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Newport West

Shows the general election results for Newport West, which is a constituency in Newport. In 2005 it had a total electorate of 60,303 and a turnout of 59.3%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2005 general election.

LAB
Labour Gain
Notional Candidate
Majority
5,458
Electorate
60,303
Turnout
59.3%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2005
Lab 44.8%
Con 29.6%
LD 17.9%
PC 3.6%
UKIP 2.4%
Green 1.5%
Oth 0.2%

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 16,021 44.8
Notional Candidate  Con 10,563 29.6
Notional Candidate  LD 6,398 17.9
Notional Candidate * PC 1,278 3.6
Notional Candidate * UKIP 848 2.4
Notional Candidate * Green 540 1.5
Notional Candidate * Oth 84 0.2
* Candidate lost their deposit

Highest and lowest 2005

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 18.3%
1 Easington 58.4%
385 Newport West 15.3%
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%
441 Newport West 44.8%
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%
420 Newport West 59.3%
650 South Staffordshire 37.6%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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