Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2005 general election.
LAB
Labour Gain
Notional Candidate
Majority
15,222
Electorate
65,467
Turnout
56.7%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2005 |
---|---|
Lab | 57.5% |
SNP | 16.5% |
LD | 12.0% |
Con | 9.3% |
SSP | 2.7% |
Oth | 2.0% |
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 | 21,327 | 57.5 | |
Notional Candidate | SNP | 6,105 | 16.5 | |
Notional Candidate | LD | 4,464 | 12.0 | |
Notional Candidate | Con | 3,440 | 9.3 | |
Notional Candidate * | SSP | 1,019 | 2.7 | |
Notional Candidate * | Oth | 754 | 2.0 |
* Candidate lost their deposit
Highest and lowest 2005
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 18.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Easington | 58.4% |
39 | Motherwell and Wishaw | 41.0% |
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.
View full listHighest winning vote share % | Average: 47.6% | |
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1 | Knowsley | 71.8% |
60 | Motherwell and Wishaw | 57.5% |
650 | Ochil and South Perthshire | 31.4% |
Share of the vote is calculated as the percentage of valid votes cast for each party.
View full listHighest % turnout | Average: 61.1% | |
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1 | West Dorset | 76.4% |
495 | Motherwell and Wishaw | 56.7% |
650 | South Staffordshire | 37.6% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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