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2005 general election results

Stoke-on-Trent South

Shows the general election results for Stoke-on-Trent South, which is a constituency in Staffordshire. In 2005 it had a total electorate of 67,726 and a turnout of 54.2%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2005 general election.

LAB
Labour Gain
Notional Candidate
Majority
8,324
Electorate
67,726
Turnout
54.2%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2005
Lab 46.8%
Con 24.2%
LD 15.1%
Oth 11.2%
UKIP 2.7%

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 17,195 46.8
Notional Candidate  Con 8,871 24.2
Notional Candidate  LD 5,529 15.1
Notional Candidate  Oth 4,110 11.2
Notional Candidate * UKIP 1,009 2.7
* Candidate lost their deposit

Highest and lowest 2005

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 18.3%
1 Easington 58.4%
230 Stoke-on-Trent South 22.7%
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%
341 Stoke-on-Trent South 46.8%
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%
548 Stoke-on-Trent South 54.2%
650 South Staffordshire 37.6%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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