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Burton

Shows the general election results for Burton, which is a constituency in Staffordshire. In 2005 it had a total electorate of 73,385 and a turnout of 60.5%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2005 general election.

LAB
Labour Gain
Notional Candidate
Majority
2,132
Electorate
73,385
Turnout
60.5%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2005
Lab 42.1%
Con 37.3%
LD 12.5%
Oth 6.2%
UKIP 1.9%

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 18,677 42.1
Notional Candidate  Con 16,545 37.3
Notional Candidate  LD 5,538 12.5
Notional Candidate  Oth 2,752 6.2
Notional Candidate * UKIP 856 1.9
* Candidate lost their deposit

Highest and lowest 2005

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 18.3%
1 Easington 58.4%
559 Burton 4.8%
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%
531 Burton 42.1%
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%
384 Burton 60.5%
650 South Staffordshire 37.6%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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