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South Thanet

Shows the general election results for South Thanet, which is a constituency in Kent. In 2005 it had a total electorate of 70,866 and a turnout of 65.1%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2005 general election.

CON
Conservative Gain
Notional Candidate
Majority
810
Electorate
70,866
Turnout
65.1%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2005
Con 41.2%
Lab 39.5%
LD 12.2%
UKIP 4.8%
Green 1.9%
Oth 0.4%

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 19,003 41.2
Notional Candidate  Lab 18,193 39.5
Notional Candidate  LD 5,631 12.2
Notional Candidate * UKIP 2,205 4.8
Notional Candidate * Green 888 1.9
Notional Candidate * Oth 188 0.4
* Candidate lost their deposit

Highest and lowest 2005

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 18.3%
1 Easington 58.4%
610 South Thanet 1.8%
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%
556 South Thanet 41.2%
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%
186 South Thanet 65.1%
650 South Staffordshire 37.6%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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