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Midlothian

Shows the general election results for Midlothian, which is a constituency in Midlothian. In 2005 it had a total electorate of 60,193 and a turnout of 62.6%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2005 general election.

LAB
Labour Gain
Notional Candidate
Majority
7,265
Electorate
60,193
Turnout
62.6%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2005
Lab 45.5%
LD 26.2%
SNP 17.0%
Con 9.4%
SSP 1.9%

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 17,153 45.5
Notional Candidate  LD 9,888 26.2
Notional Candidate  SNP 6,400 17.0
Notional Candidate  Con 3,537 9.4
Notional Candidate * SSP 726 1.9
* Candidate lost their deposit

Highest and lowest 2005

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 18.3%
1 Easington 58.4%
295 Midlothian 19.3%
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%
407 Midlothian 45.5%
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%
286 Midlothian 62.6%
650 South Staffordshire 37.6%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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