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North Wiltshire

Shows the general election results for North Wiltshire, which is a constituency in Wiltshire. In 2005 it had a total electorate of 64,580 and a turnout of 69.5%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2005 general election.

CON
Conservative Gain
Notional Candidate
Majority
6,888
Electorate
64,580
Turnout
69.5%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2005
Con 49.7%
LD 34.4%
Lab 11.9%
UKIP 2.7%
Oth 1.3%

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 22,321 49.7
Notional Candidate  LD 15,433 34.4
Notional Candidate  Lab 5,365 11.9
Notional Candidate * UKIP 1,200 2.7
Notional Candidate * Oth 578 1.3
* Candidate lost their deposit

Highest and lowest 2005

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 18.3%
1 Easington 58.4%
382 North Wiltshire 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%
233 North Wiltshire 49.7%
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%
43 North Wiltshire 69.5%
650 South Staffordshire 37.6%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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