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2005 general election results

Torbay

Shows the general election results for Torbay, which is a constituency in Devon. In 2005 it had a total electorate of 75,272 and a turnout of 60.2%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2005 general election.

LD
Liberal Democrat Gain
Notional Candidate
Majority
2,727
Electorate
75,272
Turnout
60.2%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2005
LD 41.8%
Con 35.8%
Lab 14.5%
UKIP 8.0%

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 18,943 41.8
Notional Candidate  Con 16,216 35.8
Notional Candidate  Lab 6,555 14.5
Notional Candidate  UKIP 3,634 8.0

Highest and lowest 2005

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 18.3%
1 Easington 58.4%
537 Torbay 6.0%
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%
542 Torbay 41.8%
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%
388 Torbay 60.2%
650 South Staffordshire 37.6%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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