LAB GAIN from SNP: Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East — 2005 General Election Result | WIN326 — VPNews Elections
Labour gained Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East constituency from Scottish National Party on 5 May 2005. The Labour majority was 11,562 votes (29.6%). Turnout was 60.4%. The swing was 29.0% from SNP to LAB.
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Frequently Asked Questions — Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East Constituency
Who won the Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East constituency election in 2005?
Labour gained Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East constituency at the 5 May 2005 General Election, taking the seat from Scottish National Party. Labour won with a majority of 11,562 votes (29.6%). Turnout was 60.4%.
What was the swing in Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East at the 2005 election?
The swing in Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East was 29.0% from SNP 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 Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East in 2005 is shown in the statistics above.
