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| turnout = 27,148,510<br>61.4% ({{increase}}2.0 {{wp|Percentage point|pp}})
| turnout = 27,148,510<br>61.4% ({{increase}}2.0 {{wp|Percentage point|pp}})
| opinion_polls = Opinion polling for the 2005 United Kingdom general election
| opinion_polls = Opinion polling for the 2005 United Kingdom general election
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| leader1 = {{wp|David grant}}
| leader_since1 = {{wp|2001 Conservative Party leadership election|13 September 2001}}
| party1 = Conservative Party (UK)
| leaders_seat1 = {{wp|Canterbury (UK Parliament constituency)|Canterbury}}
| last_election1 = 166 seats, 31.7%
| seats_before1 = 165
| seats1 = 338
| seat_change1 = {{increase}} 173*<!-- note: the boundaries changed from the previous election + 33 is a nominal change figure from the seats the party would have won based on those boundaries. -->
| popular_vote1 = 8,785,942
| percentage1 = 39.4%
| swing1 = {{increase}} 7.7 {{wp|Percentage point|pp}}
<!--      Labour      -->| image1 = {{CSS image crop|Image=Tony Blair in 2002.jpg|bSize = 120|cWidth = 120|cHeight = 160|oTop = 0|oLeft = 0}}
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| leader1 = {{wp|Tony Blair}}
| leader2 = {{wp|Tony Blair}}
| leader_since1 = {{wp|1994 Labour Party leadership election|21 July 1994}}
| leader_since2 = {{wp|1994 Labour Party leadership election|21 July 1994}}
| party1 = Labour Party (UK)
| party2 = Labour Party (UK)
| leaders_seat1 = {{wp|Sedgefield (UK Parliament constituency)|Sedgefield}}
| leaders_seat2 = {{wp|Sedgefield (UK Parliament constituency)|Sedgefield}}
| last_election1 = 412 seats, 40.7%
| last_election2 = 412 seats, 40.7%
| seats_before1 = 403
| seats_before2 = 403
| seats1 = '''355'''{{sup|‡}}
| seats2 = 225{{sup|‡}}
| seat_change1 = {{decrease}} 48*<!-- note: the boundaries changed from the previous election - 48 is a nominal change figure from the seats the party would have won based on those boundaries. -->
| seat_change2 = {{decrease}} 178*<!-- note: the boundaries changed from the previous election - 48 is a nominal change figure from the seats the party would have won based on those boundaries. -->
| popular_vote1 = '''9,552,376'''
| popular_vote2 = 9,552,376
| percentage1 = '''35.2%'''
| percentage2 = 30.2%
| swing1 = {{decrease}} 5.5 {{wp|Percentage point|pp}}
| swing2 = {{decrease}} 10.5 {{wp|Percentage point|pp}}
 
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| leader2 = {{wp|Michael Howard}}
| leader_since2 = {{wp|2003 Conservative Party leadership election|6 November 2003}}
| party2 = Conservative Party (UK)
| leaders_seat2 = {{wp|Folkestone and Hythe (UK Parliament constituency)|Folkestone<br>and&nbsp;Hythe}}
| last_election2 = 166 seats, 31.7%
| seats_before2 = 165
| seats2 = 198
| seat_change2 = {{increase}} 33*<!-- note: the boundaries changed from the previous election + 33 is a nominal change figure from the seats the party would have won based on those boundaries. -->
| popular_vote2 = 8,785,942
| percentage2 = 32.4%
| swing2 = {{increase}} 0.7 {{wp|Percentage point|pp}}


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| last_election3 = 52 seats, 18.3%
| last_election3 = 52 seats, 18.3%
| seats_before3 = 51
| seats_before3 = 51
| seats3 = 62
| seats3 = 52
| seat_change3 = {{increase}} 11*<!-- note: the boundaries changed from the previous election + 11 is a nominal change figure from the seats the party would have won based on those boundaries. -->
| seat_change3 = {{increase}} 1*<!-- note: the boundaries changed from the previous election + 11 is a nominal change figure from the seats the party would have won based on those boundaries. -->
| popular_vote3 = 5,985,704
| popular_vote3 = 5,985,704
| percentage3 = 22.0%
| percentage3 = 20.0%
| swing3 = {{increase}} 3.7 {{wp|Percentage point|pp}}
| swing3 = {{increase}} 1.7 {{wp|Percentage point|pp}}
| map_image = 2005UKElectionMap.svg
| map_image = 2005UKElectionMap.svg
| map_size = 200px
| map_size = 200px
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| before_election = {{wp|Tony Blair}}
| before_election = {{wp|Tony Blair}}
| before_party = Labour Party (UK)
| before_party = Labour Party (UK)
| after_election = {{wp|Tony Blair}}
| after_election = {{wp|David Grant}}
| after_party = Labour Party (UK)
| after_party = Conservative Party (UK)
| map2_image = House_of_Commons_2005_Election.svg
| map2_image = House_of_Commons_2005_Election.svg
| map2_caption = Composition of the {{wp|House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons}} after the election
| map2_caption = Composition of the {{wp|House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons}} after the election
| map2_size = 360px
| map2_size = 360px
}}
}}

Revision as of 19:04, 27 December 2024

2003 United Kingdom general election

← 2001 20 November 2003 2007 →
← List of MPs elected in the 2001 United Kingdom general election
List of MPs elected in the 2005 United Kingdom general election →

All 646 seats to the House of Commons
324[n 1] seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Registered44,245,939
Turnout27,148,510
61.4% (Increase2.0 pp)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Tony Blair in 2002.jpg
David Grant.jpg
Charles_Kennedy_MP_(cropped).jpg
Leader David grant Tony Blair Charles Kennedy
Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Leader since 13 September 2001 21 July 1994 9 August 1999
Leader's seat Canterbury Sedgefield Ross, Skye
and Lochaber
Last election 166 seats, 31.7% 412 seats, 40.7% 52 seats, 18.3%
Seats before 165 403 51
Seats won 338 225 52
Seat change Increase 173* Decrease 178* Increase 1*
Popular vote 8,785,942 9,552,376 5,985,704
Percentage 39.4% 30.2% 20.0%
Swing Increase 7.7 pp Decrease 10.5 pp Increase 1.7 pp

2005UKElectionMap.svg
Colours denote the winning party, as shown in the main table of results.

* Indicates boundary change – so this is a notional figure

Figure does not include the Speaker, Michael Martin

House of Commons 2005 Election.svg
Composition of the House of Commons after the election

Prime Minister before election

Tony Blair
Labour

Prime Minister after election

David Grant
Conservative

  1. "Government majority". Institute for Government. 20 December 2019.


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