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Luton North

Shows the general election results for Luton North, which is a constituency in Bedfordshire. In 2005 it had a total electorate of 69,077 and a turnout of 56.9%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2005 general election.

LAB
Labour Gain
Notional Candidate
Majority
6,439
Electorate
69,077
Turnout
56.9%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2005
Lab 48.6%
Con 32.2%
LD 15.6%
UKIP 3.2%
Oth 0.4%

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 19,095 48.6
Notional Candidate  Con 12,656 32.2
Notional Candidate  LD 6,130 15.6
Notional Candidate * UKIP 1,259 3.2
Notional Candidate * Oth 152 0.4
* Candidate lost their deposit

Highest and lowest 2005

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 18.3%
1 Easington 58.4%
351 Luton North 16.4%
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%
268 Luton North 48.6%
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%
491 Luton North 56.9%
650 South Staffordshire 37.6%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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