather than a narrow specialism.

292
Commons votes
This parliament
£29k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
76.0k
Electorate
2024 GE

LD took this seat from Con after 4 consecutive elections.

Current Member of Parliament

Edward Morello

Edward Morello

Liberal Democrats

Edward Morello is the Liberal Democrat MP for West Dorset, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

Notable Votes

Vote on whether to allow employers who opt out of providing assisted dying to also prohibit their employees from participating in assisted dying while working for them. This amendment to the Terminally Ill Adults Bill would let, for example, a religious hospice or care home prevent its staff from facilitating assisted dying even if the individual healthcare worker personally wished to do so.

MP voted YesAgainst party majority

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Voting at a Glance

Represented by LD since 2024. Covers Dorchester (Dorset), Sherborne and Bridport. Population 96,606, notably older (median age 53 vs 41 nationally). Recorded crime is 56% below the national average.

2024 General Election

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

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

§ 07The record, at a glance.307 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where Morello 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
Taxation
65
Economy
58
Employment
39
Education
28
Welfare and Benefits
27
Crime & Policing
23
Notable votes
Free votes and rebellions — moments the MP’s own judgment matters more than the whip
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 1016 May 2025 · free vote
Aye
§ 08The local picture.12 wards

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

WardCouncillorVotesParty
BeaminsterCraig Monks601Conserva
Chalk ValleysJill Haynes683Conserva
Charminster St MarysDavid Taylor892Liberal
Dorchester EastRory Major979Liberal
Dorchester EastStella Jones1,337Liberal
Dorchester PoundburyRichard Martin Biggs780Liberal
Dorchester WestAndy Canning1,322Liberal
Dorchester WestLes Fry1,335Independ
Lyme CharmouthBelinda Bawden884Green Pa
Sherborne EastJon Andrews838Liberal
Sherborne RuralRobin Andrew Shane Legg916Liberal
Sherborne WestRichard Henry Geoffrey Crabb575Liberal
Population (2021 Census)
96,606
Electorate 75,998 · 2024 register
Median income
£28,600
HMRC SPI 2024
Households renting privately
16.8%
England average 20.0%
Schools
53
37 primary · 8 secondary
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