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2005 general election results

Ipswich

Shows the general election results for Ipswich, which is a constituency in Suffolk. In 2005 it had a total electorate of 73,758 and a turnout of 60.1%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2005 general election.

LAB
Labour Gain
Notional Candidate
Majority
5,235
Electorate
73,758
Turnout
60.1%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2005
Lab 42.9%
Con 31.1%
LD 21.1%
UKIP 2.7%
Oth 2.1%

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  Lab 19,020 42.9
Notional Candidate  Con 13,785 31.1
Notional Candidate  LD 9,368 21.1
Notional Candidate * UKIP 1,207 2.7
Notional Candidate * Oth 940 2.1
* Candidate lost their deposit

Highest and lowest 2005

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 18.3%
1 Easington 58.4%
451 Ipswich 11.8%
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%
501 Ipswich 42.9%
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%
397 Ipswich 60.1%
650 South Staffordshire 37.6%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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