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Oxford East

Shows the general election results for Oxford East, which is a constituency in Oxfordshire. In 2005 it had a total electorate of 78,880 and a turnout of 57.5%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2005 general election.

LAB
Labour Gain
Notional Candidate
Majority
332
Electorate
78,880
Turnout
57.5%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2005
Lab 35.9%
LD 35.2%
Con 17.3%
Oth 5.3%
Green 4.5%
UKIP 1.7%

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 16,294 35.9
Notional Candidate  LD 15,962 35.2
Notional Candidate  Con 7,863 17.3
Notional Candidate  Oth 2,423 5.3
Notional Candidate * Green 2,029 4.5
Notional Candidate * UKIP 786 1.7
* Candidate lost their deposit

Highest and lowest 2005

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 18.3%
1 Easington 58.4%
633 Oxford East 0.7%
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%
634 Oxford East 35.9%
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%
476 Oxford East 57.5%
650 South Staffordshire 37.6%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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