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Wentworth and Dearne

Shows the general election results for Wentworth and Dearne, which is a constituency in Yorkshire and The Humber. In 2005 it had a total electorate of 70,879 and a turnout of 54.4%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2005 general election.

LAB
Labour Gain
Notional Candidate
Majority
17,551
Electorate
70,879
Turnout
54.4%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2005
Lab 61.8%
LD 16.2%
Con 13.8%
Oth 4.7%
UKIP 3.5%

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  Lab 23,810 61.8
Notional Candidate  LD 6,259 16.2
Notional Candidate  Con 5,301 13.8
Notional Candidate * Oth 1,798 4.7
Notional Candidate * UKIP 1,365 3.5
* Candidate lost their deposit

Highest and lowest 2005

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 18.3%
1 Easington 58.4%
21 Wentworth and Dearne 45.5%
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%
22 Wentworth and Dearne 61.8%
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%
544 Wentworth and Dearne 54.4%
650 South Staffordshire 37.6%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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