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2005 general election results

Dewsbury

Shows the general election results for Dewsbury, which is a constituency in Yorkshire and The Humber. In 2005 it had a total electorate of 75,974 and a turnout of 59.3%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2005 general election.

LAB
Labour Gain
Notional Candidate
Majority
3,999
Electorate
75,974
Turnout
59.3%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2005
Lab 40.6%
Con 31.7%
LD 13.7%
Oth 11.9%
Green 2.0%

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 18,278 40.6
Notional Candidate  Con 14,279 31.7
Notional Candidate  LD 6,187 13.7
Notional Candidate  Oth 5,379 11.9
Notional Candidate * Green 913 2.0
* Candidate lost their deposit

Highest and lowest 2005

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 18.3%
1 Easington 58.4%
497 Dewsbury 8.9%
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%
573 Dewsbury 40.6%
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%
418 Dewsbury 59.3%
650 South Staffordshire 37.6%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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