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2005 general election results

North East Somerset

Shows the general election results for North East Somerset, which is a constituency in Avon. In 2005 it had a total electorate of 73,702 and a turnout of 54.8%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2005 general election.

LAB
Labour Gain
Notional Candidate
Majority
8,479
Electorate
73,702
Turnout
54.8%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2005
Lab 48.3%
Con 27.3%
LD 20.7%
UKIP 3.7%

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 19,493 48.3
Notional Candidate  Con 11,014 27.3
Notional Candidate  LD 8,373 20.7
Notional Candidate * UKIP 1,495 3.7
* Candidate lost their deposit

Highest and lowest 2005

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 18.3%
1 Easington 58.4%
255 North East Somerset 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%
281 North East Somerset 48.3%
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%
534 North East Somerset 54.8%
650 South Staffordshire 37.6%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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