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Aberavon

Shows the general election results for Aberavon, which is a constituency in Neath Port Talbot. In 2005 it had a total electorate of 50,685 and a turnout of 59.4%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2005 general election.

LAB
Labour Gain
Notional Candidate
Majority
13,937
Electorate
50,685
Turnout
59.4%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2005
Lab 60.0%
LD 13.8%
PC 11.8%
Con 10.2%
Oth 2.6%
Green 1.7%

Party results

Results for each party with number of votes, percentage share of the vote and changes since last election.

Candidate Party Votes Vote (%) Change (%)
Notional Candidate  Lab 18,077 60.0
Notional Candidate  LD 4,140 13.8
Notional Candidate  PC 3,545 11.8
Notional Candidate  Con 3,064 10.2
Notional Candidate * Oth 768 2.6
Notional Candidate * Green 510 1.7
* Candidate lost their deposit

Highest and lowest 2005

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 18.3%
1 Easington 58.4%
17 Aberavon 46.3%
650 Gillingham and Rainham 0.0%

Majority is calculated as the difference between the winning % share of the vote and second place % share of the vote.

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Highest winning vote share % Average: 47.6%
1 Knowsley 71.8%
31 Aberavon 60.0%
650 Ochil and South Perthshire 31.4%

Share of the vote is calculated as the percentage of valid votes cast for each party.

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Highest % turnout Average: 61.1%
1 West Dorset 76.4%
412 Aberavon 59.4%
650 South Staffordshire 37.6%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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