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Basingstoke

Shows the general election results for Basingstoke, which is a constituency in Hampshire. In 2005 it had a total electorate of 69,334 and a turnout of 61%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2005 general election.

CON
Conservative Gain
Notional Candidate
Majority
2,651
Electorate
69,334
Turnout
61%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2005
Con 38.8%
Lab 32.6%
LD 21.9%
Oth 2.3%
UKIP 2.2%
Green 2.2%

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 16,409 38.8
Notional Candidate  Lab 13,758 32.6
Notional Candidate  LD 9,261 21.9
Notional Candidate * Oth 969 2.3
Notional Candidate * UKIP 942 2.2
Notional Candidate * Green 928 2.2
* Candidate lost their deposit

Highest and lowest 2005

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 18.3%
1 Easington 58.4%
531 Basingstoke 6.3%
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%
602 Basingstoke 38.8%
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%
366 Basingstoke 61.0%
650 South Staffordshire 37.6%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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