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Home General Elections 5 May 2005 Gateshead East and Washington West |
UK Polling History: Election of 5 May 2005 – Gateshead East and Washington West
Result summary
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| Labour | Liberal Democrat |
Conservative | Other | |
| Votes | 20,997 | 7,590 | 4,812 | 1,269 |
| Votes gained | -1,906 | +2,591 | -158 | +526 |
| Share of votes | 60.6% | 21.9% | 13.9% | 3.7% |
| Share of eligible voters | 34.0% | 12.3% | 7.8% | 2.1% |
| Gain in share of votes | -7.6% | +7.0% | -0.9% | +1.5% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | -1.7% | +4.5% | +0.0% | +0.9% |
| Total votes: | 34,668 | |
| Electorate: | 61,705 | |
| Turnout: | 56.2% | |
| Outcome: | Labour hold | |
| Swing: | 7.3% | Liberal Democrat from Labour |
Polling history
List of contests
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First contested 1 May 1997 |
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Constituency succeeded by Gateshead, Jarrow, Washington and Sunderland West 6 May 2010 |
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| Date | Type | Parties | |||
| Labour | Liberal Democrat |
Conservative | Other | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | |||
| Labour | Liberal Democrat |
Conservative | Other | ||
| 5 May 2005 | General Election | 20,997 | 7,590 | 4,812 | 1,269 |
| 7 June 2001 | General Election | 22,903 | 4,999 | 4,970 | 743 |
| 1 May 1997 | General Election | 31,047 | 4,622 | 6,097 | 1,315 |