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2005 general election results

Neath

Shows the general election results for Neath, which is a constituency in Neath Port Talbot. In 2005 it had a total electorate of 57,278 and a turnout of 62.5%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2005 general election.

LAB
Labour Gain
Notional Candidate
Majority
12,710
Electorate
57,278
Turnout
62.5%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2005
Lab 52.6%
PC 17.1%
LD 14.3%
Con 11.5%
Oth 2.7%
Green 1.8%

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 18,835 52.6
Notional Candidate  PC 6,125 17.1
Notional Candidate  LD 5,112 14.3
Notional Candidate  Con 4,136 11.5
Notional Candidate * Oth 951 2.7
Notional Candidate * Green 658 1.8
* Candidate lost their deposit

Highest and lowest 2005

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 18.3%
1 Easington 58.4%
72 Neath 35.5%
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%
135 Neath 52.6%
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%
292 Neath 62.5%
650 South Staffordshire 37.6%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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