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2005 general election results

Blackpool South

Shows the general election results for Blackpool South, which is a constituency in Lancashire. In 2005 it had a total electorate of 63,951 and a turnout of 52.3%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2005 general election.

LAB
Labour Gain
Notional Candidate
Majority
5,911
Electorate
63,951
Turnout
52.3%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2005
Lab 48.5%
Con 30.9%
LD 15.1%
Oth 3.3%
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 16,232 48.5
Notional Candidate  Con 10,321 30.9
Notional Candidate  LD 5,054 15.1
Notional Candidate * Oth 1,113 3.3
Notional Candidate * UKIP 731 2.2
* Candidate lost their deposit

Highest and lowest 2005

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 18.3%
1 Easington 58.4%
326 Blackpool South 17.7%
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%
271 Blackpool South 48.5%
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%
586 Blackpool South 52.3%
650 South Staffordshire 37.6%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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