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2005 general election results

Stoke-on-Trent Central

Shows the general election results for Stoke-on-Trent Central, which is a constituency in Staffordshire. In 2005 it had a total electorate of 59,039 and a turnout of 48.7%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2005 general election.

LAB
Labour Gain
Notional Candidate
Majority
9,717
Electorate
59,039
Turnout
48.7%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2005
Lab 52.4%
LD 18.6%
Con 17.3%
Oth 8.4%
UKIP 3.2%

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 15,068 52.4
Notional Candidate  LD 5,351 18.6
Notional Candidate  Con 4,977 17.3
Notional Candidate  Oth 2,424 8.4
Notional Candidate * UKIP 930 3.2
* Candidate lost their deposit

Highest and lowest 2005

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 18.3%
1 Easington 58.4%
78 Stoke-on-Trent Central 33.8%
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%
140 Stoke-on-Trent Central 52.4%
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%
622 Stoke-on-Trent Central 48.7%
650 South Staffordshire 37.6%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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