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2005 general election results

Blyth Valley

Shows the general election results for Blyth Valley, which is a constituency in Northumberland. In 2005 it had a total electorate of 63,628 and a turnout of 56.2%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2005 general election.

LAB
Labour Gain
Notional Candidate
Majority
8,527
Electorate
63,628
Turnout
56.2%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2005
Lab 55.0%
LD 31.1%
Con 13.9%

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 19,659 55.0
Notional Candidate  LD 11,132 31.1
Notional Candidate  Con 4,982 13.9

Highest and lowest 2005

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 18.3%
1 Easington 58.4%
207 Blyth Valley 23.8%
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%
89 Blyth Valley 55.0%
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%
501 Blyth Valley 56.2%
650 South Staffordshire 37.6%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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