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2005 general election results

Hertsmere

Shows the general election results for Hertsmere, which is a constituency in Hertfordshire. In 2005 it had a total electorate of 67,572 and a turnout of 63%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2005 general election.

CON
Conservative Gain
Notional Candidate
Majority
11,093
Electorate
67,572
Turnout
63%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2005
Con 53.2%
Lab 27.2%
LD 18.4%
Oth 1.2%

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  Con 22,665 53.2
Notional Candidate  Lab 11,572 27.2
Notional Candidate  LD 7,817 18.4
Notional Candidate * Oth 518 1.2
* Candidate lost their deposit

Highest and lowest 2005

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 18.3%
1 Easington 58.4%
171 Hertsmere 26.1%
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%
117 Hertsmere 53.2%
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%
270 Hertsmere 63.0%
650 South Staffordshire 37.6%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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