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2005 general election results

Gordon

Shows the general election results for Gordon, which is a constituency in Aberdeen City. In 2005 it had a total electorate of 71,925 and a turnout of 61.8%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2005 general election.

LD
Liberal Democrat Gain
Notional Candidate
Majority
11,026
Electorate
71,925
Turnout
61.8%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2005
LD 45.0%
Lab 20.2%
Con 17.6%
SNP 16.0%
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 20,008 45.0
Notional Candidate  Lab 8,982 20.2
Notional Candidate  Con 7,842 17.6
Notional Candidate  SNP 7,098 16.0
Notional Candidate * SSP 508 1.1
* Candidate lost their deposit

Highest and lowest 2005

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 18.3%
1 Easington 58.4%
189 Gordon 24.8%
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%
434 Gordon 45.0%
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%
332 Gordon 61.8%
650 South Staffordshire 37.6%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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