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2005 general election results

Belfast North

Shows the general election results for Belfast North, which is a constituency in Belfast. In 2005 it had a total electorate of 52,535 and a turnout of 58.1%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2005 general election.

DUP
Democratic Unionist Party Gain
Notional Candidate
Majority
5,188
Electorate
52,535
Turnout
58.1%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2005
DUP 45.6%
SF 28.6%
SDLP 16.2%
UUP 7.1%
Oth 2.5%

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  DUP 13,935 45.6
Notional Candidate  SF 8,747 28.6
Notional Candidate  SDLP 4,950 16.2
Notional Candidate  UUP 2,154 7.1
Notional Candidate * Oth 754 2.5
* Candidate lost their deposit

Highest and lowest 2005

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 18.3%
1 Easington 58.4%
341 Belfast North 17.0%
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%
401 Belfast North 45.6%
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%
464 Belfast North 58.1%
650 South Staffordshire 37.6%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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