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Motherwell and Wishaw

Shows the general election results for Motherwell and Wishaw, which is a constituency in North Lanarkshire. In 2005 it had a total electorate of 65,467 and a turnout of 56.7%.

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.

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Highest winning vote share % Average: 47.6%
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.

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Highest % turnout Average: 61.1%
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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