2005 General Election - South Dorset
| Year | 2005 |
| General election | 2005 General Election |
| Constituency | South Dorset |
| Turnout | 68.7% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Knight, Jim | Labour | 20,231 |
| Matts, Ed | Conservative | 18,419 |
| Oakes, Graham | Liberal Democrats | 7,647 |
| Chalker, Hugh | UKIP | 1,571 |
| Hamilton, Vic | Legalise Cannabis | 282 |
| Parkes, Berny | Respect | 219 |
| Kirkwood, Andy | Personality and Rational Thinking? Yes! Party | 107 |
| Bex, Colin | Wessex Regionalist | 83 |
| Marchesi, David | Socialist Labour | 25 |