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2005 general election results

South Down

Shows the general election results for South Down, which is a constituency in Banbridge. In 2005 it had a total electorate of 73,175 and a turnout of 65.8%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2005 general election.

SDLP
Social Democratic & Labour Party Gain
Notional Candidate
Majority
9,140
Electorate
73,175
Turnout
65.8%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2005
SDLP 44.7%
SF 25.8%
DUP 18.3%
UUP 9.9%
Oth 1.3%

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  SDLP 21,557 44.7
Notional Candidate  SF 12,417 25.8
Notional Candidate  DUP 8,815 18.3
Notional Candidate  UUP 4,775 9.9
Notional Candidate * Oth 613 1.3
* Candidate lost their deposit

Highest and lowest 2005

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 18.3%
1 Easington 58.4%
304 South Down 19.0%
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%
445 South Down 44.7%
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%
160 South Down 65.8%
650 South Staffordshire 37.6%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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