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Winchester

Shows the general election results for Winchester, which is a constituency in Hampshire. In 2005 it had a total electorate of 71,253 and a turnout of 71.9%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2005 general election.

LD
Liberal Democrat Gain
Notional Candidate
Majority
6,524
Electorate
71,253
Turnout
71.9%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2005
LD 50.0%
Con 37.3%
Lab 9.3%
UKIP 2.2%
Oth 1.1%

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 25,621 50.0
Notional Candidate  Con 19,097 37.3
Notional Candidate  Lab 4,774 9.3
Notional Candidate * UKIP 1,133 2.2
Notional Candidate * Oth 581 1.1
* Candidate lost their deposit

Highest and lowest 2005

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 18.3%
1 Easington 58.4%
433 Winchester 12.7%
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%
218 Winchester 50.0%
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%
16 Winchester 71.9%
650 South Staffordshire 37.6%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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