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2005 general election results

Barking

Shows the general election results for Barking, which is a constituency in Greater London. In 2005 it had a total electorate of 76,437 and a turnout of 48.2%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2005 general election.

LAB
Labour Gain
Notional Candidate
Majority
11,707
Electorate
76,437
Turnout
48.2%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2005
Lab 49.6%
Oth 17.9%
Con 16.6%
LD 10.8%
UKIP 3.5%
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 18,293 49.6
Notional Candidate * Oth 6,586 17.9
Notional Candidate  Con 6,110 16.6
Notional Candidate  LD 3,973 10.8
Notional Candidate * UKIP 1,291 3.5
Notional Candidate * Green 618 1.7
* Candidate lost their deposit

Highest and lowest 2005

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 18.3%
1 Easington 58.4%
83 Barking 33.0%
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%
236 Barking 49.6%
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%
627 Barking 48.2%
650 South Staffordshire 37.6%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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