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2005 general election results

Peterborough

Shows the general election results for Peterborough, which is a constituency in Cambridgeshire. In 2005 it had a total electorate of 75,942 and a turnout of 59.1%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2005 general election.

CON
Conservative Gain
Notional Candidate
Majority
4,005
Electorate
75,942
Turnout
59.1%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2005
Con 43.3%
Lab 34.4%
LD 16.7%
UKIP 3.2%
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  Con 19,414 43.3
Notional Candidate  Lab 15,409 34.4
Notional Candidate  LD 7,487 16.7
Notional Candidate * UKIP 1,436 3.2
Notional Candidate * Oth 1,098 2.4
* Candidate lost their deposit

Highest and lowest 2005

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 18.3%
1 Easington 58.4%
494 Peterborough 8.9%
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%
489 Peterborough 43.3%
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%
427 Peterborough 59.1%
650 South Staffordshire 37.6%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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