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2005 general election results

Dundee East

Shows the general election results for Dundee East, which is a constituency in Dundee City. In 2005 it had a total electorate of 63,335 and a turnout of 62.4%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2005 general election.

SNP
Scottish National Party Gain
Notional Candidate
Majority
383
Electorate
63,335
Turnout
62.4%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2005
SNP 37.2%
Lab 36.2%
Con 12.8%
LD 11.4%
SSP 1.4%
UKIP 0.7%
Oth 0.3%

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  SNP 14,708 37.2
Notional Candidate  Lab 14,325 36.2
Notional Candidate  Con 5,061 12.8
Notional Candidate  LD 4,498 11.4
Notional Candidate * SSP 537 1.4
Notional Candidate * UKIP 292 0.7
Notional Candidate * Oth 119 0.3
* Candidate lost their deposit

Highest and lowest 2005

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 18.3%
1 Easington 58.4%
628 Dundee East 1.0%
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%
618 Dundee East 37.2%
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%
300 Dundee East 62.4%
650 South Staffordshire 37.6%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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