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2005 general election results

Cleethorpes

Shows the general election results for Cleethorpes, which is a constituency in Humberside. In 2005 it had a total electorate of 70,746 and a turnout of 61.6%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2005 general election.

LAB
Labour Gain
Notional Candidate
Majority
2,640
Electorate
70,746
Turnout
61.6%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2005
Lab 43.3%
Con 37.3%
LD 14.8%
UKIP 4.6%

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 18,887 43.3
Notional Candidate  Con 16,247 37.3
Notional Candidate  LD 6,437 14.8
Notional Candidate * UKIP 2,016 4.6
* Candidate lost their deposit

Highest and lowest 2005

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 18.3%
1 Easington 58.4%
535 Cleethorpes 6.1%
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%
488 Cleethorpes 43.3%
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%
339 Cleethorpes 61.6%
650 South Staffordshire 37.6%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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