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2005 general election results

Lewes

Shows the general election results for Lewes, which is a constituency in East Sussex. In 2005 it had a total electorate of 66,979 and a turnout of 69.8%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2005 general election.

LD
Liberal Democrat Gain
Notional Candidate
Majority
7,889
Electorate
66,979
Turnout
69.8%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2005
LD 51.5%
Con 34.6%
Lab 9.4%
Green 2.3%
UKIP 2.2%

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  LD 24,071 51.5
Notional Candidate  Con 16,182 34.6
Notional Candidate  Lab 4,370 9.4
Notional Candidate * Green 1,063 2.3
Notional Candidate * UKIP 1,033 2.2
* Candidate lost their deposit

Highest and lowest 2005

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 18.3%
1 Easington 58.4%
344 Lewes 16.9%
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%
163 Lewes 51.5%
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%
40 Lewes 69.8%
650 South Staffordshire 37.6%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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