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Edinburgh West

Shows the general election results for Edinburgh West, which is a constituency in City of Edinburgh. In 2005 it had a total electorate of 66,261 and a turnout of 68.3%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2005 general election.

LD
Liberal Democrat Gain
Notional Candidate
Majority
13,600
Electorate
66,261
Turnout
68.3%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2005
LD 49.5%
Con 19.5%
Lab 18.6%
SNP 9.1%
Green 2.1%
SSP 1.1%

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  LD 22,417 49.5
Notional Candidate  Con 8,817 19.5
Notional Candidate  Lab 8,433 18.6
Notional Candidate  SNP 4,124 9.1
Notional Candidate * Green 964 2.1
Notional Candidate * SSP 510 1.1
* Candidate lost their deposit

Highest and lowest 2005

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 18.3%
1 Easington 58.4%
114 Edinburgh West 30.0%
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%
239 Edinburgh West 49.5%
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%
78 Edinburgh West 68.3%
650 South Staffordshire 37.6%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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