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2005 general election results

Colne Valley

Shows the general election results for Colne Valley, which is a constituency in Yorkshire and The Humber. In 2005 it had a total electorate of 77,264 and a turnout of 65.3%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2005 general election.

LAB
Labour Gain
Notional Candidate
Majority
1,267
Electorate
77,264
Turnout
65.3%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2005
Lab 35.4%
Con 32.9%
LD 24.5%
Oth 4.4%
Green 2.7%

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 17,862 35.4
Notional Candidate  Con 16,595 32.9
Notional Candidate  LD 12,370 24.5
Notional Candidate * Oth 2,232 4.4
Notional Candidate * Green 1,371 2.7
* Candidate lost their deposit

Highest and lowest 2005

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 18.3%
1 Easington 58.4%
599 Colne Valley 2.5%
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%
638 Colne Valley 35.4%
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%
176 Colne Valley 65.3%
650 South Staffordshire 37.6%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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