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2005 general election results

Lanark and Hamilton East

Shows the general election results for Lanark and Hamilton East, which is a constituency in South Lanarkshire. In 2005 it had a total electorate of 73,824 and a turnout of 59%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2005 general election.

LAB
Labour Gain
Notional Candidate
Majority
11,947
Electorate
73,824
Turnout
59%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2005
Lab 46.0%
LD 18.6%
SNP 17.8%
Con 12.8%
Oth 1.9%
SSP 1.8%
UKIP 1.0%

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 20,072 46.0
Notional Candidate  LD 8,125 18.6
Notional Candidate  SNP 7,746 17.8
Notional Candidate  Con 5,576 12.8
Notional Candidate * Oth 831 1.9
Notional Candidate * SSP 802 1.8
Notional Candidate * UKIP 437 1.0
* Candidate lost their deposit

Highest and lowest 2005

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 18.3%
1 Easington 58.4%
150 Lanark and Hamilton East 27.4%
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%
380 Lanark and Hamilton East 46.0%
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%
428 Lanark and Hamilton East 59.0%
650 South Staffordshire 37.6%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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