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2005 general election results

Birmingham, Northfield

Shows the general election results for Birmingham, Northfield, which is a constituency in West Midlands. In 2005 it had a total electorate of 71,651 and a turnout of 55.2%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2005 general election.

LAB
Labour Gain
Notional Candidate
Majority
7,879
Electorate
71,651
Turnout
55.2%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2005
Lab 50.3%
Con 30.4%
LD 12.3%
Oth 4.7%
UKIP 2.2%

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  Lab 19,900 50.3
Notional Candidate  Con 12,021 30.4
Notional Candidate  LD 4,875 12.3
Notional Candidate * Oth 1,860 4.7
Notional Candidate * UKIP 878 2.2
* Candidate lost their deposit

Highest and lowest 2005

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 18.3%
1 Easington 58.4%
276 Birmingham, Northfield 19.9%
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%
209 Birmingham, Northfield 50.3%
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%
528 Birmingham, Northfield 55.2%
650 South Staffordshire 37.6%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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