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Stevenage

Shows the general election results for Stevenage, which is a constituency in Hertfordshire. In 2005 it had a total electorate of 65,205 and a turnout of 62.6%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2005 general election.

LAB
Labour Gain
Notional Candidate
Majority
3,288
Electorate
65,205
Turnout
62.6%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2005
Lab 43.1%
Con 35.0%
LD 18.4%
UKIP 3.1%
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  Lab 17,602 43.1
Notional Candidate  Con 14,314 35.0
Notional Candidate  LD 7,500 18.4
Notional Candidate * UKIP 1,272 3.1
Notional Candidate * Oth 152 0.4
* Candidate lost their deposit

Highest and lowest 2005

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 18.3%
1 Easington 58.4%
512 Stevenage 8.1%
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%
492 Stevenage 43.1%
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%
287 Stevenage 62.6%
650 South Staffordshire 37.6%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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