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Results of the United Kingdom general election, 2005.
Contents |
Overall results
- Further information: United Kingdom general election, 2005#Total seats for each party
| Popular vote | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 35.2% | |||
| Conservative | 32.4% | |||
| Lib Dem | 22.0% | |||
| UK Independence | 2.3% | |||
| Scottish National | 1.5% | |||
| Green | 1.0% | |||
| Other | 5.6% | |||
| Parties This table indicates those parties with over 500 votes nationwide |
Seats | Gains | Losses | Net Gain/Loss |
Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 356 | 0 | 47 | –47 | 55.2 | 35.3 | 9,562,122 | –5.4% | |
| Conservative | 198 | 36 | 3 | +33 | 30.7 | 32.3 | 8,772,598 | +0.6% | |
| Liberal Democrat | 62 | 16 | 5 | +11 | 9.6 | 22.1 | 5,981,874 | +3.7% | |
| UK Independence | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 603,298 | +0.8% | |
| Scottish National Party | 6 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 412,267 | –0.3% | |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 257,758 | +0.4% | |
| Democratic Unionist | 9 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 241,856 | +0.2% | |
| British National | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 192,746 | +0.5% | |
| Plaid Cymru | 3 | 0 | 1 | –1 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 174,838 | –0.1% | |
| Sinn Féin | 5 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 174,530 | –0.1% | |
| Ulster Unionist | 1 | 0 | 5 | –5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 127,414 | –0.3% | |
| Social Democratic and Labour | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 125,626 | –0.1% | |
| Independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 122,000 | +0.1% | |
| Respect | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 68,094 | N/A | |
| Scottish Socialist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 43,514 | –0.1% | |
| Veritas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 40,481 | N/A | |
| Alliance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 28,291 | 0.0% | |
| Scottish Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 25,760 | +0.1% | |
| Socialist Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 20,192 | 0.0% | |
| Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 19,068 | 0.0% | |
| Health Concern | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 18,739 | 0.0% | |
| English Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 14,506 | N/A | |
| Socialist Alternative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 9,398 | N/A | |
| National Front | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8,029 | N/A | |
| Legalise Cannabis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6,985 | 0.0% | |
| Community Action | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6,557 | N/A | |
| Monster Raving Loony | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6,311 | 0.0% | |
| Christian Vote | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4,004 | N/A | |
| Mebyon Kernow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3,552 | 0.0% | |
| Forward Wales | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3,461 | N/A | |
| Christian Peoples | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3,291 | N/A | |
| Rainbow Dream Ticket | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2,463 | N/A | |
| Community Group | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2,365 | N/A | |
| Ashfield Independents | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2,292 | N/A | |
| Alliance for Green Socialism | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,978 | N/A | |
| Residents | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,850 | N/A | |
| Workers' Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,669 | 0.0% | |
| Socialist Environmental | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,649 | N/A | |
| Scottish Unionist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,266 | 0.0% | |
| Workers' Revolutionary | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,143 | 0.0% | |
| New England | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,224 | N/A | |
| Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,124 | 0.0% | |
| Community Group | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,118 | N/A | |
| Peace and Progress | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,036 | N/A | |
| Scottish Senior Citizens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,017 | N/A | |
| Your Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,006 | N/A | |
| SOS! Northampton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 932 | N/A | |
| Independent Working Class | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 892 | N/A | |
| Democratic Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 770 | N/A | |
| British Public Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 763 | N/A | |
| Free Scotland Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 743 | N/A | |
| Pensioners Party Scotland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 716 | N/A | |
| Publican Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 678 | N/A | |
| English Independence Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 654 | N/A | |
| Socialist Unity | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 581 | N/A | |
| Local Community Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 570 | N/A | |
| Clause 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 516 | N/A | |
| UK Community Issues Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 502 | N/A | |
| Total | 646 | 27,110,727 | |||||||
Speaker is included in Labour
Scotland
Scottish Highlands & Islands
| ID | Constituency | Winner | Second place | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Aberdeen North | Frank Doran Labour (-6.8%) |
Steven Delaney Liberal Democrat (+11.7%) |
Swing needed for constituency to change parties is 9.3% |
| 3 | Aberdeen South | Anne Begg Labour (-1.3%) |
Vicki Harris Liberal Democrat (+4.9%) |
Swing needed for constituency to change parties is 1.6% |
| 4 | Aberdeenshire West & Kincardine | Robert Smith Liberal Democrat (+2.3%) |
Alex Johnstone Conservative (-2.1%) |
Mainly agricultural with scattered, mainly affluent towns.
Swing for party change is 9% |
| 11 | Angus | SNP (+0.5%) | Conservative (-2.1%) | Swing for party change is 2.1% |
| 15 | Argyll & Bute | Liberal Democrat (+3.7%) | Conservative (-0.2%) | Swing from Lib Dems to Conservative is 7.5%
Swing from Lib Dems to Labour is 8.1% |
| 25 | Banff & Buchan | SNP (+2.3%) | Conservative (-2.1%) | Constituency of Alex Salmond, SNP leader
Swing for party change is 15.7% |
| 115 | Caithness, Sutherland, & Easter Ross | Liberal Democrat (+11.9%) | Labour (-3.4%) | Remote, beautiful constituency covering a third of the Highlands. Mainly rural, with scattered towns.
Swing for party change is 14.8% |
| 207 | Dundee East | SNP (+1.1%) | Labour (-1.2%) | SNP gain from Labour
Swing for party change is 0.5% or 383 votes |
| 208 | Dundee West | Labour (-5.7%) | SNP (+2.2%) | Swing for party change is 7.3% |
| 248 | Fife North East | Liberal Democrat (+3.0%) | Conservative (-3.4%) | Seat of Sir Menzies Campbell, Liberal Democrat deputy leader. Mainly prosperous and largely rural.
Swing for party change is 16.3% |
| 267 | Gordon | Liberal Democrat (+6.2%) | Labour (-1.3%) | Hinterland of Aberdeen, growing with commuters, largely rural and generally affluent.
Swing for party change is 12.4% |
| 326 | Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch, & Strathspey | Liberal Democrat (+10.8%) | Labour (-1.3%) | Lib Dem gain from Labour. Mixed mainly rural with the urban area of Inverness, scenic with a growing population.
Swing for party change 4.7% |
| 401 | Moray | SNP (+7.2%) | Conservative (-0.9%) | Swing for party change is 7.3% |
| 405 | Na h-Eileanan an Iar | SNP (+8.0%) | Labour (-10.5%) | SNP gain from Labour. Chain of islands stretching 130 miles. Rural seat; fishing is an economic mainstay.
Swing for party change is 5.2% |
| 433 | Ochil & Perthshire South | Labour (-2.0%) | SNP (-1.7%) | Swing for party change 0.8% |
| 438 | Orkney & Shetland | Liberal Democrat (+10.1%) | Labour (-6.4%) | Swing for Lib Dems to Labour is 18.7%
Swing for Lib Dems to Conservative is 19.2% |
| 446 | Perth and Perthshire North | SNP (-2.3%) | Conservative (+5.4%) | Swing for party change is 1.7% |
| 477 | Ross, Skye, & Lochaber | Liberal Democrat (+14.4%) | Labour (-8.1%) | Largest constituency by area in UK; rural, mountainous. Seat of former Liberal Democrat Leader Charles Kennedy.
Swing for party change 21.8% |
| 529 | Stirling | Labour (-7.0%) | Conservative (+1.4%) | Swing for party change 5.5% |
Central Scotland
| ID | Constituency | Winner | Second place | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Airdrie & Shotts | Labour(+0.4) | SNP (-2.7) | Swing for party change 21.3% |
| 21 | Ayr, Carrick, & Cumnock | Labour (-5.9) | Conservative (-1.6) | Swing for party change 11.1% |
| 22 | Ayrshire Central | Labour (-2.8) | Conservative(-4.1) | Swing for party change 12.2% |
| 23 | Ayrshire North & Arran | Labour (-4.5) | Conservative(+4.9) | Swing for party change 12.8% |
| 152 | Coatbridge, Chryston & Bellshill | Labour(-4.8) | SNP (-1.2) | Swing from Labour to SNP is 25.5% and swing from Labour to Lib Dems is 26.3%, making this constituency the safest in Scotland. |
| 171 | Cumbernauld, Kilsyth, & Kirkintilloch East | Labour(-6.0) | SNP (-3.8) | Swing for party change 14.8% |
| 205 | Dunbartonshire East | Liberal Democrat (+14.7) | Labour (-0.2) | Lib Dem gain from Labour
Swing for party change 4.4% |
| 206 | Dunbartonshire West | Labour (-11.6) | SNP(-2.2) | Swing for party change 15.1% |
| 209 | Dunfermline & Fife West | Labour(-7.1) | Liberal Democrat (5.9) | Constituency changed parties from Labour to Lib Dems in February 2006 by-election; previously a Labour constituency with majority of 5-6% |
| 218 | East Kilbride, Strathaven, & Lesmahagow | Labour (-4.3) | SNP(-5.8) | Swing for party change 15.4% |
| 224 | Edinburgh East | Labour (-9.7) | Liberal Democrat (+7.2) | Contains much of Edinburgh's Old Town and attractions. Diverse population.
Swing for party change 7.6% |
| 225 | Edinburgh North & Leith | Labour (-7.7) | Liberal Democrat (+8.9) | Contains most of Edinburgh's elegant New Town and regenerated areas around the port of Leith.
Swing for party change 2.5% |
| 226 | Edinburgh South | Labour (-6.1) | Liberal Democrat (+7.0) | Largely residential with a significant student population. Generally affluent.
Swing from Labour to Lib Dems for change of 0.5% (or 300 votes) and swing from Labour to Conservative for 4.6% makes this constituency the most marginal in Scotland. |
| 227 | Edinburgh South West | Labour(-4.6) | Conservative(-3.2) | Urban/Suburban, stretching from the inner city. Largely residential a mix of working/middle class areas. Constituency of Alistair Darling.
Swing for party change 8.5% |
| 228 | Edinburgh West | Liberal Democrat (+11.2) | Conservative (-3.2) | Urban/suburban seat. Mostly residential and commercial, with a large office/business park.
Swing from Lib Dems to Conservative for a change, 15% Swing from Lib Dems to Labour for a change, 15.5% |
| 242 | Falkirk | Labour (-2.9) | SNP(-2.2) | Urban area with light industry, a large number of private housing starts and a growing population.
Swing for party change 14.8% |
| 258 | Glasgow Central | Labour (-6.5) | Liberal Democrat (+8.2) | Contains city centre, mixed; trendy Merchant City with some marginal areas.
Swing from Labour to Lib Dems for a change, 15.2% Swing from Labour to SNP for a change, 18.2% |
| 259 | Glasgow East | Labour -(3.0) | SNP(-0.1) | Ex-industrial inner city seat. Poor with some regeneration.
Swing for party change 21.8% |
| 260 | Glasgow North | Labour -(9.0) | Liberal Democrat (+8.4) |
Swing for party change 6% |
| 261 | Glasgow North East | Labour (-13.8) | SNP(-0.5) | Constituency of Michael Martin, incumbent Speaker of the House.
Swings are irrelevant because Martin won't be challenged by the 3 major parties. |
| 262 | Glasgow North West | Labour (-5.7) | Liberal Democrat (+7.8) | Swing for party change 14.9% |
| 263 | Glasgow South | Labour (-3.3) | Liberal Democrat (+6.6) | Swing for party change 14.1% |
| 264 | Glasgow South West | Labour (-1.7) | SNP(-2.1) | Swing for party change 22.8% |
| 265 | Glenrothes | Labour (-6.0) | SNP(-0.6) | Swing for party change 14.3% |
| 325 | Inverclyde | Labour (+0.5) | SNP(+5.6) | Swing for party change 15.6% |
| 336 | Kilmarnock & Loudoun | Labour (-7.7) | SNP (+3.3) | Swing for party change 9.8% |
| 339 | Kirkcaldy & Cowdenbeath | Labour (-0.4%) | SNP (-4.1) | constituency of the current Chancellor of the Exchequer, Gordon Brown
Swing from Labour to SNP for a change, 21.8% Swing from Labour to Lib Dems for a change, 22.6% Swing from Labour to Conservative for a change, 23.9% |
| 343 | Lanark & Hamilton East | Labour (-4.5%) | Liberal Democrat (+7.3%) | Swing from Labour to Lib Dems for a change, 13.8%
Swing from Labour to SNP for a change, 14.1% |
| 364 | Linlithgow & Falkirk East | Labour (-4.1) | SNP (-1.9) | Swing for party change 12.1% |
| 370 | Livingston | Labour (-4.1%) | SNP (-1.7%) | Commuter town outside Edinburgh. Growing service and retail centre with good transport links.
Swing for party change 14.8% |
| 404 | Motherwell & Wishaw | Labour (+0.7) | SNP (-4.0) | Swing for party change 20.5% |
| 442 | Paisley & Renfrewshire North | Labour (-6.6) | SNP (-3.9) | Swing from Labour to SNP for a change, 13.5%
Swing from Labour to Lib Dems for a change, 13.7% |
| 443 | Paisley & Renfrewshire South | Labour (-4.4) | Liberal Democrat (+8.0) | Swing from both Lib Dems and SNP for a change, 12.5% |
| 467 | Renfrewshire East | Labour (-3.7) | Conservative (+1.2) |
Swing for party change of 7% |
| 485 | Rutherglen & Hamilton West | Labour (-4.1%) | Liberal Democrat (+6.7%) | Swing for party change 13.6% |
Scottish Borders
| ID | Constituency | Winner | Second place | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | Berwickshire, Roxburgh, & Selkirk | Liberal Democrat (-5.0%) | Conservative (+6.8%) | Swing for party change 6.5% |
| 203 | Dumfries & Galloway | Labour (+8.7%) | Conservative (+3.3%) | Swing for party change 2.9% |
| 204 | Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale, & Tweeddale | Conservative (+11.4%) | Labour (-4.6%) | Conservative gain from Labour
Swing for party change 2% |
| 219 | East Lothian | Labour (-7.4%) | Liberal Democrats (+7.6%) | Swing for party change 8.4% |
| 394 | Midlothian | Labour (-5.0%) | Liberal Democrat (+8.9%) | Swing for party change 8.7% |
Northern Ireland
| ID | Constituency | Winner | Second place | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | East Antrim | Democratic Unionist Party (+13.6) | Ulster Unionist Party (-9.8) | DUP gain from UUP |
| 13 | North Antrim | Democratic Unionist Party (+4.9) | Sinn Féin (+5.9) | Seat of Ian Paisley, DUP leader |
| 14 | South Antrim | Democratic Unionist Party (+3.4) | Ulster Unionist Party (-8.0) | DUP gain from UUP |
| 43 | Belfast East | Democratic Unionist Party (+6.6) | Ulster Unionist Party (+6.9) | |
| 44 | Belfast North | Democratic Unionist Party (+4.8) | Sinn Féin (+3.4) | |
| 45 | Belfast South | SDLP (+1.7) | Democratic Unionist Party (+28.4) | SDLP gain from UUP |
| 46 | Belfast West | Sinn Féin (+4.4%) | SDLP (-4.3) | The seat of Gerry Adams, Sinn Féin leader |
| 198 | North Down | Ulster Unionist Party (-5.6) | Democratic Unionist Party (+35.1) | |
| 199 | South Down | SDLP (-1.6) | Sinn Féin (+6.1) | |
| 247 | Fermanagh & South Tyrone | Sinn Féin (+4.1) | Democratic Unionist Party (+28.8) | |
| 252 | Foyle | SDLP (-3.9) | Sinn Féin (+6.6) | Seat of Mark Durkan, the SDLP leader |
| 342 | Lagan Valley | Democratic Unionist Party (+41.3) | Ulster Unionist Party (-35.0) | DUP gain from UUP |
| 372 | East Londonderry | Democratic Unionist Party (+10.8) | Ulster Unionist Party (-6.3) | |
| 417 | Newry & Armagh | Sinn Féin (+10.5) | SDLP (-12.2) | Sinn Féin gain from SDLP |
| 538 | Strangford | Democratic Unionist Party (+13.7) | Ulster Unionist Party (-19.0) | |
| 581 | West Tyrone | Sinn Féin (-1.9) | Independent (+27.4) | |
| 582 | Mid Ulster | Sinn Féin (-3.5) | Democratic Unionist Party (-7.6) | |
| 584 | Upper Bann | Democratic Unionist Party (+8.1) | Ulster Unionist Party (-8.0) | David Trimble, UUP leader, loses his seat |
Wales
| ID | Constituency | Winner | Second place | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aberavon | Labour (-3.0%) | Liberal Democrat (+4.0%) | Valleys seat with some coastal industries |
| 9 | Alyn and Deeside | Labour (-3.5%) | Conservative (-1.1%) | Coastal industrial seat |
| 70 | Blaenau Gwent | Independent Labour | Labour (-39.7%) | Valleys seat. Divisions in the local Labour party over an all-women shortlist resulted in the local AM running as an Independent Labour candidate against the official Labour candidate |
| 88 | Brecon and Radnorshire | Liberal Democrat (+8.0%) | Conservative (-0.2%) | Rural and agricultural seat with small industrial area in the far south. |
| 94 | Bridgend | Labour (-9.2%) | Conservative (+0.8%) | Coastal industrial seat with some touristy and suburban areas |
| 113 | Caernarfon | PC (+1.1%) | Labour (-5.4%) | Mostly Welsh speaking and rural, with some small industrial areas |
| 114 | Caerphilly | Labour (-1.6%) | PC (-3.6%) | Valleys seat with some commuter villages towards Cardiff |
| 125 | Cardiff Central | Liberal Democrat (+13.1%) | Labour (-4.3%) | White-collar professional seat with large student population |
| 126 | Cardiff North | Labour (-6.9%) | Conservative (+4.9%) | Middle-class suburban seat |
| 127 | Cardiff South and Penarth | Labour (-8.9%) | Conservative (+0.4%) | Mixed urban/suburban seat. Mostly working class |
| 128 | Cardiff West | Labour (-9.1%) | Conservative (+0.6%) | Mixed urban/suburban seat. Mostly working class |
| 130 | Carmarthen East & Dinefwr | PC (+3.5%) | Labour (-7.3%) | Mostly agricultural and Welsh speaking, with an industrial area in the Southeast. |
| 131 | Carmarthen West & South Pembrokeshire | Labour (-4.7%) | Conservative (+2.5%) | Rural, agricultural seat with some coastal industries |
| 134 | Ceredigion | Liberal Democrat (+9.6%) | PC (-2.4%) | Rural, agricultural seat with a large number of students and Welsh speakers |
| 150 | Clwyd South | Labour (-6.4%) | Conservative (+0.9%) | Rural, agricultural seat with some old mining villages |
| 151 | Clwyd West | Conservative (+0.6%) | Labour (-2.9%) | Retirement resorts with large rural agricultural hinterland |
| 156 | Conwy | Labour (-4.7%) | Conservative (+4.2%) | Mixed coastal seat |
| 172 | Cynon Valley | Labour (-1.5%) | PC (-3.1%) | Valleys seat |
| 177 | Delyn | Labour (-5.8%) | Conservative (-0.4%) | Mixed coastal seat with diverse industrial base |
| 269 | Gower | Labour (-4.8%) | Conservative (-2.0%) | Valleys seat with some smart Swansea suburbs/seaside resorts, and the [[Gower
peninsula]] |
| 331 | Islwyn | Labour (+2.3%) | PC (+0.9%) | Valleys seat |
| 371 | Llanelli | Labour (-1.7%) | PC (-4.4%) | Industrial town with semi-rural (and often industrial) hinterland. Large Welsh- speaking population |
| 389 | Meirionnydd Nant Conwy (UK Parliament constituency) | PC (+1.7%) | Labour (-3.4%) | Rural, agricultural seat with a very large Welsh speaking population |
| 391 | Merthyr Tydfil & Rhymney | Labour (-1.3%) | Liberal Democrat (+6.5%) | Valleys seat |
| 399 | Monmouth | Conservative (+5.0%) | Labour (-5.8%) | Rural, agricultural seat with a growing number of commuters |
| 400 | Montgomeryshire | Liberal Democrat (+1.8%) | Conservative (-0.5%) | Rural, agricultural seat. Only part of Wales to have never had a Labour MP |
| 406 | Neath | Labour (-8.1%) | PC (-1.3%) | Valleys seat with a fairly high Welsh-speaking population |
| 415 | Newport East | Labour (-9.5%) | Liberal Democrat (+9.7%) | Urban/suburban industrial seat |
| 416 | Newport West | Labour (-7.9%) | Conservative (+3.4%) | Urban/suburban industrial seat |
| 434 | Ogmore | Labour (-1.6%) | Liberal Democrat (+2.4%) | Valleys seat |
| 451 | Pontypridd | Labour (-7.1%) | Liberal Democrat (+8.7%) | Valleys seat with some commuter villages and a fairly large amount of students |
| 456 | Preseli Pembrokeshire | Conservative (+3.3%) | Labour (-6.3%) | Rural, agricultural seat with some retirement resorts. "Little England beyond Wales" |
| 468 | Rhondda | Labour (-0.2%) | PC (-5.2%) | Valleys seat. Labour (including Lib/Lab) since 1885 |
| 555 | Swansea East | Labour (-8.6%) | Liberal Democrat (+9.9%) | Urban, industrial seat with large council estates and some coastal industries |
| 556 | Swansea West (UK Parliament constituency) | Labour (-6.9%) | Liberal Democrat (+12.3%) | Urban, largely white-collar seat with a high student population |
| 572 | Torfaen | Labour (-5.2%) | Conservative (-0.1%) | Valleys seat with a small New Town |
| 586 | Vale of Clwyd | Labour (-4.0%) | Conservative (-0.6%) | Urban/rural seat with declining seaside resorts |
| 587 | Vale of Glamorgan | Labour (-4.2%) | Conservative (+2.3%) | Suburban/rural seats with some coastal industries around Barry |
| 639 | Wrexham | Labour (-6.9%) | Liberal Democrat (+6.5%) | Urban (mostly), industrial seat with some old mining villages |
| 644 | Ynys Môn | Labour (-0.4%) | PC (-1.5%) | Rural, agricultural seat with some coastal industries and (historically) copper mining. Large number of Welsh speakers |
North West England
The Lakes, Lancashire, & Cheshire
| ID | Constituency | Winner | Second place | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Barrow and Furness | Labour (-8.1%) | Conservative (+0.7%) | Urban, industrial, economy reliant on defence/nuclear industries. |
| 67 | Blackburn | Labour (-12.1%) | Conservatives (-8.3%) | Urban, textiles seat (former "textile capital of the world") with a large Pakistani population. Rrepresented from 1979 by Jack Straw. |
| 68 | Blackpool North and Fleetwood | Labour (-3.2) | Conservative (-1.4) | The northern half of Blackpool, paired with a working-class fishing port, Traditional Conservative area. |
| 69 | Blackpool South | Labour (-3.2%) | Conservative (-1.4%) | Traditional working/middle-class seaside resort, traditionally Conservative. |
| 108 | Burnley | Labour (-10.8%) | Liberal Democrat (+7.5%) | Urban textiles seat with a rural/suburban hinterland. Labour since 1918 with the exception of 1931-1935. Notable recent racial tensions, with BNP winning several council seats. in local elections |
| 129 | Carlisle | Labour (-3.1%) | Conservative (-2.8%) | Urban and fairly industrial seat near border with Scotland |
| 141 | Chester, City of | Labour (-9.6%) | Conservative (+3.7%) | Diverse urban / suburban seat combining affluent commuter suburbs with vast expanses of social (public) housing. |
| 146 | Chorley | Labour (-1.6%) | Conservative (+0.6%) | Urban/rural textiles seat. One of two Northwest seats to have a cake named after it. |
| 155 | Congleton | Conservative (-0.9%) | Labour (-2.8%) | Plush Cheshire suburbs and commuter villages. |
| 157 | Copeland | Labour (-1.3%) | Conservative (-5.8%) | Rural seat with a (very) remote urban coastal fringe. Economy once based around coal mining, now around nuclear power. |
| 166 | Crewe & Nantwich | Labour (-5.5%) | Conservatives (+2.2%) | Working class railway town with more affluent commuter towns. |
| 223 | Eddisbury | Conservative (+0.1) | Labour (-3.2) | Affluent commuter villages with some overspill towns and agricultural areas. |
| 230 | Ellesmere Port and Neston | (Labour (-6.9) | Conservative (+3.9) | Mostly working class suburbs and coastal industries |
| 253 | Fylde | Conservative (+1.1) | Labour (-4.8) | Retirement resorts with an agricultural hinterland. |
| 281 | Halton | Labour (-6.4) | Conservative (+1.5) | Two very working class industrial towns on the banks of the Mersey (Widnes and Runcorn). Crosses the old county lines. |
| 322 | Hyndburn | Labour (-8.7%) | Conservative (-1.4%) | Swing needed for party change 7.1% |
| 344 | Lancashire West | Labour (-6.4) | Conservative (+2.0) | Polarised between New Town Skelmersdale and affluent commuter villages around Ormskirk. |
| 345 | Lancaster and Wyre | Conservative (+0.6) | Labour (-8.3) | Retirement resorts and agricultural areas with large student population in Lancaster. |
| 378 | Macclesfield | Conservative (+0.7%) | Labour (-4.1%) | Commuter area including mainly plush suburbs and rural stockbroker belt, but heavily urbanised in the town of Macclesfield itself including rougher areas. Mixed lowland with upland Pennine Cheshire |
| 402 | Morecambe and Lunesdale | Labour (-0.8) | Conservative (+0.1) | Seaside resort with a remote agricultural area (Lunesdale) and some working class suburbs of Lancaster (Skerton). |
| 444 | Pendle | Labour (-7.5) | Conservative (-2.1) | Urban/rural textiles seat with a large Pakistani population. Once known as Nelson & Colne when it was represented by anti-death penalty campaigner Sydney Silverman. |
| 445 | Penrith and The Border | Conservative (-3.6) | Liberal Democrat (+4.1) | Rural, agricultural seat with a growing amount of commuters. Mostly in the former county of Cumberland, but also includes the northern part of Westmorland. |
| 457 | Preston | Labour (-6.5) | Conservative (-0.1) | Urban, industrial seat with New Town additions. |
| 469 | Ribble South | Labour (-3.4) | Conservative (+0.3) | Mixed suburban bellwether seat. At local level several council seats are held by the "Idle Toad" party. |
| 470 | Ribble Valley | Conservative (+0.4) | Liberal Democrat (-5.2) | Rural, agricultural seat with many commuter villages. Includes an area previously in Yorkshire. |
| 478 | Rossendale and Darwen | Labour (-5.8) | Conservative (-2.1) | Urban/rural textiles seat. |
| 560 | Tatton | Conservative (+3.7) | Labour (-3.8) | Plush Cheshire suburbs. Represented by independent Martin Bell between 1997 and 2001 |
| 599 | Warrington North | Labour (-8.2) | Conservative (+0.5) | Urban, industrial town. |
| 600 | Warrington South | Labour (-8.8) | Conservative (0.0) | Mixed suburban seat with some industrial areas. |
| 606 | Weaver Vale | Labour (-4.9) | Conservative (+2.3) | Urban/suburban industrial area, historically based around salt mining. |
| 615 | Westmorland and Lonsdale | Liberal Democrat (+5.1) | Conservative (-2.0) | Rural, agricultural seat with a small industrial centre. |
| 634 | Workington | Labour (-6.3) | Conservative (+2.3) | Rural seat with a (very) remote urban coastal fringe and a history of coal mining. |
Greater Manchester
| ID | Constituency | Winner | Second place | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Altrincham and Sale West | Conservative (+0.2%) | Labour (-9.1%) | Affluent commuter suburbs |
| 19 | Ashton under Lyne | Labour (-5.1%) | Conservative (+0.5%) | Mostly urban textiles seat with a diverse industrial base |
| 75 | Bolton North East | Labour (-8.6%) | Conservative (+1.9%) | Industrial, urban seat with a mixed suburban fringe |
| 76 | Bolton South East | Labour (-5.0%) | Conservative (-3.8%) | Industrial seat with both inner-city areas and working class suburbs |
| 77 | Bolton West | Labour (-4.5%) | Conservative (+3.8%) | Mixed suburbs with a group of small industrial towns around Westhoughton |
| 110 | Bury North | Labour (-8.2%) | Conservative (-0.1%) | Traditionally affluent textiles town with a growing population of commuters. Something of a bellwether marginal |
| 111 | Bury South | Labour (-8.8%) | Conservative (+0.8%) | Industrial suburban seat with a large Jewish population |
| 137 | Cheadle | Liberal Democrat (+6.5%) | Conservative (-1.9%) | Affluent commuter suburbs. Re-elected Lib Dem MP Patsy Calton died on 29 May. |
| 178 | Denton and Reddish | Labour (-7.8%) | Conservative (-0.3%) | Working class suburban seat with a large industrial base |
| 222 | Eccles | Labour (-7.6%) | Conservative (-1.0%) | Working class suburban seat with some inner city areas |
| 297 | Hazel Grove | Liberal Democrat (-2.5%) | Conservative (-0.4%) | Affluent commuter suburbs with a Liberal tradition |
| 308 | Heywood and Middleton | Labour (-7.9%) | Conservative (-6.2%) | Textiles seat with some working class suburbs |
| 355 | Leigh | Labour (-1.2%) | Conservative (-2.2%) | Coalfield/textiles seat made up of small towns with an urban core |
| 381 | Makerfield | Labour (-5.3%) | Conservative (-5.4%) | Coalfield seat based on a collection of small towns and villages |
| 383 | Manchester Blackley | Labour (-6.6%) | Liberal Democrat (+7.3%) | Urban working-class seat and largely white, covering the northern part of Manchester |
| 384 | Manchester Central | Labour (-10.6%) | Liberal Democrat (+9.0%) | Diverse inner city seat containing areas of poverty and pockets of gentrification. Large minority and student populations. |
| 385 | Manchester Gorton | Labour (-9.6%) | Liberal Democrat (+11.9%) | Diverse urban seat with large white working class, Asian and student populations. Bulk of seat has been held by Sir Gerald Kaufman since 1970. |
| 386 | Manchester Withington | Liberal Democrat (+20.4%) | Labour (-14.3%) | Urban, largely middle-class professional seat with a large student population |
| 436 | Oldham East and Saddleworth | Labour (+2.8%) | Liberal Democrat (+0.6%) | Urban/rural textiles seat with a growing number of commuters. Held by all three major parties in the past 13 years. Part of seat (Saddleworth) previously was in Yorkshire. |
| 437 | Oldham West and Royton | Labour (-2.1%) | Conservative (+3.6%) | Urban textiles seat with a fairly large Bangladeshi community. Scene of race riots in 2001. |
| 473 | Rochdale | Liberal Democrat (+6.2%) | Labour (-9.2%) | Urban/suburban textiles seat with large Pakistani population |
| 493 | Salford | Labour (-7.5%) | Liberal Democrat (+6.2%) | Inner city seat with large minority and student populations |
| 527 | Stalybridge and Hyde | Labour (-11.8%) | Conservative (-4.9%) | Textiles/working class suburban seat with a diverse industrial base |
| 530 | Stockport | Labour (-8.1%) | Conservative (-1.0%) | Urban textiles seat |
| 541 | Stretford and Urmston | Labour (-10.1%) | Conservative (+3.3%) | Mixed Manchester suburbs ranging from middle class suburbs to troubled overspill housing estates |
| 617 | Wigan | Labour (-6.6%) | Conservative (0.0%) | Urban working-class town on the Lancashire coalfield |
| 635 | Worsley | Labour (-6.1%) | Conservative (+1.9%) | Mixed (but largely working class) suburbs and industrial areas |
| 642 | Wythenshawe and Sale East | Labour (-7.8%) | Conservative (-1.7%) | Wythenshawe, at the southern tip of Manchester, was built by the City Council in the inter-war period to house overspill population. Was in effect the first New Town. Since 1997 it's been paired with more middle class territory from Trafford MBC |
Merseyside
| ID | Constituency | Winner | Second place | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54 | Birkenhead | Labour (-5.5%) | Liberal Democrat (+5.6%) | Swing needed for party change 23.3% |
| 78 | Bootle | Labour (-2.1) | Liberal Democrat (+3.2%) | Swing needed for party change 31.9% |
| 167 | Crosby | Labour (-6.9%) | Conservative (-0.4%) | Swing needed for party change 8.1% |
| 340 | Knowsley North and Sefton East | Labour (-3.4%) | Liberal Democrat (+5.6%) | Swing needed for party change 22% |
| 341 | Knowsley South | Labour (-3.2%) | Liberal Democrat (+6.6%) | Swing needed for party change 24.3% |
| 365 | Liverpool Garston | Labour (-7.4%) | Liberal Democrat (+10.4%) | Swing needed for party change 10.3% |
| 366 | Liverpool Riverside | Labour (-13.8%) | Liberal Democrat (+8.1%) | Lowest turnout 2001 (34.1%). 2005: 41.5% (+7.4%)
Swing for party change 14.4% |
| 367 | Liverpool Walton | Labour (-5.0%) | Liberal Democrat (+1.0%) | Swing for party change 28.6% |
| 368 | Liverpool Wavertree | Labour (-10.3%) | Liberal Democrat (+13.3%) | Swing for party change 7.4% |
| 369 | Liverpool West Derby | Labour (-3.4%) | Liberal Democrat (+2.0%) | Swing from Labour to Lib Dems for a change, 25%
Swing from Labour to Liberal for a change, 25.5% |
| 490 | St Helens North | Labour (-4.2%) | Liberal Democrat (+3.7%) | Swing for party change 17.8% |
| 491 | St Helens South | Labour (+4.8%) | Liberal Democrat (+5.2%) | Swing for party change 13.1% |
| 521 | Southport | Liberal Democrat (+2.5%) | Conservative (+0.5%) | Swing for party change 4.7% |
| 591 | Wallasey | Labour (-6.0%) | Conservative (+1.9%) | Swing for party change 12.4% |
| 622 | Wirral South | Labour (-4.9%) | Conservative (-1.6%) | Swing for party change 4.7% |
| 623 | Wirral West | Labour (-4.7) | Conservative (+2.7) | Swing for party change 1.3% |
North East England
Tyne & Wear
| ID | Constituency | Winner | Second place | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71 | Blaydon | Labour (-3.3) | Liberal Democrat (+4.1) | Swing for party change 7.7% |
| 255 | Gateshead East and Washington West | Labour (-7.5) | Liberal Democrat (+7.0) | Swing for party change 19.4% |
| 315 | Houghton and Washington East | Labour (-8.8%) | Liberal Democrat (+5.5%) | Swing for party change 23.2% |
| 332 | Jarrow | Labour (-5.6) | Liberal Democrat (+4.6) | Swing for party change 20.5% |
| 412 | Newcastle upon Tyne Central | Labour (-9.9) | Liberal Democrat (+12.3) | Swing for party change 5.6% |
| 413 | Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend | Labour (-8.0) | Liberal Democrat (+11.6) | Swing for party change 12% |
| 414 | Newcastle upon Tyne North | Labour (-10.1) | Liberal Democrat (+12.3) | Swing for party change 9.2% |
| 517 | South Shields | Labour (-2.7) | Liberal Democrat (+2.9) | Swing for party change 20.4% |
| 532 | Stockton South | Labour (-5.2) | Conservative (+1.7) | Swing for party change 6.4% |
| 547 | Sunderland North | Labour (-8.3%) | Conservative (+1.9%) | Swing for party change 17.3% |
| 548 | Sunderland South | Labour (-5.3%) | Conservative (+2.4%) | First to declare |
| 578 | Tyne Bridge | Labour (-9.3%) | Liberal Democrat (+9.5%) | |
| 579 | Tynemouth | Labour (-6.2) | Conservative (+3.8) | |
| 580 | Tyneside North | Labour (-7.6) | Conservative (+6.6) |
Northumbria, Durham & Cleveland
| ID | Constituency | Winner | Second place | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Berwick-upon-Tweed | Liberal Democrat (+1.4) | Conservative (+0.8) | Rural Seat centred on Berwick-upon-Tweed
Swing for party change 12% |
| 65 | Bishop Auckland | Labour (-8.8) | Liberal Democrat (+8.0) | Swing for party change 13.2% |
| 72 | Blyth Valley | Labour (-4.7) | Liberal Democrat (+6.7) | Swing for party change 11.9% |
| 174 | Darlington | Labour (-3.9) | Conservative (-4.3) | Swing for party change 13.2% |
| 210 | Durham North | Labour (-3.1) | Liberal Democrat (+5.2) | Swing for party change 22.5% |
| 211 | Durham North West | Labour (-8.6) | Liberal Democrat (+5.0) | Swing for party change 17% |
| 212 | Durham, City of | Labour (-8.9) | Liberal Democrat (+16.1) | Swing for party change 3.7%
Gap between Labour and Lib Dems has closed by 41% in the last two elections -- this constituency is trending Lib Dem. |
| 216 | Easington | Labour (-5.4) | Liberal Democrat (+2.6) | Swing for party change 29.3% |
| 292 | Hartlepool | Labour (-7.6) | Liberal Democrat (+15.4) | Labour retained Hartlepool in a 2004 by-election.
Swing for party 10.6% |
| 307 | Hexham | Conservative (-2.2) | Labour (-8.3) | Swing for party change 6.1% |
| 392 | Middlesbrough | Labour (-9.8%) | Liberal Democrat (+8.3%) | Urban constituency- Swing for party change 19.6% |
| 393 | Middlesbrough South and Cleveland East | Labour (-5.1) | Conservative (-2.1) | Swing for party change 9.2% |
| 463 | Redcar | Labour (-8.9) | Liberal Democrat (+7.6) | Swing for party 15.6% |
| 497 | Sedgefield | Labour (-6.0%) | Conservative (-6.5%) | Constituency of Tony Blair, Prime Minister
Swing for party change 22.3% |
| 531 | Stockton North | Labour (-8.5) | Conservative (-1.3) | Swing for party change 17% |
| 595 | Wansbeck | Labour (-2.6) | Liberal Democrat (+3.6) | Swing for party change 14.4% |
Yorkshire and Humberside
North Yorkshire, East Riding & North/North East Lincolnshire
| ID | Constituency | Winner | Second place | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | Beverley and Holderness | Conservative (-0.6) | Labour (-4.0) | Swing for party change 2.6% |
| 96 | Brigg and Goole | Labour (-3.7) | Conservative (-0.8) | Swing for party change 3.4% |
| 149 | Cleethorpes | Labour (-6.3) | Conservative (+1.0) | Swing for party change 3.1% |
| 272 | Great Grimsby | Labour (-10.8) | Conservative (+0.7) | Swing for party change 11.6% |
| 280 | Haltemprice and Howden | Conservative (+4.3) | Liberal Democrat (-2.1) | Swing for party change 5.4% |
| 289 | Harrogate and Knaresborough | Liberal Democrat (+0.7) | Conservative (-2.7) | Swing for party change 12.2%
This constituency only has an 8.5% Labour vote |
| 318 | Hull East | Labour (-8.0)< |