CON GAIN from LAB: Enfield, Southgate — 2005 General Election Result | WIN326 — VPNews Elections
Conservative gained Enfield, Southgate constituency from Labour on 5 May 2005. The Conservative majority was 1,747 votes (4.1%). Turnout was 66.3%. The swing was 6.8% from LAB to CON.
Who won the Enfield, Southgate constituency election in 2005?
Conservative gained Enfield, Southgate constituency at the 5 May 2005 General Election, taking the seat from Labour. Conservative won with a majority of 1,747 votes (4.1%). Turnout was 66.3%.
What was the swing in Enfield, Southgate at the 2005 election?
The swing in Enfield, Southgate was 6.8% from LAB to CON — a significant shift towards CON. 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 Enfield, Southgate in 2005 is shown in the statistics above.
