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2005 general election results

East Antrim

Shows the general election results for East Antrim, which is a constituency in Carrickfergus. In 2005 it had a total electorate of 57,966 and a turnout of 54.8%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2005 general election.

DUP
Democratic Unionist Party Gain
Notional Candidate
Majority
7,304
Electorate
57,966
Turnout
54.8%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2005
DUP 49.6%
UUP 26.6%
Oth 15.8%
SDLP 5.3%
SF 2.6%

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  DUP 15,766 49.6
Notional Candidate  UUP 8,462 26.6
Notional Candidate  Oth 5,016 15.8
Notional Candidate  SDLP 1,695 5.3
Notional Candidate * SF 828 2.6
* Candidate lost their deposit

Highest and lowest 2005

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 18.3%
1 Easington 58.4%
222 East Antrim 23.0%
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%
235 East Antrim 49.6%
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%
532 East Antrim 54.8%
650 South Staffordshire 37.6%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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