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2005 general election results

Lichfield

Shows the general election results for Lichfield, which is a constituency in Staffordshire. In 2005 it had a total electorate of 70,804 and a turnout of 66.7%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2005 general election.

CON
Conservative Gain
Notional Candidate
Majority
7,791
Electorate
70,804
Turnout
66.7%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2005
Con 48.7%
Lab 32.2%
LD 15.9%
UKIP 3.2%

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  Con 23,009 48.7
Notional Candidate  Lab 15,218 32.2
Notional Candidate  LD 7,502 15.9
Notional Candidate * UKIP 1,529 3.2
* Candidate lost their deposit

Highest and lowest 2005

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 18.3%
1 Easington 58.4%
349 Lichfield 16.5%
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%
265 Lichfield 48.7%
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%
129 Lichfield 66.7%
650 South Staffordshire 37.6%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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