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2005 general election results

Leeds East

Shows the general election results for Leeds East, which is a constituency in Yorkshire and The Humber. In 2005 it had a total electorate of 63,823 and a turnout of 56.1%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2005 general election.

LAB
Labour Gain
Notional Candidate
Majority
13,689
Electorate
63,823
Turnout
56.1%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2005
Lab 59.8%
Con 21.6%
LD 17.2%
Oth 1.4%

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 21,423 59.8
Notional Candidate  Con 7,734 21.6
Notional Candidate  LD 6,172 17.2
Notional Candidate * Oth 500 1.4
* Candidate lost their deposit

Highest and lowest 2005

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 18.3%
1 Easington 58.4%
54 Leeds East 38.2%
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%
32 Leeds East 59.8%
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%
503 Leeds East 56.1%
650 South Staffordshire 37.6%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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