Results of the United Kingdom general election, 2005
Results of the United Kingdom general election, 2005 .
Overall results
Speaker is included in Labour
Scotland
Scottish Highlands & Islands
ID
Constituency
Winner
Second place
Notes
2
Aberdeen North Frank Doran Steven Delaney Swing needed for constituency to change parties is 9.3%
3
Aberdeen South Anne Begg Vicki Harris Swing needed for constituency to change parties is 1.6%
4
Aberdeenshire West & Kincardine Robert Smith Alex Johnstone Mainly agricultural with scattered, mainly affluent towns.
Swing for party change is 9%
11
Angus SNP (+0.5%)
Conservative (-2.1%)
Swing for party change is 2.1%
15
Argyll & Bute Liberal Democrat (+3.7%)
Conservative (-0.2%)
Swing from Lib Dems to Conservative is 7.5%
Swing from Lib Dems to Labour is 8.1%
25
Banff & Buchan SNP (+2.3%)
Conservative (-2.1%)
Constituency of Alex Salmond , SNP leader
Swing for party change is 15.7%
115
Caithness, Sutherland, & Easter Ross Liberal Democrat (+11.9%)
Labour (-3.4%)
Remote, beautiful constituency covering a third of the Highlands. Mainly rural, with scattered towns.
Swing for party change is 14.8%
207
Dundee East SNP (+1.1%)
Labour (-1.2%)
SNP gain from Labour
Swing for party change is 0.5% or 383 votes
208
Dundee West Labour (-5.7%)
SNP (+2.2%)
Swing for party change is 7.3%
248
Fife North East Liberal Democrat (+3.0%)
Conservative (-3.4%)
Seat of Sir Menzies Campbell , Liberal Democrat deputy leader. Mainly prosperous and largely rural.
Swing for party change is 16.3%
267
Gordon Liberal Democrat (+6.2%)
Labour (-1.3%)
Hinterland of Aberdeen, growing with commuters, largely rural and generally affluent.
Swing for party change is 12.4%
326
Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch, & Strathspey Liberal Democrat (+10.8%)
Labour (-1.3%)
Lib Dem gain from Labour. Mixed mainly rural with the urban area of Inverness, scenic with a growing population.
Swing for party change 4.7%
401
Moray SNP (+7.2%)
Conservative (-0.9%)
Swing for party change is 7.3%
405
Na h-Eileanan an Iar SNP (+8.0%)
Labour (-10.5%)
SNP gain from Labour. Chain of islands stretching 130 miles. Rural seat; fishing is an economic mainstay.
Swing for party change is 5.2%
433
Ochil & Perthshire South Labour (-2.0%)
SNP (-1.7%)
Swing for party change 0.8%
438
Orkney & Shetland Liberal Democrat (+10.1%)
Labour (-6.4%)
Swing for Lib Dems to Labour is 18.7%
Swing for Lib Dems to Conservative is 19.2%
446
Perth and Perthshire North SNP (-2.3%)
Conservative (+5.4%)
Swing for party change is 1.7%
477
Ross, Skye, & Lochaber Liberal Democrat (+14.4%)
Labour (-8.1%)
Largest constituency by area in UK; rural, mountainous. Seat of former Liberal Democrat Leader Charles Kennedy.
Swing for party change 21.8%
529
Stirling Labour (-7.0%)
Conservative (+1.4%)
Swing for party change 5.5%
Central Scotland
ID
Constituency
Winner
Second place
Notes
5
Airdrie & Shotts Labour(+0.4)
SNP (-2.7)
Swing for party change 21.3%
21
Ayr, Carrick, & Cumnock Labour (-5.9)
Conservative (-1.6)
Swing for party change 11.1%
22
Ayrshire Central Labour (-2.8)
Conservative(-4.1)
Swing for party change 12.2%
23
Ayrshire North & Arran Labour (-4.5)
Conservative(+4.9)
Swing for party change 12.8%
152
Coatbridge, Chryston & Bellshill Labour(-4.8)
SNP (-1.2)
Swing from Labour to SNP is 25.5% and swing from Labour to Lib Dems is 26.3%, making this constituency the safest in Scotland.
171
Cumbernauld, Kilsyth, & Kirkintilloch East Labour(-6.0)
SNP (-3.8)
Swing for party change 14.8%
205
Dunbartonshire East Liberal Democrat (+14.7)
Labour (-0.2)
Lib Dem gain from Labour
Swing for party change 4.4%
206
Dunbartonshire West Labour (-11.6)
SNP(-2.2)
Swing for party change 15.1%
209
Dunfermline & Fife West Labour(-7.1)
Liberal Democrat (5.9)
Constituency changed parties from Labour to Lib Dems in February 2006 by-election; previously a Labour constituency with majority of 5-6%
218
East Kilbride, Strathaven, & Lesmahagow Labour (-4.3)
SNP(-5.8)
Swing for party change 15.4%
224
Edinburgh East Labour (-9.7)
Liberal Democrat (+7.2)
Contains much of Edinburgh's Old Town and attractions. Diverse population.
Swing for party change 7.6%
225
Edinburgh North & Leith Labour (-7.7)
Liberal Democrat (+8.9)
Contains most of Edinburgh's elegant New Town and regenerated areas around the port of Leith.
Swing for party change 2.5%
226
Edinburgh South Labour (-6.1)
Liberal Democrat (+7.0)
Largely residential with a significant student population. Generally affluent.
Swing from Labour to Lib Dems for change of 0.5% (or 300 votes) and swing from Labour to Conservative for 4.6% makes this constituency the most marginal in Scotland.
227
Edinburgh South West Labour(-4.6)
Conservative(-3.2)
Urban/Suburban, stretching from the inner city. Largely residential a mix of working/middle class areas. Constituency of Alistair Darling.
Swing for party change 8.5%
228
Edinburgh West Liberal Democrat (+11.2)
Conservative (-3.2)
Urban/suburban seat. Mostly residential and commercial, with a large office/business park.
Swing from Lib Dems to Conservative for a change, 15%
Swing from Lib Dems to Labour for a change, 15.5%
242
Falkirk Labour (-2.9)
SNP(-2.2)
Urban area with light industry, a large number of private housing starts and a growing population.
Swing for party change 14.8%
258
Glasgow Central Labour (-6.5)
Liberal Democrat (+8.2)
Contains city centre, mixed; trendy Merchant City with some marginal areas.
Swing from Labour to Lib Dems for a change, 15.2%
Swing from Labour to SNP for a change, 18.2%
259
Glasgow East Labour -(3.0)
SNP(-0.1)
Ex-industrial inner city seat. Poor with some regeneration.
Swing for party change 21.8%
260
Glasgow North Labour -(9.0)
Liberal Democrat (+8.4)
Swing for party change 6%
261
Glasgow North East Labour (-13.8)
SNP(-0.5)
Constituency of Michael Martin , incumbent Speaker of the House.
Swings are irrelevant because Martin won't be challenged by the 3 major parties.
262
Glasgow North West Labour (-5.7)
Liberal Democrat (+7.8)
Swing for party change 14.9%
263
Glasgow South Labour (-3.3)
Liberal Democrat (+6.6)
Swing for party change 14.1%
264
Glasgow South West Labour (-1.7)
SNP(-2.1)
Swing for party change 22.8%
265
Glenrothes Labour (-6.0)
SNP(-0.6)
Swing for party change 14.3%
325
Inverclyde Labour (+0.5)
SNP(+5.6)
Swing for party change 15.6%
336
Kilmarnock & Loudoun Labour (-7.7)
SNP (+3.3)
Swing for party change 9.8%
339
Kirkcaldy & Cowdenbeath Labour (-0.4%)
SNP (-4.1)
constituency of the current Chancellor of the Exchequer , Gordon Brown
Swing from Labour to SNP for a change, 21.8%
Swing from Labour to Lib Dems for a change, 22.6%
Swing from Labour to Conservative for a change, 23.9%
343
Lanark & Hamilton East Labour (-4.5%)
Liberal Democrat (+7.3%)
Swing from Labour to Lib Dems for a change, 13.8%
Swing from Labour to SNP for a change, 14.1%
364
Linlithgow & Falkirk East Labour (-4.1)
SNP (-1.9)
Swing for party change 12.1%
370
Livingston Labour (-4.1%)
SNP (-1.7%)
Commuter town outside Edinburgh. Growing service and retail centre with good transport links.
Swing for party change 14.8%
404
Motherwell & Wishaw Labour (+0.7)
SNP (-4.0)
Swing for party change 20.5%
442
Paisley & Renfrewshire North Labour (-6.6)
SNP (-3.9)
Swing from Labour to SNP for a change, 13.5%
Swing from Labour to Lib Dems for a change, 13.7%
443
Paisley & Renfrewshire South Labour (-4.4)
Liberal Democrat (+8.0)
Swing from both Lib Dems and SNP for a change, 12.5%
467
Renfrewshire East Labour (-3.7)
Conservative (+1.2)
Swing for party change of 7%
485
Rutherglen & Hamilton West Labour (-4.1%)
Liberal Democrat (+6.7%)
Swing for party change 13.6%
Scottish Borders
Northern Ireland
ID
Constituency
Winner
Second place
Notes
12
East Antrim Democratic Unionist Party (+13.6)
Ulster Unionist Party (-9.8)
DUP gain from UUP
13
North Antrim Democratic Unionist Party (+4.9)
Sinn Féin (+5.9)
Seat of Ian Paisley , DUP leader
14
South Antrim Democratic Unionist Party (+3.4)
Ulster Unionist Party (-8.0)
DUP gain from UUP
43
Belfast East Democratic Unionist Party (+6.6)
Ulster Unionist Party (+6.9)
44
Belfast North Democratic Unionist Party (+4.8)
Sinn Féin (+3.4)
45
Belfast South SDLP (+1.7)
Democratic Unionist Party (+28.4)
SDLP gain from UUP
46
Belfast West Sinn Féin (+4.4%)
SDLP (-4.3)
The seat of Gerry Adams , Sinn Féin leader
198
North Down Ulster Unionist Party (-5.6)
Democratic Unionist Party (+35.1)
199
South Down SDLP (-1.6)
Sinn Féin (+6.1)
247
Fermanagh & South Tyrone Sinn Féin (+4.1)
Democratic Unionist Party (+28.8)
252
Foyle SDLP (-3.9)
Sinn Féin (+6.6)
Seat of Mark Durkan , the SDLP leader
342
Lagan Valley Democratic Unionist Party (+41.3)
Ulster Unionist Party (-35.0)
DUP gain from UUP
372
East Londonderry Democratic Unionist Party (+10.8)
Ulster Unionist Party (-6.3)
417
Newry & Armagh Sinn Féin (+10.5)
SDLP (-12.2)
Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
538
Strangford Democratic Unionist Party (+13.7)
Ulster Unionist Party (-19.0)
581
West Tyrone Sinn Féin (-1.9)
Independent (+27.4)
582
Mid Ulster Sinn Féin (-3.5)
Democratic Unionist Party (-7.6)
584
Upper Bann Democratic Unionist Party (+8.1)
Ulster Unionist Party (-8.0)
David Trimble , UUP leader, loses his seat
Wales
ID
Constituency
Winner
Second place
Notes
1
Aberavon Labour (-3.0%)
Liberal Democrat (+4.0%)
Valleys seat with some coastal industries
9
Alyn and Deeside Labour (-3.5%)
Conservative (-1.1%)
Coastal industrial seat
70
Blaenau Gwent Independent Labour
Labour (-39.7%)
Valleys seat. Divisions in the local Labour party over an all-women shortlist resulted in the local AM running as an Independent Labour candidate against the official Labour candidate
88
Brecon and Radnorshire Liberal Democrat (+8.0%)
Conservative (-0.2%)
Rural and agricultural seat with small industrial area in the far south.
94
Bridgend Labour (-9.2%)
Conservative (+0.8%)
Coastal industrial seat with some touristy and suburban areas
113
Caernarfon PC (+1.1%)
Labour (-5.4%)
Mostly Welsh speaking and rural, with some small industrial areas
114
Caerphilly Labour (-1.6%)
PC (-3.6%)
Valleys seat with some commuter villages towards Cardiff
125
Cardiff Central Liberal Democrat (+13.1%)
Labour (-4.3%)
White-collar professional seat with large student population
126
Cardiff North Labour (-6.9%)
Conservative (+4.9%)
Middle-class suburban seat
127
Cardiff South and Penarth Labour (-8.9%)
Conservative (+0.4%)
Mixed urban/suburban seat. Mostly working class
128
Cardiff West Labour (-9.1%)
Conservative (+0.6%)
Mixed urban/suburban seat. Mostly working class
130
Carmarthen East & Dinefwr PC (+3.5%)
Labour (-7.3%)
Mostly agricultural and Welsh speaking, with an industrial area in the Southeast.
131
Carmarthen West & South Pembrokeshire Labour (-4.7%)
Conservative (+2.5%)
Rural, agricultural seat with some coastal industries
134
Ceredigion Liberal Democrat (+9.6%)
PC (-2.4%)
Rural, agricultural seat with a large number of students and Welsh speakers
150
Clwyd South Labour (-6.4%)
Conservative (+0.9%)
Rural, agricultural seat with some old mining villages
151
Clwyd West Conservative (+0.6%)
Labour (-2.9%)
Retirement resorts with large rural agricultural hinterland
156
Conwy Labour (-4.7%)
Conservative (+4.2%)
Mixed coastal seat
172
Cynon Valley Labour (-1.5%)
PC (-3.1%)
Valleys seat
177
Delyn Labour (-5.8%)
Conservative (-0.4%)
Mixed coastal seat with diverse industrial base
269
Gower Labour (-4.8%)
Conservative (-2.0%)
Valleys seat with some smart Swansea suburbs/seaside resorts, and the Gower
peninsula
331
Islwyn Labour (+2.3%)
PC (+0.9%)
Valleys seat
371
Llanelli Labour (-1.7%)
PC (-4.4%)
Industrial town with semi-rural (and often industrial) hinterland. Large Welsh- speaking population
389
Meirionnydd Nant Conwy (UK Parliament constituency) PC (+1.7%)
Labour (-3.4%)
Rural, agricultural seat with a very large Welsh speaking population
391
Merthyr Tydfil & Rhymney Labour (-1.3%)
Liberal Democrat (+6.5%)
Valleys seat
399
Monmouth Conservative (+5.0%)
Labour (-5.8%)
Rural, agricultural seat with a growing number of commuters
400
Montgomeryshire Liberal Democrat (+1.8%)
Conservative (-0.5%)
Rural, agricultural seat. Only part of Wales to have never had a Labour MP
406
Neath Labour (-8.1%)
PC (-1.3%)
Valleys seat with a fairly high Welsh-speaking population
415
Newport East Labour (-9.5%)
Liberal Democrat (+9.7%)
Urban/suburban industrial seat
416
Newport West Labour (-7.9%)
Conservative (+3.4%)
Urban/suburban industrial seat
434
Ogmore Labour (-1.6%)
Liberal Democrat (+2.4%)
Valleys seat
451
Pontypridd Labour (-7.1%)
Liberal Democrat (+8.7%)
Valleys seat with some commuter villages and a fairly large amount of students
456
Preseli Pembrokeshire Conservative (+3.3%)
Labour (-6.3%)
Rural, agricultural seat with some retirement resorts. "Little England beyond Wales"
468
Rhondda Labour (-0.2%)
PC (-5.2%)
Valleys seat. Labour (including Lib/Lab) since 1885
555
Swansea East Labour (-8.6%)
Liberal Democrat (+9.9%)
Urban, industrial seat with large council estates and some coastal industries
556
Swansea West (UK Parliament constituency) Labour (-6.9%)
Liberal Democrat (+12.3%)
Urban, largely white-collar seat with a high student population
572
Torfaen Labour (-5.2%)
Conservative (-0.1%)
Valleys seat with a small New Town
586
Vale of Clwyd Labour (-4.0%)
Conservative (-0.6%)
Urban/rural seat with declining seaside resorts
587
Vale of Glamorgan Labour (-4.2%)
Conservative (+2.3%)
Suburban/rural seats with some coastal industries around Barry
639
Wrexham Labour (-6.9%)
Liberal Democrat (+6.5%)
Urban (mostly), industrial seat with some old mining villages
644
Ynys Môn Labour (-0.4%)
PC (-1.5%)
Rural, agricultural seat with some coastal industries and (historically) copper mining. Large number of Welsh speakers
North West England
The Lakes, Lancashire, & Cheshire
ID
Constituency
Winner
Second place
Notes
30
Barrow and Furness Labour (-8.1%)
Conservative (+0.7%)
Urban, industrial, economy reliant on defence/nuclear industries.
67
Blackburn Labour (-12.1%)
Conservatives (-8.3%)
Urban, textiles seat (former "textile capital of the world") with a large Pakistani population. Rrepresented from 1979 by Jack Straw .
68
Blackpool North and Fleetwood Labour (-3.2)
Conservative (-1.4)
The northern half of Blackpool, paired with a working-class fishing port, Traditional Conservative area.
69
Blackpool South Labour (-3.2%)
Conservative (-1.4%)
Traditional working/middle-class seaside resort, traditionally Conservative.
108
Burnley Labour (-10.8%)
Liberal Democrat (+7.5%)
Urban textiles seat with a rural/suburban hinterland. Labour since 1918 with the exception of 1931-1935. Notable recent racial tensions, with BNP winning several council seats. in local elections
129
Carlisle Labour (-3.1%)
Conservative (-2.8%)
Urban and fairly industrial seat near border with Scotland
141
Chester, City of Labour (-9.6%)
Conservative (+3.7%)
Diverse urban / suburban seat combining affluent commuter suburbs with vast expanses of social (public) housing.
146
Chorley Labour (-1.6%)
Conservative (+0.6%)
Urban/rural textiles seat. One of two Northwest seats to have a cake named after it.
155
Congleton Conservative (-0.9%)
Labour (-2.8%)
Plush Cheshire suburbs and commuter villages.
157
Copeland Labour (-1.3%)
Conservative (-5.8%)
Rural seat with a (very) remote urban coastal fringe. Economy once based around coal mining, now around nuclear power.
166
Crewe & Nantwich Labour (-5.5%)
Conservatives (+2.2%)
Working class railway town with more affluent commuter towns.
223
Eddisbury Conservative (+0.1)
Labour (-3.2)
Affluent commuter villages with some overspill towns and agricultural areas.
230
Ellesmere Port and Neston (Labour (-6.9)
Conservative (+3.9)
Mostly working class suburbs and coastal industries
253
Fylde Conservative (+1.1)
Labour (-4.8)
Retirement resorts with an agricultural hinterland.
281
Halton Labour (-6.4)
Conservative (+1.5)
Two very working class industrial towns on the banks of the Mersey (Widnes and Runcorn). Crosses the old county lines.
322
Hyndburn Labour (-8.7%)
Conservative (-1.4%)
Swing needed for party change 7.1%
344
Lancashire West Labour (-6.4)
Conservative (+2.0)
Polarised between New Town Skelmersdale and affluent commuter villages around Ormskirk.
345
Lancaster and Wyre Conservative (+0.6)
Labour (-8.3)
Retirement resorts and agricultural areas with large student population in Lancaster.
378
Macclesfield Conservative (+0.7%)
Labour (-4.1%)
Commuter area including mainly plush suburbs and rural stockbroker belt, but heavily urbanised in the town of Macclesfield itself including rougher areas. Mixed lowland with upland Pennine Cheshire
402
Morecambe and Lunesdale Labour (-0.8)
Conservative (+0.1)
Seaside resort with a remote agricultural area (Lunesdale) and some working class suburbs of Lancaster (Skerton).
444
Pendle Labour (-7.5)
Conservative (-2.1)
Urban/rural textiles seat with a large Pakistani population. Once known as Nelson & Colne when it was represented by anti-death penalty campaigner Sydney Silverman .
445
Penrith and The Border Conservative (-3.6)
Liberal Democrat (+4.1)
Rural, agricultural seat with a growing amount of commuters. Mostly in the former county of Cumberland, but also includes the northern part of Westmorland.
457
Preston Labour (-6.5)
Conservative (-0.1)
Urban, industrial seat with New Town additions.
469
Ribble South Labour (-3.4)
Conservative (+0.3)
Mixed suburban bellwether seat. At local level several council seats are held by the "Idle Toad" party.
470
Ribble Valley Conservative (+0.4)
Liberal Democrat (-5.2)
Rural, agricultural seat with many commuter villages. Includes an area previously in Yorkshire.
478
Rossendale and Darwen Labour (-5.8)
Conservative (-2.1)
Urban/rural textiles seat.
560
Tatton Conservative (+3.7)
Labour (-3.8)
Plush Cheshire suburbs. Represented by independent Martin Bell between 1997 and 2001
599
Warrington North Labour (-8.2)
Conservative (+0.5)
Urban, industrial town.
600
Warrington South Labour (-8.8)
Conservative (0.0)
Mixed suburban seat with some industrial areas.
606
Weaver Vale Labour (-4.9)
Conservative (+2.3)
Urban/suburban industrial area, historically based around salt mining.
615
Westmorland and Lonsdale Liberal Democrat (+5.1)
Conservative (-2.0)
Rural, agricultural seat with a small industrial centre.
634
Workington Labour (-6.3)
Conservative (+2.3)
Rural seat with a (very) remote urban coastal fringe and a history of coal mining.
Greater Manchester
ID
Constituency
Winner
Second place
Notes
8
Altrincham and Sale West Conservative (+0.2%)
Labour (-9.1%)
Affluent commuter suburbs
19
Ashton under Lyne Labour (-5.1%)
Conservative (+0.5%)
Mostly urban textiles seat with a diverse industrial base
75
Bolton North East Labour (-8.6%)
Conservative (+1.9%)
Industrial, urban seat with a mixed suburban fringe
76
Bolton South East Labour (-5.0%)
Conservative (-3.8%)
Industrial seat with both inner-city areas and working class suburbs
77
Bolton West Labour (-4.5%)
Conservative (+3.8%)
Mixed suburbs with a group of small industrial towns around Westhoughton
110
Bury North Labour (-8.2%)
Conservative (-0.1%)
Traditionally affluent textiles town with a growing population of commuters. Something of a bellwether marginal
111
Bury South Labour (-8.8%)
Conservative (+0.8%)
Industrial suburban seat with a large Jewish population
137
Cheadle Liberal Democrat (+6.5%)
Conservative (-1.9%)
Affluent commuter suburbs. Re-elected Lib Dem MP Patsy Calton died on 29 May .
178
Denton and Reddish Labour (-7.8%)
Conservative (-0.3%)
Working class suburban seat with a large industrial base
222
Eccles Labour (-7.6%)
Conservative (-1.0%)
Working class suburban seat with some inner city areas
297
Hazel Grove Liberal Democrat (-2.5%)
Conservative (-0.4%)
Affluent commuter suburbs with a Liberal tradition
308
Heywood and Middleton Labour (-7.9%)
Conservative (-6.2%)
Textiles seat with some working class suburbs
355
Leigh Labour (-1.2%)
Conservative (-2.2%)
Coalfield/textiles seat made up of small towns with an urban core
381
Makerfield Labour (-5.3%)
Conservative (-5.4%)
Coalfield seat based on a collection of small towns and villages
383
Manchester Blackley Labour (-6.6%)
Liberal Democrat (+7.3%)
Urban working-class seat and largely white, covering the northern part of Manchester
384
Manchester Central Labour (-10.6%)
Liberal Democrat (+9.0%)
Diverse inner city seat containing areas of poverty and pockets of gentrification. Large minority and student populations.
385
Manchester Gorton Labour (-9.6%)
Liberal Democrat (+11.9%)
Diverse urban seat with large white working class, Asian and student populations. Bulk of seat has been held by Sir Gerald Kaufman since 1970.
386
Manchester Withington Liberal Democrat (+20.4%)
Labour (-14.3%)
Urban, largely middle-class professional seat with a large student population
436
Oldham East and Saddleworth Labour (+2.8%)
Liberal Democrat (+0.6%)
Urban/rural textiles seat with a growing number of commuters. Held by all three major parties in the past 13 years. Part of seat (Saddleworth) previously was in Yorkshire.
437
Oldham West and Royton Labour (-2.1%)
Conservative (+3.6%)
Urban textiles seat with a fairly large Bangladeshi community. Scene of race riots in 2001.
473
Rochdale Liberal Democrat (+6.2%)
Labour (-9.2%)
Urban/suburban textiles seat with large Pakistani population
493
Salford Labour (-7.5%)
Liberal Democrat (+6.2%)
Inner city seat with large minority and student populations
527
Stalybridge and Hyde Labour (-11.8%)
Conservative (-4.9%)
Textiles/working class suburban seat with a diverse industrial base
530
Stockport Labour (-8.1%)
Conservative (-1.0%)
Urban textiles seat
541
Stretford and Urmston Labour (-10.1%)
Conservative (+3.3%)
Mixed Manchester suburbs ranging from middle class suburbs to troubled overspill housing estates
617
Wigan Labour (-6.6%)
Conservative (0.0%)
Urban working-class town on the Lancashire coalfield
635
Worsley Labour (-6.1%)
Conservative (+1.9%)
Mixed (but largely working class) suburbs and industrial areas
642
Wythenshawe and Sale East Labour (-7.8%)
Conservative (-1.7%)
Wythenshawe, at the southern tip of Manchester, was built by the City Council in the inter-war period to house overspill population. Was in effect the first New Town. Since 1997 it's been paired with more middle class territory from Trafford MBC
Merseyside
ID
Constituency
Winner
Second place
Notes
54
Birkenhead Labour (-5.5%)
Liberal Democrat (+5.6%)
Swing needed for party change 23.3%
78
Bootle Labour (-2.1)
Liberal Democrat (+3.2%)
Swing needed for party change 31.9%
167
Crosby Labour (-6.9%)
Conservative (-0.4%)
Swing needed for party change 8.1%
340
Knowsley North and Sefton East Labour (-3.4%)
Liberal Democrat (+5.6%)
Swing needed for party change 22%
341
Knowsley South Labour (-3.2%)
Liberal Democrat (+6.6%)
Swing needed for party change 24.3%
365
Liverpool Garston Labour (-7.4%)
Liberal Democrat (+10.4%)
Swing needed for party change 10.3%
366
Liverpool Riverside Labour (-13.8%)
Liberal Democrat (+8.1%)
Lowest turnout 2001 (34.1%). 2005: 41.5% (+7.4%)
Swing for party change 14.4%
367
Liverpool Walton Labour (-5.0%)
Liberal Democrat (+1.0%)
Swing for party change 28.6%
368
Liverpool Wavertree Labour (-10.3%)
Liberal Democrat (+13.3%)
Swing for party change 7.4%
369
Liverpool West Derby Labour (-3.4%)
Liberal Democrat (+2.0%)
Swing from Labour to Lib Dems for a change, 25%
Swing from Labour to Liberal for a change, 25.5%
490
St Helens North Labour (-4.2%)
Liberal Democrat (+3.7%)
Swing for party change 17.8%
491
St Helens South Labour (+4.8%)
Liberal Democrat (+5.2%)
Swing for party change 13.1%
521
Southport Liberal Democrat (+2.5%)
Conservative (+0.5%)
Swing for party change 4.7%
591
Wallasey Labour (-6.0%)
Conservative (+1.9%)
Swing for party change 12.4%
622
Wirral South Labour (-4.9%)
Conservative (-1.6%)
Swing for party change 4.7%
623
Wirral West Labour (-4.7)
Conservative (+2.7)
Swing for party change 1.3%
North East England
Tyne & Wear
Northumbria, Durham & Cleveland
ID
Constituency
Winner
Second place
Notes
48
Berwick-upon-Tweed Liberal Democrat (+1.4)
Conservative (+0.8)
Rural Seat centred on Berwick-upon-Tweed
Swing for party change 12%
65
Bishop Auckland Labour (-8.8)
Liberal Democrat (+8.0)
Swing for party change 13.2%
72
Blyth Valley Labour (-4.7)
Liberal Democrat (+6.7)
Swing for party change 11.9%
174
Darlington Labour (-3.9)
Conservative (-4.3)
Swing for party change 13.2%
210
Durham North Labour (-3.1)
Liberal Democrat (+5.2)
Swing for party change 22.5%
211
Durham North West Labour (-8.6)
Liberal Democrat (+5.0)
Swing for party change 17%
212
Durham, City of Labour (-8.9)
Liberal Democrat (+16.1)
Swing for party change 3.7%
Gap between Labour and Lib Dems has closed by 41% in the last two elections -- this constituency is trending Lib Dem.
216
Easington Labour (-5.4)
Liberal Democrat (+2.6)
Swing for party change 29.3%
292
Hartlepool Labour (-7.6)
Liberal Democrat (+15.4)
Labour retained Hartlepool in a 2004 by-election.
Swing for party 10.6%
307
Hexham Conservative (-2.2)
Labour (-8.3)
Swing for party change 6.1%
392
Middlesbrough Labour (-9.8%)
Liberal Democrat (+8.3%)
Urban constituency- Swing for party change 19.6%
393
Middlesbrough South and Cleveland East Labour (-5.1)
Conservative (-2.1)
Swing for party change 9.2%
463
Redcar Labour (-8.9)
Liberal Democrat (+7.6)
Swing for party 15.6%
497
Sedgefield Labour (-6.0%)
Conservative (-6.5%)
Constituency of Tony Blair , Prime Minister
Swing for party change 22.3%
531
Stockton North Labour (-8.5)
Conservative (-1.3)
Swing for party change 17%
595
Wansbeck Labour (-2.6)
Liberal Democrat (+3.6)
Swing for party change 14.4%
Yorkshire and Humberside
North Yorkshire, East Riding & North/North East Lincolnshire
ID
Constituency
Winner
Second place
Notes
50
Beverley and Holderness Conservative (-0.6)
Labour (-4.0)
Swing for party change 2.6%
96
Brigg and Goole Labour (-3.7)
Conservative (-0.8)
Swing for party change 3.4%
149
Cleethorpes Labour (-6.3)
Conservative (+1.0)
Swing for party change 3.1%
272
Great Grimsby Labour (-10.8)
Conservative (+0.7)
Swing for party change 11.6%
280
Haltemprice and Howden Conservative (+4.3)
Liberal Democrat (-2.1)
Swing for party change 5.4%
289
Harrogate and Knaresborough Liberal Democrat (+0.7)
Conservative (-2.7)
Swing for party change 12.2%
This constituency only has an 8.5% Labour vote
318
Hull East Labour (-8.0)
Liberal Democrat (+3.9)
Constituency of John Prescott , the Deputy Prime Minister
319
Hull North Labour (-5.3)
Liberal Democrat (+7.4)
Swing for party change 12.4%
320
Hull West and Hessle Labour (-3.4)
Liberal Democrat (+5.9)
Swing for Labour to Lib Dems. 17%
Swing for Labour to Conservative 17.2%
471
Richmond, North Yorkshire Conservative (+0.2)
Labour (-2.2)
Swing for party change 19.7%
Safest Conservative constituency in the UK
487
Ryedale Conservative (+1.0)
Liberal Democrat (-11.7)
Swing for party change 11.8%
495
Scarborough and Whitby Conservative (+1.4)
Labour (-8.8)
Swing for party change 1.4%
496
Scunthorpe Labour (-6.7)
Conservative (-3.2)
Swing for party change 13.7%
498
Selby Labour (-2.0)
Conservative (+1.4)
Swing for party change 0.5%
511
Skipton and Ripon Conservative (-2.7)
Liberal Democrat (+0.6)
Swing for party change 11.5%
588
Vale of York Conservative (+0.1)
Labour (-1.4)
Swing irrelevant as constituency is being abolished for the next election
645
York, City of Labour (-5.4)
Conservative (+0.9)
Swing for party change 11.3%
646
Yorkshire East Conservative (-0.7)
Labour (-3.2)
Swing for party change 6.7%
West Yorkshire
ID
Constituency
Winner
Second place
Notes
35
Batley and Spen Labour (-4.1)
Conservative (-5.6)
Swing for party change 14.8%
84
Bradford North Labour (-7.2)
Liberal Democrat (+12.5)
Swing for party change 5.1%
85
Bradford South Labour (-6.8)
Conservative (-4.3)
Swing for party change 12.5%
86
Bradford West Labour (-7.9)
Conservative (-5.4)
Swing for party change 4.2%
116
Calder Valley (UK Parliament constituency) Labour (-4.1)
Conservative (-0.5)
Swing for party change 1.5%
154
Colne Valley Labour (-4.6)
Conservative (+2.3)
Swing for party change 1.5%
189
Dewsbury Labour (-9.5)
Conservative (-1.2)
Swing for party change 6%
BNP came fourth with 13.1% of vote.
231
Elmet Labour (-0.8)
Conservative (-1.3)
Swing for party change 4.8%
279
Halifax Labour (-7.2)
Conservative (-0.6)
Swing for party change 4.3%
299
Hemsworth Labour (-6.6)
Conservative (+1.1)
Swing for party change 18.3%
317
Huddersfield Labour (-6.4)
Liberal Democrat (+7.9)
Swing Labour to Lib Dems 11.9%, Swing Labour to Conservative 12.6%
333
Keighley Labour (-3.5)
Conservative (-4.7)
Swing for party change 5.3%
346
Leeds Central Labour (-6.9)
Liberal Democrat (+6.2)
Swing for party change 20.4%
347
Leeds East Labour (-3.8)
Liberal Democrat (+7.2)
Swing for party change 19.3%
348
Leeds North East Labour (-4.2)
Conservative (+0.9)
Swing for party change 6.4%
349
Leeds North West Liberal Democrat (+10.3)
Labour (-8.9)
Swing for party change 2.1%
350
Leeds West Labour (-6.6)
Liberal Democrat (+7.1)
Swing for party change 19%
403
Morley and Rothwell Labour (-8.6)
Conservative (-6.2)
Safe Labour constituency, soon to be heavily redistributed
423
Normanton Labour (-4.9)
Conservative (-2.5)
Swing for party change 13.4%
450
Pontefract and Castleford Labour (-6.0)
Conservative (-0.2)
Swing for party change 23.2%
458
Pudsey Labour (-2.3)
Conservative (-2.5)
Swing for party change 6.3%
507
Shipley Conservative (-1.9)
Labour (-5.8)
Swing for party change 0.4%
Lib Dems and BNP were responsible for constituency change. Key marginal for next election
590
Wakefield Labour (-6.6)
Conservative (+0.9)
Swing for party change 6%
Several Leftist parties stood in this election in Wakefield.
South Yorkshire
ID
Constituency
Winner
Second place
Notes
27
Barnsley Central Labour (-8.5)
Lib Dem (+1.9)
Swing for party change 22.3%
28
Barnsley East and Mexborough Labour (-4.6)
Lib Dem (+4.2)
Swing for party change 21.4%
29
Barnsley West and Penistone Labour (-3.3)
Conservative (-1.8)
Swing for party change 15.4%
190
Don Valley Labour (-1.9)
Conservative (+0.8)
Swing for party change 11.7%
191
Doncaster Central Labour (-7.8)
Lib Dem (+9.9)
Swing for party change 14.3%
192
Doncaster North Labour (-7.6)
Conservative (+0.7)
Swing for party change 20%
Community Group took 7.5% of the vote, denting Labour majority
479
Rother Valley Labour (-6.7)
Conservative (-2.3)
Swing for party change 18%
480
Rotherham Labour (-11.1)
Lib Dem (+6.6)
Swing for party change 17.8%
500
Sheffield Attercliffe Labour (-7.7)
Lib Dem (+2.8)
Swing for party change 21.55%
501
Sheffield Brightside Labour (-8.4)
Lib Dem (+4.3)
Swing for party change 27.7%
BNP only 2.8% off Conservatives
502
Sheffield Central Labour (-11.5)
Lib Dem (+6.6)
Swing for party change 11.7%
503
Sheffield Hallam Lib Dem (-4.3)
Conservative (-1.3)
Swing for party change 10.7%
504
Sheffield Heeley Labour (-3.0)
Lib Dem (-2.1)
Swing for party change 17.6%
505
Sheffield Hillsborough Labour (-5.6)
Lib Dem (+4.1)
Swing irrelevant as constituency is being abolished for next election
610
Wentworth Labour (-7.9)
Conservative (-1.5)
Swing needed for party change 21.15%
East Midlands
Derbyshire, Western Leicestershire & Nottinghamshire
Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Rutland, Eastern Leicestershire
West Midlands
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