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2005 general election results

Newcastle upon Tyne East

Shows the general election results for Newcastle upon Tyne East, which is a constituency in North East. In 2005 it had a total electorate of 60,254 and a turnout of 55.3%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2005 general election.

LAB
Labour Gain
Notional Candidate
Majority
6,987
Electorate
60,254
Turnout
55.3%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2005
Lab 52.8%
LD 31.8%
Con 13.0%
Oth 2.4%

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 17,588 52.8
Notional Candidate  LD 10,601 31.8
Notional Candidate  Con 4,344 13.0
Notional Candidate * Oth 787 2.4
* Candidate lost their deposit

Highest and lowest 2005

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 18.3%
1 Easington 58.4%
258 Newcastle upon Tyne East 21.0%
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%
128 Newcastle upon Tyne East 52.8%
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%
526 Newcastle upon Tyne East 55.3%
650 South Staffordshire 37.6%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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