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2005 general election results

Belfast South

Shows the general election results for Belfast South, which is a constituency in Belfast. In 2005 it had a total electorate of 52,218 and a turnout of 61.3%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2005 general election.

SDLP
Social Democratic & Labour Party Gain
Notional Candidate
Majority
1,235
Electorate
52,218
Turnout
61.3%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2005
SDLP 32.3%
DUP 28.4%
UUP 22.7%
SF 9.0%
Oth 7.6%

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  SDLP 10,339 32.3
Notional Candidate  DUP 9,104 28.4
Notional Candidate  UUP 7,263 22.7
Notional Candidate  SF 2,882 9.0
Notional Candidate  Oth 2,440 7.6

Highest and lowest 2005

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 18.3%
1 Easington 58.4%
575 Belfast South 3.9%
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%
649 Belfast South 32.3%
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%
349 Belfast South 61.3%
650 South Staffordshire 37.6%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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