Home General Elections 5 May 2005 Sittingbourne and Sheppey

UK Polling History: Election of 5 May 2005 – Sittingbourne and Sheppey

Result summary

Parties
Labour Conservative Liberal
Democrat
Other
Votes 17,051 16,972 5,183 1,597
Votes gained -289 +3,141 -170 +263
Share of votes 41.8% 41.6% 12.7% 3.9%
Share of eligible voters 27.3% 27.2% 8.3% 2.6%
Gain in share of votes -4.0% +5.1% -1.4% +0.4%
Gain in share of eligible voters +1.0% +6.2% +0.2% +0.5%
Total votes: 40,803
Electorate: 62,393
Turnout: 65.4%
Outcome: Labour hold
Swing: 4.5% Conservative from Labour

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List of contests

« Constituency formed from
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1 May 1997
Date Type Parties
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Conservative Labour Liberal
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4 July 2024 General Election 11,564 11,919 1,321 10,512 1,692 3,990
12 December 2019 General Election 34,742 10,263 3,213 1,988 1,188 0
8 June 2017 General Election 30,911 15,700 1,392 2,828 558 0
7 May 2015 General Election 24,425 9,673 1,563 12,257 275 1,185 0
6 May 2010 General Election 24,313 11,930 7,943 2,610 1,782 0
5 May 2005 General Election 16,972 17,051 5,183 1,597 0
7 June 2001 General Election 13,831 17,340 5,353 1,334 0
1 May 1997 General Election 16,794 18,723 8,447 2,198 0