2005 United Kingdom general election
Results

2005 United Kingdom general election

Section Title: Results
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Political party	Leader	Candidates	Elected	Seats gained	Seats lost	Net change in seats	% of seats	Number of votes	% of votes	Change in % of vote	Votes per seat won

Labour	Tony Blair	627	355	0	47	–47	55.2	9,552,436	35.2	–5.5	26,908

Conservative	Michael Howard	630	198	36	3	+33	30.7	8,784,915	32.4	+0.7	44,368

Liberal Democrat	Charles Kennedy	626	62	16	5	+11	9.6	5,985,454	22.0	+3.8	96,540

UKIP	Roger Knapman	496	0	0	0	0	0.0	605,973	2.2	+0.8	N/A

SNP	Alex Salmond	59	6	2	0	+2	0.9	412,267	1.5	–0.2	68,711

Green	Caroline Lucas and Keith Taylor	182	0	0	0	0	0.0	257,758	1.0	+0.4	N/A

DUP	Ian Paisley	18	9	4	0	+4	1.4	241,856	0.9	+0.2	26,873

BNP	Nick Griffin	119	0	0	0	0	0.0	192,745	0.7	+0.5	N/A

Plaid Cymru	Ieuan Wyn Jones	40	3	0	1	–1	0.5	174,838	0.6	–0.1	58,279

Sinn Féin	Gerry Adams	18	5	1	0	+1	0.8	174,530	0.6	–0.1	34,906

UUP	David Trimble	18	1	0	5	–5	0.2	127,414	0.5	–0.3	127,414

SDLP	Mark Durkan	18	3	1	1	0	0.5	125,626	0.5	–0.1	41,875

Independent	N/A	180	1	1	0	+1	0.2	122,416	0.5	+0.1	122,416

Respect	Linda Smith	26	1	1	0	+1	0.2	68,094	0.3	N/A	68,094

Scottish Socialist	Colin Fox	58	0	0	0	0	0.0	43,514	0.2	–0.1	N/A

Veritas	Robert Kilroy-Silk	65	0	0	0	0	0.0	40,607	0.1	N/A	N/A

Alliance	David Ford	12	0	0	0	0	0.0	28,291	0.1	0.0	N/A

Scottish Green	Shiona Baird and Robin Harper	19	0	0	0	0	0.0	25,760	0.1	+0.1	N/A

Socialist Labour	Arthur Scargill	49	0	0	0	0	0.0	20,167	0.1	0.0	N/A

Liberal	Michael Meadowcroft	14	0	0	0	0	0.0	19,068	0.1	0.0	N/A

Health Concern	Richard Taylor	1	1	0	0	0	0.2	18,739	0.1	0.0	18,739

Speaker	N/A	1	1	0	0	0	0.2	15,153	0.1	0.0	15,153

English Democrat	Robin Tilbrook	24	0	0	0	0	0.0	15,149	0.1	N/A	N/A

Socialist Alternative	Peter Taaffe	17	0	0	0	0	0.0	9,398	0.0	N/A	N/A

National Front	Tom Holmes	13	0	0	0	0	0.0	8,079	0.0	N/A	N/A

Legalise Cannabis	Alun Buffry	21	0	0	0	0	0.0	6,950	0.0	0.0	N/A

Monster Raving Loony	Howling Laud Hope	19	0	0	0	0	0.0	6,311	0.0	0.0	N/A

Community Action	Peter Franzen	3	0	0	0	0	0.0	5,984	0.0	N/A	N/A

Christian Vote	George Hargreaves	10	0	0	0	0	0.0	4,004	0.0	N/A	N/A

Mebyon Kernow	Dick Cole	4	0	0	0	0	0.0	3,552	0.0	0.0	N/A

Forward Wales	John Marek	6	0	0	0	0	0.0	3,461	0.0	N/A	N/A

Christian Peoples	Alan Craig	9	0	0	0	0	0.0	3,291	0.0	N/A	N/A

Rainbow Dream Ticket	Rainbow George Weiss	23	0	0	0	0	0.0	2,463	0.0	N/A	N/A

Community Group	Martin Williams	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	2,365	0.0	N/A	N/A

Ashfield Independents	Roy Adkins	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	2,292	0.0	N/A	N/A

Alliance for Green Socialism	Mike Davies	5	0	0	0	0	0.0	1,978	0.0	N/A	N/A

Residents	Malvin Brown	2	0	0	0	0	0.0	1,850	0.0	N/A	N/A

Workers' Party	Seán Garland	6	0	0	0	0	0.0	1,669	0.0	0.0	N/A

Socialist Environmental	Goretti Horgan	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	1,649	0.0	N/A	N/A

Scottish Unionist	Daniel Houston	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	1,266	0.0	0.0	N/A

Workers Revolutionary	Sheila Torrance	10	0	0	0	0	0.0	1,241	0.0	0.0	N/A

New England	Michael Tibby	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	1,224	0.0	N/A	N/A

Communist	Robert Griffiths	6	0	0	0	0	0.0	1,124	0.0	0.0	N/A

Community Group	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	1,118	0.0	N/A	N/A

Peace and Progress	Chris Cooper	3	0	0	0	0	0.0	1,036	0.0	N/A	N/A

Scottish Senior Citizens	John Swinburne	2	0	0	0	0	0.0	1,017	0.0	N/A	N/A

Your Party	Daniel Thompson	2	0	0	0	0	0.0	1,006	0.0	N/A	N/A

SOS! Northampton	Yvonne Dale	2	0	0	0	0	0.0	932	0.0	N/A	N/A

Ind. Working Class	None	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	892	0.0	N/A	N/A

Democratic Labour	Brian Powell	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	770	0.0	N/A	N/A

British Public Party	Kashif Rana	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	763	0.0	N/A	N/A

Free Scotland	Brian Nugent	3	0	0	0	0	0.0	743	0.0	N/A	N/A

Pensioners Party Scotland	George Rodger	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	716	0.0	N/A	N/A

Publican Party	Kit Fraser and Don Lawson	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	678	0.0	N/A	N/A

English Independence Party	Andrew Constantine	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	654	0.0	N/A	N/A

Socialist Unity	None	2	0	0	0	0	0.0	581	0.0	N/A	N/A

Local Community Party	Jack Crossfield	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	570	0.0	N/A	N/A

Clause 28	David Braid	3	0	0	0	0	0.0	516	0.0	N/A	N/A

UK Community Issues Party	Michael Osman	3	0	0	0	0	0.0	502	0.0	N/A	N/A

Total	646	Turnout	27,148,510	61.4	42,026

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The 2005 United Kingdom general election was held to elect 646 members.

final_sentence: The 2005 United Kingdom general election was held to elect 646 members.