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2005 general election results

Tamworth

Shows the general election results for Tamworth, which is a constituency in Staffordshire. In 2005 it had a total electorate of 71,675 and a turnout of 61%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2005 general election.

LAB
Labour Gain
Notional Candidate
Majority
2,569
Electorate
71,675
Turnout
61%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2005
Lab 43.0%
Con 37.1%
LD 14.1%
Oth 3.0%
UKIP 2.8%

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 18,801 43.0
Notional Candidate  Con 16,232 37.1
Notional Candidate  LD 6,175 14.1
Notional Candidate * Oth 1,320 3.0
Notional Candidate * UKIP 1,212 2.8
* Candidate lost their deposit

Highest and lowest 2005

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 18.3%
1 Easington 58.4%
538 Tamworth 5.9%
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%
499 Tamworth 43.0%
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%
363 Tamworth 61.0%
650 South Staffordshire 37.6%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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