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Newbury

Shows the general election results for Newbury, which is a constituency in Berkshire. In 2005 it had a total electorate of 74,033 and a turnout of 72.6%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2005 general election.

CON
Conservative Gain
Notional Candidate
Majority
3,452
Electorate
74,033
Turnout
72.6%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2005
Con 49.0%
LD 42.6%
Lab 5.9%
UKIP 1.6%
Oth 0.9%

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  Con 26,343 49.0
Notional Candidate  LD 22,891 42.6
Notional Candidate  Lab 3,191 5.9
Notional Candidate * UKIP 844 1.6
Notional Candidate * Oth 495 0.9
* Candidate lost their deposit

Highest and lowest 2005

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 18.3%
1 Easington 58.4%
529 Newbury 6.4%
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%
255 Newbury 49.0%
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%
10 Newbury 72.6%
650 South Staffordshire 37.6%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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