UK Polling History: Election of 5 May 2005 – Rayleigh
Result summary
| Parties | ||||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrat |
Other | |
| Votes | 25,609 | 10,883 | 7,406 | 2,295 |
| Votes gained | +4,175 | -2,261 | +792 | +714 |
| Share of votes | 55.4% | 23.6% | 16.0% | 5.0% |
| Share of eligible voters | 35.7% | 15.2% | 10.3% | 3.2% |
| Gain in share of votes | +5.3% | -7.2% | +0.6% | +1.3% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +5.3% | -3.5% | +0.9% | +1.0% |
| Total votes: | 46,193 | |
| Electorate: | 71,826 | |
| Turnout: | 64.3% | |
| Outcome: | Conservative hold | |
| Swing: | 6.2% | Conservative from Labour |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from Chelmsford, Rochford 1 May 1997 |
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Constituency succeeded by Rayleigh and Wickford, Witham 6 May 2010 |
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| Date | Type | Parties | |||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrat |
Other | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | |||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrat |
Other | ||
| 5 May 2005 | General Election | 25,609 | 10,883 | 7,406 | 2,295 |
| 7 June 2001 | General Election | 21,434 | 13,144 | 6,614 | 1,581 |
| 1 May 1997 | General Election | 25,516 | 14,832 | 10,137 | 829 |