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2005 general election results

Penistone and Stocksbridge

Shows the general election results for Penistone and Stocksbridge, which is a constituency in Yorkshire and The Humber. In 2005 it had a total electorate of 67,969 and a turnout of 62.1%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2005 general election.

LAB
Labour Gain
Notional Candidate
Majority
8,617
Electorate
67,969
Turnout
62.1%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2005
Lab 45.2%
LD 24.7%
Con 23.7%
Oth 4.8%
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 19,047 45.2
Notional Candidate  LD 10,430 24.7
Notional Candidate  Con 9,996 23.7
Notional Candidate * Oth 2,010 4.8
Notional Candidate * UKIP 696 1.7
* Candidate lost their deposit

Highest and lowest 2005

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 18.3%
1 Easington 58.4%
269 Penistone and Stocksbridge 20.4%
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%
426 Penistone and Stocksbridge 45.2%
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%
319 Penistone and Stocksbridge 62.1%
650 South Staffordshire 37.6%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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