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Sefton Central

Shows the general election results for Sefton Central, which is a constituency in North West. In 2005 it had a total electorate of 67,522 and a turnout of 67.9%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2005 general election.

LD
Liberal Democrat Gain
Notional Candidate
Majority
7,416
Electorate
67,522
Turnout
67.9%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2005
LD 46.4%
Con 30.2%
Lab 17.8%
Green 2.6%
Oth 1.8%
UKIP 1.4%

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  LD 21,253 46.4
Notional Candidate  Con 13,837 30.2
Notional Candidate  Lab 8,160 17.8
Notional Candidate * Green 1,171 2.6
Notional Candidate * Oth 810 1.8
Notional Candidate * UKIP 621 1.4
* Candidate lost their deposit

Highest and lowest 2005

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 18.3%
1 Easington 58.4%
358 Sefton Central 16.2%
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%
365 Sefton Central 46.4%
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%
91 Sefton Central 67.9%
650 South Staffordshire 37.6%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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