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2005 general election results

Banff and Buchan

Shows the general election results for Banff and Buchan, which is a constituency in Aberdeenshire. In 2005 it had a total electorate of 65,750 and a turnout of 56.6%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2005 general election.

SNP
Scottish National Party Gain
Notional Candidate
Majority
11,837
Electorate
65,750
Turnout
56.6%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2005
SNP 51.2%
Con 19.4%
LD 13.3%
Lab 12.0%
Oth 1.8%
UKIP 1.2%
SSP 1.1%

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  SNP 19,044 51.2
Notional Candidate  Con 7,207 19.4
Notional Candidate  LD 4,952 13.3
Notional Candidate  Lab 4,476 12.0
Notional Candidate * Oth 683 1.8
Notional Candidate * UKIP 442 1.2
Notional Candidate * SSP 412 1.1
* Candidate lost their deposit

Highest and lowest 2005

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 18.3%
1 Easington 58.4%
97 Banff and Buchan 31.8%
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%
180 Banff and Buchan 51.2%
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%
497 Banff and Buchan 56.6%
650 South Staffordshire 37.6%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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