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2005 general election results

Battersea

Shows the general election results for Battersea, which is a constituency in Greater London. In 2005 it had a total electorate of 69,037 and a turnout of 59.2%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2005 general election.

LAB
Labour Gain
Notional Candidate
Majority
332
Electorate
69,037
Turnout
59.2%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2005
Lab 40.7%
Con 39.9%
LD 14.5%
Green 4.2%
UKIP 0.8%

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 16,615 40.7
Notional Candidate  Con 16,283 39.9
Notional Candidate  LD 5,906 14.5
Notional Candidate * Green 1,720 4.2
Notional Candidate * UKIP 334 0.8
* Candidate lost their deposit

Highest and lowest 2005

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 18.3%
1 Easington 58.4%
631 Battersea 0.8%
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%
570 Battersea 40.7%
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%
424 Battersea 59.2%
650 South Staffordshire 37.6%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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