2010 General Election - South Dorset
| Year | 2010 |
| General election | 2010 General Election |
| Constituency | South Dorset |
| Turnout | 68.4% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Drax, Richard | Conservative | 22,667 |
| Knight, Jim | Labour | 15,224 |
| Kayes, Ros | Liberal Democrats | 9,557 |
| Hobson, Mike | UKIP | 2,034 |
| Heatley, Brian | Greens | 595 |
| Kirkwood, Andy | Movement for Active Democracy | 233 |