These are the candidates who will be standing in each constituency in Dorset.
All of Dorset's eight constituencies have substantial Conservative majorities, as does New Forest West, although Mid Dorset and North Poole was represented by the Liberal Democrats' Annette Brooke for 14 years up until the last election two years ago.
At present the constituency has a Tory majority of 10,530 (22.6 per cent), while the next most vulnerable is South Dorset with a majority of 11,994 (24.7 per cent).
Perhaps the most obvious difference this time round is a sharp reduction in the number of seats being contested by UKIP.
The party has chosen not to field candidates in any seat but Bournemouth East, and to instead back those Tory candidates in favour of Brexit.
The Green Party, which last year contested every seat, has not put anyone up for Mid Dorset and North Poole, perhaps to allow Lib Dem Vikki Slade a clear run at the incumbent Michael Tomlinson.
The listed candidates are as follows:
Bournemouth East
- Tobias Ellwood Con
- David Hughes UKIP
- Alasdair Keddie Green
- Jon Nicholas Lib Dem
- Mel Semple Labour
- Kieron Wilson Ind
Bournemouth West
- Simon Bull Green
- Conor Burns Con
- Phil Dunn Lib Dem
- Jason Halsey Pirate Party UK
- David Stokes Labour
Christchurch
- Patrick Canavan Labour
- Christopher Chope Con
- Michael Cox Lib Dem
- Chris Rigby Green
Poole
- Marty Caine Collective Thinking Party of Britain
- Adrian Oliver Green
- Mike Plummer Lib Dem
- Robert Syms Con
- Katie Taylor Labour
Mid-Dorset and North Poole
- Steve Brew Labour
- Vikki Slade Lib Dem
- Michael Tomlinson Con
South Dorset
- Richard Drax Con
- Howard Legg Lib Dem
- Jon Orrell Green
- Tashi Warr Labour
North Dorset
- Simon Hoare Con
- Pat Osborne Labour
- Thomas Panton Lib Dem
- John Tutton Green
West Dorset
- Andy Canning Lib Dem
- Kevin Clayton Green
- Oliver Letwin Con
- Lee Rhodes Labour
New Forest West
- Jo Graham Labour
- Des Huerling Pirate Party UK
- Janet Richards Green
- Terry Scriven Lib Dem
- Desmond Swayne Con
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