Follow us on Facebook!

Latest news

Hello from the MDNP Executive.

The weather doesn’t improve does it, and neither does this Tory government. We are getting closer and closer to the Local Elections and we’re hoping from siome great results bioth in the County and nationally for the Party. Dorset CLPs have produced a Local manifesto, setting out in details what we want to get done over the next four years. Click on ‘News’ to read the full version. Also click on ‘News’ to see all the candidates.

Dorset Council Local Elections May 2024

We have candidates for all seven Wards that are part of the Dorset Council within the constituency. We now have two additional Wards - Stour and Allen Vale which covers the area north of Wimborne, and West Purbeck, which covers the area to the west of Wareham towards Bere Regis. The candidates are:

Dave Moore - Colehill and East Wimborne; Graham Hillman - Corfe Mullen; John Billington - Lytchett Matravers and Upton; Maryanne Pike - Stour and Allen Vale; Dave Law - Wareham; Ashley Rowlands - Wimborne; Dave Peden West Purbeck.

We had an excellent turn out at the last CLP meeting to meet with our new Parliamentary Candidate Candice Johnson-Cole. She talked about her background and her plans for the election and beyond. A synopsis of her talk can be found in the CLP minutes. She also answered lots of questions from the floor. At the moment we are focussing on the Local elections, but once the dust has settled on those, we will be starting to build the campaign for her election.

We had a great Quiz night with 50 people in attendance. Over £400 was raised for the campaign coffers.

Women’s Forum

So many things to discuss!
We had a great Discuss with Us event last month (March) around Violence Against Women and Girls in Dorset. Our fantastic guest speaker, Marianne Storey, from Dorset Women, reported back to us from an important summit they had organised at Bournemouth University, exploring how Dorset could address this issue. They gathered with professionals, charities and academics involved in this field, including Dorset Police.

Our next Discuss with Us event’s topic is Unpaid ‘Women’s Work’: Do we care too much? If not us, then who? How much is it costing us? How much would it hurt others if we stopped? Wednesday, 17th April at Sandford Community Hall. 7.30pm. Come earlier to grab a tea or coffee.

If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact our Women’s Officer, Tanya: womensofficer@mdnplabour.co.uk

Next Constituency meeting

PLEASE NOTE THE APRIL MEETING IS CANCELLED DUE TO THE LOCAL ELECTIONS

The next meeting will be at 7.30pm May 27th at Cobham Sports and Social Club, Merley Park Road BH21 3DA.

Supporting the Labour Party in Mid Dorset & North Poole

If you’d like to play a part in our local community and campaign for Labour, this is a good place to start. We are a lively and active constituency determined to provide an alternative voice.

This is where you can find out how to campaign to get Labour candidates elected, support the causes we believe in, and raise money for campaigning. We come from all walks of life and all sections of the community.

We get together at monthly constituency meetings to discuss policy, hear from invited speakers and regularly hold social events. We have close links with the other CLPs within the Dorset and Bournemouth Poole and Christchurch Council areas.

We also hold social events and have community meetings more closely linked to the various neighbourhoods that make up the constituency. We try to listen and learn from those in our community about local issues, which shapes how we influence Labour Party policy.

To contact the Mid Dorset and North Poole constituency, Maryanne Pike is the Secretary - secretary@mdnplabour.co.uk and Ashley Rowlands is the Chair - chair@mdnplabour.co.uk