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Berwick-upon-Tweed

Shows the general election results for Berwick-upon-Tweed, which is a constituency in Northumberland. In 2005 it had a total electorate of 57,519 and a turnout of 63.3%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2005 general election.

LD
Liberal Democrat Gain
Notional Candidate
Majority
8,585
Electorate
57,519
Turnout
63.3%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2005
LD 52.6%
Con 29.0%
Lab 18.4%

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 19,147 52.6
Notional Candidate  Con 10,562 29.0
Notional Candidate  Lab 6,697 18.4

Highest and lowest 2005

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 18.3%
1 Easington 58.4%
212 Berwick-upon-Tweed 23.6%
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%
134 Berwick-upon-Tweed 52.6%
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%
255 Berwick-upon-Tweed 63.3%
650 South Staffordshire 37.6%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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