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2005 general election results

Batley and Spen

Shows the general election results for Batley and Spen, which is a constituency in Yorkshire and The Humber. In 2005 it had a total electorate of 73,601 and a turnout of 60.8%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2005 general election.

LAB
Labour Gain
Notional Candidate
Majority
6,060
Electorate
73,601
Turnout
60.8%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2005
Lab 45.3%
Con 31.7%
LD 15.4%
Oth 6.0%
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 20,249 45.3
Notional Candidate  Con 14,189 31.7
Notional Candidate  LD 6,888 15.4
Notional Candidate  Oth 2,668 6.0
Notional Candidate * Green 750 1.7
* Candidate lost their deposit

Highest and lowest 2005

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 18.3%
1 Easington 58.4%
415 Batley and Spen 13.5%
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%
422 Batley and Spen 45.3%
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%
373 Batley and Spen 60.8%
650 South Staffordshire 37.6%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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