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Gower

Shows the general election results for Gower, which is a constituency in Swansea. In 2005 it had a total electorate of 60,432 and a turnout of 65.4%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2005 general election.

LAB
Labour Gain
Notional Candidate
Majority
6,703
Electorate
60,432
Turnout
65.4%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2005
Lab 42.5%
Con 25.5%
LD 18.4%
PC 7.8%
UKIP 3.2%
Green 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  Lab 16,786 42.5
Notional Candidate  Con 10,083 25.5
Notional Candidate  LD 7,291 18.4
Notional Candidate  PC 3,089 7.8
Notional Candidate * UKIP 1,264 3.2
Notional Candidate * Green 1,029 2.6
* Candidate lost their deposit

Highest and lowest 2005

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 18.3%
1 Easington 58.4%
343 Gower 17.0%
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%
516 Gower 42.5%
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%
169 Gower 65.4%
650 South Staffordshire 37.6%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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