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2005 general election results

Corby

Shows the general election results for Corby, which is a constituency in Northamptonshire. In 2005 it had a total electorate of 74,014 and a turnout of 65.6%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2005 general election.

LAB
Labour Gain
Notional Candidate
Majority
1,517
Electorate
74,014
Turnout
65.6%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2005
Lab 43.1%
Con 40.0%
LD 12.7%
UKIP 2.6%
Oth 1.6%

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 20,913 43.1
Notional Candidate  Con 19,396 40.0
Notional Candidate  LD 6,184 12.7
Notional Candidate * UKIP 1,278 2.6
Notional Candidate * Oth 756 1.6
* Candidate lost their deposit

Highest and lowest 2005

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 18.3%
1 Easington 58.4%
587 Corby 3.1%
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%
494 Corby 43.1%
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%
167 Corby 65.6%
650 South Staffordshire 37.6%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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