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2005 general election results

Leigh

Shows the general election results for Leigh, which is a constituency in North West. In 2005 it had a total electorate of 75,980 and a turnout of 51.3%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2005 general election.

LAB
Labour Gain
Notional Candidate
Majority
15,098
Electorate
75,980
Turnout
51.3%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2005
Lab 57.8%
LD 19.1%
Con 16.4%
Oth 6.7%

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 22,544 57.8
Notional Candidate  LD 7,446 19.1
Notional Candidate  Con 6,393 16.4
Notional Candidate  Oth 2,604 6.7

Highest and lowest 2005

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 18.3%
1 Easington 58.4%
48 Leigh 38.7%
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%
54 Leigh 57.8%
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%
602 Leigh 51.3%
650 South Staffordshire 37.6%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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