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2005 general election results

North Somerset

Shows the general election results for North Somerset, which is a constituency in Avon. In 2005 it had a total electorate of 63,358 and a turnout of 50.7%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2005 general election.

LAB
Labour Gain
Notional Candidate
Majority
13,368
Electorate
63,358
Turnout
50.7%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2005
Lab 60.8%
LD 19.2%
Con 17.6%
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 19,529 60.8
Notional Candidate  LD 6,161 19.2
Notional Candidate  Con 5,667 17.6
Notional Candidate * Oth 773 2.4
* Candidate lost their deposit

Highest and lowest 2005

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 18.3%
1 Easington 58.4%
34 North Somerset 41.6%
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%
25 North Somerset 60.8%
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%
610 North Somerset 50.7%
650 South Staffordshire 37.6%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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