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2005 general election results

Caerphilly

Shows the general election results for Caerphilly, which is a constituency in Caerphilly. In 2005 it had a total electorate of 64,120 and a turnout of 56.5%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2005 general election.

LAB
Labour Gain
Notional Candidate
Majority
13,517
Electorate
64,120
Turnout
56.5%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2005
Lab 55.4%
PC 18.1%
Con 14.7%
LD 10.0%
Oth 1.8%

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 20,082 55.4
Notional Candidate  PC 6,565 18.1
Notional Candidate  Con 5,334 14.7
Notional Candidate  LD 3,606 10.0
Notional Candidate * Oth 636 1.8
* Candidate lost their deposit

Highest and lowest 2005

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 18.3%
1 Easington 58.4%
62 Caerphilly 37.3%
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%
82 Caerphilly 55.4%
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%
500 Caerphilly 56.5%
650 South Staffordshire 37.6%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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