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2005 general election results

Sutton and Cheam

Shows the general election results for Sutton and Cheam, which is a constituency in Greater London. In 2005 it had a total electorate of 64,281 and a turnout of 67.2%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2005 general election.

LD
Liberal Democrat Gain
Notional Candidate
Majority
2,689
Electorate
64,281
Turnout
67.2%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2005
LD 46.9%
Con 40.6%
Lab 11.8%
Oth 0.7%

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  LD 20,255 46.9
Notional Candidate  Con 17,566 40.6
Notional Candidate  Lab 5,116 11.8
Notional Candidate * Oth 288 0.7
* Candidate lost their deposit

Highest and lowest 2005

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 18.3%
1 Easington 58.4%
534 Sutton and Cheam 6.2%
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%
338 Sutton and Cheam 46.9%
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%
111 Sutton and Cheam 67.2%
650 South Staffordshire 37.6%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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