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2005 general election results

Newark

Shows the general election results for Newark, which is a constituency in Nottinghamshire. In 2005 it had a total electorate of 71,754 and a turnout of 63.3%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2005 general election.

CON
Conservative Gain
Notional Candidate
Majority
10,077
Electorate
71,754
Turnout
63.3%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2005
Con 50.5%
Lab 28.3%
LD 18.4%
UKIP 2.8%

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  Con 22,950 50.5
Notional Candidate  Lab 12,873 28.3
Notional Candidate  LD 8,354 18.4
Notional Candidate * UKIP 1,267 2.8
* Candidate lost their deposit

Highest and lowest 2005

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 18.3%
1 Easington 58.4%
239 Newark 22.2%
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%
201 Newark 50.5%
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%
252 Newark 63.3%
650 South Staffordshire 37.6%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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