LAB GAIN from CON: Birmingham, Northfield — 2005 General Election Result | WIN326 — VPNews Elections
Labour gained Birmingham, Northfield constituency from Conservative on 5 May 2005. The Labour majority was 6,454 votes (20.8%). Turnout was 56.6%. The swing was 12.3% from CON to LAB.
Who won the Birmingham, Northfield constituency election in 2005?
Labour gained Birmingham, Northfield constituency at the 5 May 2005 General Election, taking the seat from Conservative. Labour won with a majority of 6,454 votes (20.8%). Turnout was 56.6%.
What was the swing in Birmingham, Northfield at the 2005 election?
The swing in Birmingham, Northfield was 12.3% from CON to LAB — a modest shift towards LAB. Swing is calculated using the Butler two-party formula: the average of the change in winner's vote share and the fall in the runner-up's vote share compared to the previous election here.
What does swing mean in UK elections?
Swing measures how much support has shifted between two parties compared to a previous election. The Butler swing formula — used in British election reporting since the 1950s — takes the average of the gain in the winner's vote share and the loss in the runner-up's. A 5% swing is considered large at ward level; anything above 10% is exceptional. The swing figure for Birmingham, Northfield in 2005 is shown in the statistics above.
