Candidates in Dorset looking for a seat in the House of Commons have been announced ahead of the July election. 

Across the county there 8 seats up for grabs, all of which are currently held by the Conservatives, when residents go to the polls on Thursday, July 4.

All of the candidates who won the last election are seeking to retain their spot in parliament.

There are also some familiar faces from the world of local government in Dorset on the candidate list.

READ: How to register to vote ahead of general election

Richard Drax is defending his seat in South Dorset which he has held since he was elected in 2010, winning subsequent elections in 2015, 2017 and 2019. 

In West Dorset Conservative Chris Loder is defending the seat he won in 2019 with 55.1 per cent of the vote.

READ: Election costs in Dorset set to top £1 million

The full list of candidates are as follows:

 

SOUTH DORSET

CONSERVATIVE

Richard Drax

LABOUR

Lloyd Hatton

LIBERAL DEMOCRAT

Matt Bell

GREEN PARTY

Catherine Bennett

REFORM UK

Morgan Tara Young

INDEPENDENT

Joy Heather Wilson

NO PARTY GIVEN

Rosie Frisby Morrell

Giovanna Elizabeth Lewis

WEST DORSET

CONSERVATIVE

Chris Loder

LABOUR

Donna Lumsden

LIBERAL DEMOCRAT

Edward Morello

GREEN PARTY

Kelvin Clayton

PARTY NOT GIVEN

Marcus Daniel Terence White

Oliver Marshall Amede Chrisholm

BOURNEMOUTH EAST 

CONSERVATIVE 

Tobias Ellwood 

LABOUR 

Tom Hayes 

LIBERAL DEMOCRAT 

Jon Martin Nicholas 

GREEN PARTY 

Joe Salmon 

REFORM UK 

Martin James Houlden 

INDEPENDENT 

Kieron Wilson 

SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY 

Miles Penn 

BOURNEMOUTH WEST 

CONSERVATIVE 

Sir Conor Burns 

LABOUR 

Jessica Toale 

LIBERAL DEMOCRAT 

Jeff Hanna 

GREEN PARTY 

Darren Jones 

REFORM UK 

Ben Aston 

SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY 

David Warden 

CHRISTIAN PEOPLES ALLIANCE 

Julie Vivienne 

CHRISTCHURCH 

CONSERVATIVE 

Sir Christopher Chope 

LABOUR 

Joanna Claire Howard 

LIBERAL DEMOCRAT 

Mike Cox 

GREEN PARTY 

Susan Graham 

REFORM UK 

Robin Thomas Adamson 

INDEPENDENT 

Simon McCormack 

UKIP 

Steve Unwin 

SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY 

Trevor Parsons 

ANIMAL WELFARE PARTY 

Sasha Jolliffe Yasawi 

MID DORSET AND NORTH POOLE 

CONSERVATIVE 

Michael Tomlinson 

LABOUR 

Candice Johnson-Cole 

LIBERAL DEMOCRAT 

Vikki Slade 

GREEN PARTY 

Ben Pantling 

SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY 

John Dowling 

POOLE 

CONSERVATIVE 

Sir Robert Syms 

LABOUR 

Neil Duncan-Jordan 

LIBERAL DEMOCRAT 

Oliver Walters 

GREEN PARTY 

Sarah Catherine Ward 

REFORM UK 

Andrei Silviu Dragotoniu 

UKIP 

Leanne Barnes 

INDEPENDENT 

Joe Cronin 

NORTH DORSET

CONSERVATIVE

Simon Hoare

LABOUR

James David Coldwell

LIBERAL DEMOCRAT

Gary Jackson

GREEN PARTY

Ken Huggins

REFORM UK

Ash Leaning

INDEPENDENT

Si Adams

UKIP

Jeff Taylor

SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY

Daniel Woodruffe