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Bermondsey and Old Southwark

Shows the general election results for Bermondsey and Old Southwark, which is a constituency in Greater London. In 2005 it had a total electorate of 73,944 and a turnout of 48.8%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2005 general election.

LD
Liberal Democrat Gain
Notional Candidate
Majority
5,769
Electorate
73,944
Turnout
48.8%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2005
LD 47.6%
Lab 31.6%
Con 13.0%
Green 3.0%
Oth 2.6%
UKIP 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  LD 17,177 47.6
Notional Candidate  Lab 11,408 31.6
Notional Candidate  Con 4,671 13.0
Notional Candidate * Green 1,096 3.0
Notional Candidate * Oth 937 2.6
Notional Candidate * UKIP 763 2.1
* Candidate lost their deposit

Highest and lowest 2005

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 18.3%
1 Easington 58.4%
362 Bermondsey and Old Southwark 16.0%
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%
303 Bermondsey and Old Southwark 47.6%
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%
621 Bermondsey and Old Southwark 48.8%
650 South Staffordshire 37.6%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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