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2005 general election results

Dundee West

Shows the general election results for Dundee West, which is a constituency in Dundee City. In 2005 it had a total electorate of 65,857 and a turnout of 56.1%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2005 general election.

LAB
Labour Gain
Notional Candidate
Majority
5,379
Electorate
65,857
Turnout
56.1%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2005
Lab 44.6%
SNP 30.0%
LD 14.4%
Con 8.3%
SSP 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 16,468 44.6
Notional Candidate  SNP 11,089 30.0
Notional Candidate  LD 5,323 14.4
Notional Candidate  Con 3,062 8.3
Notional Candidate * SSP 994 2.7
* Candidate lost their deposit

Highest and lowest 2005

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 18.3%
1 Easington 58.4%
398 Dundee West 14.6%
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%
449 Dundee West 44.6%
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%
506 Dundee West 56.1%
650 South Staffordshire 37.6%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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