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2005 general election results

Islwyn

Shows the general election results for Islwyn, which is a constituency in Caerphilly. In 2005 it had a total electorate of 56,225 and a turnout of 60.2%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2005 general election.

LAB
Labour Gain
Notional Candidate
Majority
17,582
Electorate
56,225
Turnout
60.2%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2005
Lab 64.3%
PC 12.4%
LD 12.2%
Con 11.0%

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 21,795 64.3
Notional Candidate  PC 4,213 12.4
Notional Candidate  LD 4,128 12.2
Notional Candidate  Con 3,735 11.0

Highest and lowest 2005

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 18.3%
1 Easington 58.4%
10 Islwyn 51.9%
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%
14 Islwyn 64.3%
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%
390 Islwyn 60.2%
650 South Staffordshire 37.6%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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