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2005 general election results

Skipton and Ripon

Shows the general election results for Skipton and Ripon, which is a constituency in North Yorkshire. In 2005 it had a total electorate of 64,934 and a turnout of 71.5%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2005 general election.

CON
Conservative Gain
Notional Candidate
Majority
212
Electorate
64,934
Turnout
71.5%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2005
Con 39.1%
Lab 38.6%
LD 19.6%
UKIP 2.2%
Oth 0.5%

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 18,149 39.1
Notional Candidate  Lab 17,937 38.6
Notional Candidate  LD 9,096 19.6
Notional Candidate * UKIP 1,013 2.2
Notional Candidate * Oth 221 0.5
* Candidate lost their deposit

Highest and lowest 2005

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 18.3%
1 Easington 58.4%
640 Skipton and Ripon 0.5%
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%
593 Skipton and Ripon 39.1%
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%
18 Skipton and Ripon 71.5%
650 South Staffordshire 37.6%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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