Home General Elections 5 May 2005 Barnsley East and Mexborough

UK Polling History: Election of 5 May 2005 – Barnsley East and Mexborough

Result summary

Parties
Labour Liberal
Democrat
Conservative Other
Votes 20,779 6,654 4,853 740
Votes gained -1,166 +1,498 +829 -644
Share of votes 62.9% 20.1% 14.7% 2.2%
Share of eligible voters 31.0% 9.9% 7.2% 1.1%
Gain in share of votes -4.6% +4.3% +2.3% -2.0%
Gain in share of eligible voters -2.4% +2.1% +1.1% -1.0%
Total votes: 33,026
Electorate: 66,967
Turnout: 49.3%
Outcome: Labour hold
Swing: 4.4% Liberal Democrat from Labour

Polling history

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List of contests

« Constituency formed from
Barnsley East
1 May 1997
Constituency succeeded by
Don Valley
6 May 2010
»
Date Type Parties
Labour Liberal
Democrat
Conservative Other
Date Type Parties
Labour Liberal
Democrat
Conservative Other
5 May 2005 General Election 20,779 6,654 4,853 740
7 June 2001 General Election 21,945 5,156 4,024 1,384
1 May 1997 General Election 31,699 4,489 4,936 2,211