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2005 general election results

Truro and Falmouth

Shows the general election results for Truro and Falmouth, which is a constituency in Cornwall. In 2005 it had a total electorate of 65,288 and a turnout of 65.1%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2005 general election.

LD
Liberal Democrat Gain
Notional Candidate
Majority
3,931
Electorate
65,288
Turnout
65.1%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2005
LD 41.0%
Con 31.7%
Lab 19.0%
UKIP 5.8%
Oth 2.5%

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 17,406 41.0
Notional Candidate  Con 13,475 31.7
Notional Candidate  Lab 8,090 19.0
Notional Candidate  UKIP 2,447 5.8
Notional Candidate * Oth 1,062 2.5
* Candidate lost their deposit

Highest and lowest 2005

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 18.3%
1 Easington 58.4%
489 Truro and Falmouth 9.3%
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%
562 Truro and Falmouth 41.0%
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%
185 Truro and Falmouth 65.1%
650 South Staffordshire 37.6%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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