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Bolton North East

Shows the general election results for Bolton North East, which is a constituency in North West. In 2005 it had a total electorate of 69,311 and a turnout of 54.5%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2005 general election.

LAB
Labour Gain
Notional Candidate
Majority
4,527
Electorate
69,311
Turnout
54.5%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2005
Lab 46.3%
Con 34.3%
LD 16.1%
UKIP 1.8%
Oth 1.5%

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 17,486 46.3
Notional Candidate  Con 12,959 34.3
Notional Candidate  LD 6,083 16.1
Notional Candidate * UKIP 662 1.8
Notional Candidate * Oth 582 1.5
* Candidate lost their deposit

Highest and lowest 2005

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 18.3%
1 Easington 58.4%
447 Bolton North East 12.0%
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%
371 Bolton North East 46.3%
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%
540 Bolton North East 54.5%
650 South Staffordshire 37.6%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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