LAB GAIN from CON: Plymouth, Moor View — 2005 General Election Result | WIN326 — VPNews Elections
Labour gained Plymouth, Moor View constituency from Conservative on 5 May 2005. The Labour majority was 8,103 votes (19.3%). Turnout was 57.7%. The swing was 24.2% from CON to LAB.
Who won the Plymouth, Moor View constituency election in 2005?
Labour gained Plymouth, Moor View constituency at the 5 May 2005 General Election, taking the seat from Conservative. Labour won with a majority of 8,103 votes (19.3%). Turnout was 57.7%.
What was the swing in Plymouth, Moor View at the 2005 election?
The swing in Plymouth, Moor View was 24.2% 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 Plymouth, Moor View in 2005 is shown in the statistics above.
