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2005 general election results

Chichester

Shows the general election results for Chichester, which is a constituency in West Sussex. In 2005 it had a total electorate of 78,936 and a turnout of 65.2%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2005 general election.

CON
Conservative Gain
Notional Candidate
Majority
10,457
Electorate
78,936
Turnout
65.2%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2005
Con 48.0%
LD 27.7%
Lab 18.6%
UKIP 5.8%

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  Con 24,693 48.0
Notional Candidate  LD 14,236 27.7
Notional Candidate  Lab 9,553 18.6
Notional Candidate  UKIP 2,973 5.8

Highest and lowest 2005

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 18.3%
1 Easington 58.4%
271 Chichester 20.3%
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%
297 Chichester 48.0%
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%
181 Chichester 65.2%
650 South Staffordshire 37.6%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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