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Belfast West

Shows the general election results for Belfast West, which is a constituency in Belfast. In 2005 it had a total electorate of 53,536 and a turnout of 64.5%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2005 general election.

SF
Sinn Féin Gain
Notional Candidate
Majority
19,315
Electorate
53,536
Turnout
64.5%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2005
SF 70.5%
SDLP 14.6%
DUP 10.6%
UUP 2.3%
Oth 2.1%

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  SF 24,348 70.5
Notional Candidate  SDLP 5,033 14.6
Notional Candidate  DUP 3,652 10.6
Notional Candidate * UUP 779 2.3
Notional Candidate * Oth 733 2.1
* Candidate lost their deposit

Highest and lowest 2005

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 18.3%
1 Easington 58.4%
5 Belfast West 55.9%
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%
6 Belfast West 70.5%
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%
200 Belfast West 64.5%
650 South Staffordshire 37.6%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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