2005 United Kingdom general election results in Lancashire

This is the summary of the votes cast in Lancashire, England, at the United Kingdom general election, 2005 [cite web
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2005/html/region_5.stm
title=Election 2005 Results North West
accessdate=2006-09-20
work=BBC News]

Only one seat changed hands - Lancaster and Wyre was taken by the Conservative Party from the ruling Labour Party.

For other collated results see:
*2005 United Kingdom general election result in Greater Manchester
*2005 United Kingdom general election result in Surrey
*2005 United Kingdom general election result in Essex
*2005 United Kingdom general election result in Cornwall

Overall Result

Other parties to stand in the 2005 election in the Red Rose County included a number of independents, including Craig Murray, George Galloway's RESPECT The Unity Coalition, the English Democrats Party and David Braid's Clause 28 party.

Individual constituency results

Election box begin | title=General Election 2005: Blackburn [cite web
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2005/html/65.stm
title=Election 2005 Results Blackburn
accessdate=2006-09-20
work=BBC News] Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Jack Straw
votes = 17,562
percentage = 42.0
change = -12.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Imtiaz Ameen
votes = 9,553
percentage = 22.9
change = -8.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Tony Melia
votes = 8,608
percentage = 20.6
change = +12.5Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = Nicholas Holt
votes = 2,263
percentage = 5.4
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Craig Murray
votes = 2,082
percentage = 5.0
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Dorothy Baxter
votes = 954
percentage = 2.3
change = -0.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Graham Carter
votes = 783
percentage = 1.9
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 8,009
percentage = 19.2
change = Election box turnout
votes = 41,805
percentage = 56.9
change = +1.4Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = -1.9

Election box begin | title=General Election 2005: Blackpool North and Fleetwood [cite web
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2005/html/66.stm
title=Election 2005 Results Blackpool North and Fleetwood
accessdate=2006-09-20
work=BBC News] Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Joan Humble
votes = 20,620
percentage = 47.6
change = -3.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Gavin Williamson
votes = 15,558
percentage = 35.9
change = -1.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Steven Bate
votes = 5,533
percentage = 12.8
change = +3.1Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Roy Hopwood
votes = 1,579
percentage = 3.6
change = +1.4Election box majority
votes = 5,062
percentage = 11.7
change = -1.8Election box turnout
votes = 43,290
percentage = 57.7
change = +0.5Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = -0.9

Election box begin | title=General Election 2005: Blackpool South [cite web
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2005/html/67.stm
title=Election 2005 Results Blackpool South
accessdate=2006-09-20
work=BBC News] Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Gordon Marsden
votes = 19,375
percentage = 50.5
change = -3.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Michael Winstanley
votes = 11,453
percentage = 29.9
change = -3.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Doreen Holt
votes = 5,552
percentage = 14.5
change = +3.9Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = Roy Goodwin
votes = 1,113
percentage = 2.9
change = +2.9Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = John Porter
votes = 849
percentage = 2.2
change = +0.1Election box majority
votes = 7,922
percentage = 20.7
change =Election box turnout
votes = 38,342
percentage = 52.1
change = -0.1Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = -0.3

Election box begin
title=General Election 2005: Burnley [cite web
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2005/html/106.stm
title=Election 2005 Results Burnley|accessdate=2006-09-20
work=BBC News] Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Kitty Ussher
votes = 14,999
percentage = 38.5
change = -10.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Gordon Birtwistle
votes = 9,221
percentage = 23.7
change = +7.5Election box candidate
party = Burnley First Independent
candidate = Harry Brooks
votes = 5,786
percentage = 14.8
change = +14.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Yousuf Miah
votes = 4,206
percentage = 10.8
change = -10.1Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = Len Starr
votes = 4,003
percentage = 10.3
change = -1.0Election box candidate
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Jeff Slater
votes = 392
percentage = 1.0
change = +1.0Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Robert McDowell
votes = 376
percentage = 1.0
change = -1.3Election box majority
votes = 5,778
percentage = 14.8
change = Election box turnout
votes = 38,983
percentage = 59.2
change = +3.5Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = -9.1

Election box begin
title=General Election 2005: Chorley [cite web
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2005/html/145.stm
title=Election 2005 Results Chorley
accessdate=2006-09-20
work=BBC News] Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Lindsay Hoyle
votes = 25,131
percentage = 50.7
change = -1.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Simon Mallett
votes = 17,506
percentage = 35.3
change = +0.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Alexander Wilson-Fletcher
votes = 6,932
percentage = 14.0
change = +2.8Election box majority
votes = 7,625
percentage = 15.4
change = Election box turnout
votes = 49,569
percentage = 62.9
change = +0.7Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = -1.1

Election box begin
title=General Election 2005: Fylde [cite web
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2005/html/259.stm
title=Election 2005 Results Fylde
accessdate=2006-09-20
work=BBC News] Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Michael Jack
votes = 24,287
percentage = 53.4
change = +1.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = William Parbury
votes = 11,828
percentage = 26.0
change = -4.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Bill Winlow
votes = 7,748
percentage = 17.0
change = +2.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
candidate = Tim Akeroyd
votes = 1,647
percentage = 3.6
change = +3.6Election box majority
votes = 12,459
percentage = 27.4
change = Election box turnout
votes = 45,510
percentage = 60.1
change = -0.8Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = +2.9

Election box begin
title=General Election 2005: Hyndburn [cite web
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2005/html/334.stm
title=Election 2005 Results Hyndburn
accessdate=2006-09-20
work=BBC News] Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Greg Pope
votes = 18,136
percentage = 46.0
change = -8.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = James Mawdsley
votes = 12,549
percentage = 31.8
change = -1.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Bill Greene
votes = 5,577
percentage = 14.1
change = +4.5Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = Christian Jackson
votes = 2,444
percentage = 6.2
change = +6.2Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = John Whittaker
votes = 743
percentage = 1.9
change = -0.7Election box majority
votes = 5,587
percentage = 14.2
change = Election box turnout
votes = 39,449
percentage = 58.8
change = +1.3Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = -3.7

Election box begin
title=General Election 2005: Lancaster and Wyre [cite web
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2005/html/355.stm
title=Election 2005 Results Lancaster and Wyre
accessdate=2006-09-20
work=BBC News] Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Ben Wallace
votes = 22,266
percentage = 42.8
change = +0.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Anne Sacks
votes = 18,095
percentage = 34.8
change = -8.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Stuart Langhorn
votes = 8,453
percentage = 16.2
change = +5.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Jon Barry
votes = 2,278
percentage = 4.4
change = +1.4Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = John Mander
votes = 969
percentage = 1.9
change = +0.5Election box majority
votes = 4,171
percentage = 8.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 52,061
percentage = 64.5
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box begin
title=General Election 2005: Morecambe and Lunesdale [cite web
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2005/html/412.stm
title=Election 2005 Results Morecambe and Lunesdale
accessdate=2006-09-20
work=BBC News] Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Geraldine Smith
votes = 20,331
percentage = 48.8
change = -0.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = James Airey
votes = 15,563
percentage = 37.4
change = +0.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Alex Stone
votes = 5,741
percentage = 13.8
change = +4.6Election box majority
votes = 4,768
percentage = 11.5
change = Election box turnout
votes = 41,635
percentage = 61.4
change = +0.3Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = -0.4

Election box begin
title=General Election 2005: Pendle [cite web
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2005/html/453.stm
title=Election 2005 Results Pendle
accessdate=2006-09-20
work=BBC News] Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Gordon Prentice
votes = 15,250
percentage = 37.1
change = -7.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Jane Ellison
votes = 13,070
percentage = 31.8
change = -2.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Shazad Anwar
votes = 9,528
percentage = 23.2
change = +9.4Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = Tom Boocock
votes = 2,547
percentage = 6.2
change = +1.2Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Graham Cannon
votes = 737
percentage = 1.8
change = -1.0Election box majority
votes = 2,180
percentage = 5.3
change = Election box turnout
votes = 41,132
percentage = 63.4
change = +0.2Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = -2.7

Election box begin
title=General Election 2005: Preston [cite web
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2005/html/466.stm
title=Election 2005 Results Preston
accessdate=2006-09-20
work=BBC News] Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Co-operative
candidate = Mark Hendrick
votes = 17,210
percentage = 50.5
change = -6.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Fiona Bryce
votes = 7,803
percentage = 22.9
change = -0.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = William Parkinson
votes = 5,701
percentage = 16.7
change = +3.5Election box candidate with party link
party = RESPECT The Unity Coalition
candidate = Michael Lavalette
votes = 2,318
percentage = 6.8
change = +6.8Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Ellen Boardman
votes = 1,049
percentage = 3.1
change = +3.1Election box majority
votes = 9,407
percentage = 21.6
change = Election box turnout
votes = 34,081
percentage = 53.8
change = +4.6Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Co-operative
swing = -3.2

Election box begin
title=General Election 2005: Ribble Valley [cite web
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2005/html/479.stm
title=Election 2005 Results Ribble Valley
accessdate=2006-09-20
work=BBC News] Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Nigel Evans
votes = 25,834
percentage = 51.9
change = +0.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Julie Young
votes = 11,663
percentage = 23.4
change = -5.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Jack Davenport
votes = 10,924
percentage = 22.0
change = +2.1Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Kevin Henry
votes = 1,345
percentage = 2.7
change = +2.7Election box majority
votes = 14,171
percentage = 28.5
change = Election box turnout
votes = 49,776
percentage = 65.7
change = -0.5Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = +2.8

Election box begin
title=General Election 2005: Rossendale and Darwen [cite web
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2005/html/487.stm
title=Election 2005 Results Rossendale and Darwen
accessdate=2006-09-20
work=BBC News] Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Janet Anderson
votes = 19,073
percentage = 42.9
change = -5.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Nigel Adams
votes = 15,397
percentage = 34.6
change = -2.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Mike Carr
votes = 6,670
percentage = 15.0
change = +0.4Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = Anthony Wentworth
votes = 1,736
percentage = 3.9
change = +3.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Graeme McIver
votes = 821
percentage = 1.8
change = +1.8Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = David Duthie
votes = 740
percentage = 1.7
change = +1.7Election box majority
votes = 3,676
percentage = 8.3
change = Election box turnout
votes = 44,437
percentage = 61.5
change = +2.8Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = -1.9

Election box begin | title=General Election 2005: South Ribble [cite web
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2005/html/478.stm
title=Election 2005 Results Ribble South
accessdate=2006-09-20
work=BBC News] Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = David Borrow
votes = 20,428
percentage = 43.0
change = -3.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Lorraine Fullbrook
votes = 18,244
percentage = 38.4
change = +0.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Mark Alcock
votes = 7,634
percentage = 16.1
change = +0.6Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Kenneth Jones
votes = 1,205
percentage = 2.5
change = +2.5Election box majority
votes = 2,184
percentage = 4.6
change =Election box turnout
votes = 47,511
percentage = 63.0
change = +0.5Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = -1.9

Election box begin | title=General Election 2005: West Lancashire [cite web
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2005/html/354.stm
title=Election 2005 Results Lancashire West
accessdate=2006-09-20
work=BBC News] Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Rosie Cooper
votes = 20,746
percentage = 48.1
change = -6.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Alf Doran
votes = 14,662
percentage = 34.0
change = +2.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Richard Kemp
votes = 6,059
percentage = 14.0
change = +2.4Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Alan Freeman
votes = 871
percentage = 2.0
change = +2.0Election box candidate with party link
party = English Democrats Party
candidate = Stephen Garrett
votes = 525
percentage = 1.2
change = +1.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Clause 28 Children's Protection Christian Democrats
candidate = David Braid
votes = 292
percentage = 0.7
change = 0.0Election box majority
votes = 6.084
percentage = 14.1
change =Election box turnout
votes = 43,155
percentage = 57.7
change = -1.1Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = -4.2

ee also

*List of Parliamentary constituencies in Lancashire

References