The Conservatives secured a by-election victory in Redhill & Northbourne in the constituency of Bournemouth West.

Against a difficuly national picture, it was pleasing to see a convincing win for the Conservative Party.  Mid Dorset and North Poole Conservatives had provided much support to the Conservative Candidate David D'Orton Gibson.  David wrote to Mid Dorset Chairman Michael Tomlinson, "If this by election proves one thing, it is that against the national trend we can achieve a lot if we work together."  He also passed on his personal thanks to Michael and the team at Mid Dorset.

The full result was as follows:

David D’Orton-Gibson – Conservative                  675

Jo Kennedy – Labour                                                 539

Pat Lewis – Liberal Democrat                                    424

Claire Smith – Independent                                        398

Nicholas Atkinson – UK Independence Party            327

Sandra Hale – Green Party                                          54

Paul Graham – Independent                                        51

Colin Smith – British National Party                             42

Peter Woodley – Independent                                      15

Turnout 32%