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2005 general election results

Eltham

Shows the general election results for Eltham, which is a constituency in Greater London. In 2005 it had a total electorate of 65,329 and a turnout of 58.5%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2005 general election.

LAB
Labour Gain
Notional Candidate
Majority
2,904
Electorate
65,329
Turnout
58.5%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2005
Lab 42.2%
Con 34.6%
LD 17.4%
Oth 2.9%
UKIP 2.8%

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 16,135 42.2
Notional Candidate  Con 13,231 34.6
Notional Candidate  LD 6,636 17.4
Notional Candidate * Oth 1,126 2.9
Notional Candidate * UKIP 1,067 2.8
* Candidate lost their deposit

Highest and lowest 2005

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 18.3%
1 Easington 58.4%
516 Eltham 7.6%
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%
526 Eltham 42.2%
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%
451 Eltham 58.5%
650 South Staffordshire 37.6%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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