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2005 general election results

Walsall South

Shows the general election results for Walsall South, which is a constituency in West Midlands. In 2005 it had a total electorate of 63,508 and a turnout of 60%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2005 general election.

LAB
Labour Gain
Notional Candidate
Majority
7,910
Electorate
63,508
Turnout
60%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2005
Lab 49.2%
Con 28.4%
LD 9.8%
Oth 7.7%
UKIP 4.9%

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 18,739 49.2
Notional Candidate  Con 10,829 28.4
Notional Candidate  LD 3,738 9.8
Notional Candidate  Oth 2,922 7.7
Notional Candidate * UKIP 1,861 4.9
* Candidate lost their deposit

Highest and lowest 2005

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 18.3%
1 Easington 58.4%
263 Walsall South 20.8%
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%
249 Walsall South 49.2%
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%
399 Walsall South 60.0%
650 South Staffordshire 37.6%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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