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Wolverhampton South West

Shows the general election results for Wolverhampton South West, which is a constituency in West Midlands. In 2005 it had a total electorate of 63,129 and a turnout of 63%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2005 general election.

LAB
Labour Gain
Notional Candidate
Majority
2,114
Electorate
63,129
Turnout
63%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2005
Lab 43.4%
Con 38.1%
LD 13.5%
UKIP 2.5%
Oth 2.5%

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 17,288 43.4
Notional Candidate  Con 15,174 38.1
Notional Candidate  LD 5,364 13.5
Notional Candidate * UKIP 984 2.5
Notional Candidate * Oth 983 2.5
* Candidate lost their deposit

Highest and lowest 2005

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 18.3%
1 Easington 58.4%
548 Wolverhampton South West 5.3%
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%
483 Wolverhampton South West 43.4%
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%
268 Wolverhampton South West 63.0%
650 South Staffordshire 37.6%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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