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Arundel and South Downs

Shows the general election results for Arundel and South Downs, which is a constituency in West Sussex. In 2005 it had a total electorate of 72,921 and a turnout of 70.8%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2005 general election.

CON
Conservative Gain
Notional Candidate
Majority
12,291
Electorate
72,921
Turnout
70.8%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2005
Con 50.3%
LD 26.5%
Lab 17.3%
UKIP 5.3%
Oth 0.6%

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  Con 25,968 50.3
Notional Candidate  LD 13,677 26.5
Notional Candidate  Lab 8,947 17.3
Notional Candidate  UKIP 2,713 5.3
Notional Candidate * Oth 313 0.6
* Candidate lost their deposit

Highest and lowest 2005

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 18.3%
1 Easington 58.4%
208 Arundel and South Downs 23.8%
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%
210 Arundel and South Downs 50.3%
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%
24 Arundel and South Downs 70.8%
650 South Staffordshire 37.6%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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