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Southport

Shows the general election results for Southport, which is a constituency in North West. In 2005 it had a total electorate of 77,162 and a turnout of 53.2%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2005 general election.

LAB
Labour Gain
Notional Candidate
Majority
10,987
Electorate
77,162
Turnout
53.2%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2005
Lab 55.6%
LD 28.8%
Con 12.1%
UKIP 1.9%
Oth 1.6%

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  Lab 22,820 55.6
Notional Candidate  LD 11,833 28.8
Notional Candidate  Con 4,977 12.1
Notional Candidate * UKIP 781 1.9
Notional Candidate * Oth 643 1.6
* Candidate lost their deposit

Highest and lowest 2005

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 18.3%
1 Easington 58.4%
161 Southport 26.8%
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%
81 Southport 55.6%
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%
578 Southport 53.2%
650 South Staffordshire 37.6%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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