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2005 general election results

Keighley

Shows the general election results for Keighley, which is a constituency in Yorkshire and The Humber. In 2005 it had a total electorate of 66,986 and a turnout of 69.1%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2005 general election.

LAB
Labour Gain
Notional Candidate
Majority
4,852
Electorate
66,986
Turnout
69.1%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2005
Lab 44.7%
Con 34.3%
LD 11.8%
Oth 9.2%

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  Lab 20,720 44.7
Notional Candidate  Con 15,868 34.3
Notional Candidate  LD 5,484 11.8
Notional Candidate  Oth 4,240 9.2

Highest and lowest 2005

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 18.3%
1 Easington 58.4%
472 Keighley 10.5%
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%
446 Keighley 44.7%
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%
55 Keighley 69.1%
650 South Staffordshire 37.6%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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