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{{Infobox election |
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| election_name = 2005 United Kingdom general election |
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| country = United Kingdom |
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| type = parliamentary |
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| ongoing = no |
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| previous_election = 2001 United Kingdom general election |
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! <small>[[Tony Blair ]] <br/> [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party Leader]]</small> |
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| previous_year = 2001 |
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! <small>[[Michael Howard]] <br/> [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party Leader]]</small> |
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| outgoing_members = List of MPs elected in the 2001 United Kingdom general election |
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! <small>[[Charles Kennedy]] <br/> [[Liberal Democrats|Liberal Democrat Leader]]</small> |
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| elected_members = List of MPs elected in the 2005 United Kingdom general election |
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| next_election = 2010 United Kingdom general election |
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| next_year = 2010 |
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| seats_for_election = All [[List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies 2005–10|646 seats]] to the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] |
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| majority_seats = 324 |
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| election_date = 5 May 2005 |
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| turnout = 61.4% ({{increase}}2.0%) |
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| opinion_polls = Opinion polling for the 2005 United Kingdom general election |
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<!-- Labour -->| image1 = [[File:Tony Blair WEF (cropped).jpg|160x160px|Tony Blair]] |
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| leader1 = [[Tony Blair]] |
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| leader_since1 = [[1994 Labour Party leadership election|21 July 1994]] |
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| party1 = Labour Party (UK) |
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| leaders_seat1 = [[Sedgefield (UK Parliament constituency)|Sedgefield]] |
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| last_election1 = 413 seats, 40.7% |
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| seats_before1 = 403 |
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| seats1 = '''355'''{{sup|‡}} |
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| seat_change1 = {{decrease}} 48*<!-- note: the boundaries changed from the previous election - 48 is a nominal change figure from the seats the party would have won based on those boundaries. --> |
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| popular_vote1 = '''9,552,436''' |
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| percentage1 = '''35.2%''' |
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| swing1 = {{decrease}} 5.5 [[Percentage point|pp]] |
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<!-- Conservative -->| image2 = [[File:Michael Howard (cropped).jpg|160x160px|Michael Howard]] |
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| leader_since2 = [[2003 Conservative Party leadership election|6 November 2003]] |
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| party2 = Conservative Party (UK) |
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| leaders_seat2 = [[Folkestone and Hythe (UK Parliament constituency)|Folkestone & Hythe]] |
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| last_election2 = 166 seats, 31.7% |
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| seats_before2 = 165 |
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| seats2 = 198 |
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| seat_change2 = {{increase}} 33*<!-- note: the boundaries changed from the previous election + 33 is a nominal change figure from the seats the party would have won based on those boundaries. --> |
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| popular_vote2 = 8,784,915 |
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| percentage2 = 32.4% |
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| swing2 = {{increase}} 0.7 [[Percentage point|pp]] |
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<!-- Liberal Democrats -->| image3 = [[File:Charles Kennedy MP (cropped).jpg|160x160px]] |
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| leader_since3 = [[1999 Liberal Democrats leadership election|9 August 1999]] |
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| party3 = Liberal Democrats (UK) |
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| leaders_seat3 = [[Ross, Skye and Lochaber (UK Parliament constituency)|Ross, Skye & Lochaber]] |
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| last_election3 = 52 seats, 18.3% |
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| seats_before3 = 51 |
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| seats3 = 62 |
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| seat_change3 = {{increase}} 10*<!-- note: the boundaries changed from the previous election + 11 is a nominal change figure from the seats the party would have won based on those boundaries. --> |
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| popular_vote3 = 5,985,454 |
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| percentage3 = 22.0% |
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| swing3 = {{increase}} 3.7 [[Percentage point|pp]] |
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| map_image = 2005UKElectionNominalMap.svg |
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| map_size = 300px |
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| map_caption = Colours show the winning party, as shown in the main table of results.<br /> |
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''* Indicates boundary change – so this is a nominal figure'' |
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''{{sup|‡}} Figure does not include the [[Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom)|Speaker]], [[Michael Martin, Baron Martin of Springburn|Michael Martin]]'' |
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| title = [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] |
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| posttitle = Prime Minister after election |
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| before_election = [[Tony Blair]] |
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| before_party = Labour Party (UK) |
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| after_election = [[Tony Blair]] |
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| after_party = Labour Party (UK) |
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| map2_image = House_of_Commons_2005_Election.svg |
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| map2_caption = Composition of the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] after the election |
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| map2_size = 360px |
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The '''2005 United Kingdom General Election''' was an [[election]] held on May 5, 2005 to elect 646 members to the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom]]. The three main candidates to become [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]] are shown to the right. |
The '''2005 United Kingdom General Election''' was an [[election]] held on May 5, 2005 to elect 646 members to the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom]]. The three main candidates to become [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]] are shown to the right. |
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==Related pages== |
==Related pages== |
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*[[MPs elected in the UK general election, 2005]] |
*[[MPs elected in the UK general election, 2005]] |
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{{United Kingdom elections}} |
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[[Category:2005 in the United Kingdom]] |
[[Category:2005 in the United Kingdom]] |
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All 646 seats to the House of Commons 324 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 61.4% (2.0%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Colours show the winning party, as shown in the main table of results. * Indicates boundary change – so this is a nominal figure ‡ Figure does not include the Speaker, Michael Martin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Composition of the House of Commons after the election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2005 United Kingdom General Election was an election held on May 5, 2005 to elect 646 members to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. The three main candidates to become Prime Minister of the United Kingdom are shown to the right.
The election resulted in the Labour Party and it's leader Tony Blair winning a majority in the House of Commons for the third time in a row. The Labour Party did lose 47 of their seats in parliament and the amount of votes they got dropped by 5.5% from the 2001 General Election. Many people believe the Labour Party lost support because of Labour Prime Minister Tony Blair's unpopular decision to send troops to Iraq in 2003.
Results
[change | change source]- Labour Party (355 MP's, 35.2% of vote)
- Conservative Party (198 MP's, 32.4% of vote)
- Liberal Democrats (62 MP's, 22.0% of vote)
- UK Independence Party (0 MP's, 2.2% of vote)
- Scottish National Party (6 MP's, 1.5% of vote) - Scotland only
- Green Party (0 MP's, 1.0% of vote) - England and Wales only
- Democratic Unionist Party (9 MP's, 0.9% of vote) - Northern Ireland only
- British National Party (0 MP's, 0.7% of vote)
- Plaid Cymru (3 MP's, 0.6% of vote) - Wales only
- Sinn Féin (5 MP's, 0.6% of vote) - Northern Ireland only
- Ulster Unionist Party (1 MP, 0.5% of vote) - Northern Ireland only
- Social Democratic and Labour Party (3 MP's, 0.5% of vote) - Northern Ireland only
- Respect Party (1 MP, 0.3% of vote)
- Scottish Socialist Party (0 MP's, 0.2% of vote) - Scotland only
- Veritas (0 MP's, 0.1% of vote)
- Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (0 MP's, 0.1% of vote) - Northern Ireland only
- Scottish Green Party (0 MP's, 0.1% of vote) - Scotland only
- Socialist Labour Party (0 MP's, 0.1% of vote)
- Liberal Party (0 MP's, 0.1% of vote)
- English Democrats (0 MP's, 0.1% of vote) - England only
The constituencies of Blaenau Gwent and Wyre Forest elected Independent candidates. The seat of Glasgow East was won by the Speaker of the House of Commons Michael Martin, who is not considered to be of any political party.
The next election was held on May 6, 2010. See United Kingdom general election, 2010