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2005 general election results

Brentwood and Ongar

Shows the general election results for Brentwood and Ongar, which is a constituency in Essex. In 2005 it had a total electorate of 67,752 and a turnout of 67.9%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2005 general election.

CON
Conservative Gain
Notional Candidate
Majority
12,522
Electorate
67,752
Turnout
67.9%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2005
Con 54.0%
LD 26.8%
Lab 14.8%
UKIP 4.0%
Oth 0.3%

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  Con 24,865 54.0
Notional Candidate  LD 12,343 26.8
Notional Candidate  Lab 6,817 14.8
Notional Candidate * UKIP 1,836 4.0
Notional Candidate * Oth 155 0.3
* Candidate lost their deposit

Highest and lowest 2005

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 18.3%
1 Easington 58.4%
156 Brentwood and Ongar 27.2%
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%
106 Brentwood and Ongar 54.0%
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%
90 Brentwood and Ongar 67.9%
650 South Staffordshire 37.6%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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