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2005 general election results

Foyle

Shows the general election results for Foyle, which is a constituency in Derry. In 2005 it had a total electorate of 68,758 and a turnout of 66.3%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2005 general election.

SDLP
Social Democratic & Labour Party Gain
Notional Candidate
Majority
5,957
Electorate
68,758
Turnout
66.3%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2005
SDLP 46.3%
SF 33.2%
DUP 14.4%
Oth 3.7%
UUP 2.4%

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  SDLP 21,119 46.3
Notional Candidate  SF 15,162 33.2
Notional Candidate  DUP 6,557 14.4
Notional Candidate * Oth 1,680 3.7
Notional Candidate * UUP 1,091 2.4
* Candidate lost their deposit

Highest and lowest 2005

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 18.3%
1 Easington 58.4%
427 Foyle 13.1%
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%
370 Foyle 46.3%
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%
140 Foyle 66.3%
650 South Staffordshire 37.6%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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