LAB GAIN from GRN: Brighton, Pavilion — 2005 General Election Result | WIN326 — VPNews Elections
Labour gained Brighton, Pavilion constituency from Green Party on 5 May 2005. The Labour majority was 5,030 votes (11.6%). Turnout was 64.0%. The swing was 34.9% from GRN to LAB.
Who won the Brighton, Pavilion constituency election in 2005?
Labour gained Brighton, Pavilion constituency at the 5 May 2005 General Election, taking the seat from Green Party. Labour won with a majority of 5,030 votes (11.6%). Turnout was 64.0%.
What was the swing in Brighton, Pavilion at the 2005 election?
The swing in Brighton, Pavilion was 34.9% from GRN 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 Brighton, Pavilion in 2005 is shown in the statistics above.
