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2005 general election results

West Suffolk

Shows the general election results for West Suffolk, which is a constituency in Suffolk. In 2005 it had a total electorate of 72,117 and a turnout of 60.8%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2005 general election.

CON
Conservative Gain
Notional Candidate
Majority
8,735
Electorate
72,117
Turnout
60.8%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2005
Con 48.9%
Lab 29.0%
LD 17.2%
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  Con 21,439 48.9
Notional Candidate  Lab 12,704 29.0
Notional Candidate  LD 7,539 17.2
Notional Candidate * UKIP 2,161 4.9
* Candidate lost their deposit

Highest and lowest 2005

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 18.3%
1 Easington 58.4%
277 West Suffolk 19.9%
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%
258 West Suffolk 48.9%
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%
372 West Suffolk 60.8%
650 South Staffordshire 37.6%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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