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2005 general election results

Wellingborough

Shows the general election results for Wellingborough, which is a constituency in Northamptonshire. In 2005 it had a total electorate of 74,224 and a turnout of 65.8%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2005 general election.

CON
Conservative Gain
Notional Candidate
Majority
610
Electorate
74,224
Turnout
65.8%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2005
Con 42.7%
Lab 41.4%
LD 11.5%
UKIP 2.3%
Oth 2.0%

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  Con 20,860 42.7
Notional Candidate  Lab 20,250 41.4
Notional Candidate  LD 5,637 11.5
Notional Candidate * UKIP 1,125 2.3
Notional Candidate * Oth 983 2.0
* Candidate lost their deposit

Highest and lowest 2005

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 18.3%
1 Easington 58.4%
622 Wellingborough 1.2%
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%
508 Wellingborough 42.7%
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%
161 Wellingborough 65.8%
650 South Staffordshire 37.6%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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