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2005 general election results

Bedford

Shows the general election results for Bedford, which is a constituency in Bedfordshire. In 2005 it had a total electorate of 68,470 and a turnout of 62%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2005 general election.

LAB
Labour Gain
Notional Candidate
Majority
3,413
Electorate
68,470
Turnout
62%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2005
Lab 41.6%
Con 33.5%
LD 21.8%
UKIP 2.4%
Oth 0.7%

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 17,657 41.6
Notional Candidate  Con 14,244 33.5
Notional Candidate  LD 9,263 21.8
Notional Candidate * UKIP 1,011 2.4
Notional Candidate * Oth 283 0.7
* Candidate lost their deposit

Highest and lowest 2005

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 18.3%
1 Easington 58.4%
513 Bedford 8.0%
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%
548 Bedford 41.6%
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%
322 Bedford 62.0%
650 South Staffordshire 37.6%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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