LAB GAIN from CON: Southampton, Itchen — 2005 General Election Result | WIN326 — VPNews Elections
Labour gained Southampton, Itchen constituency from Conservative on 5 May 2005. The Labour majority was 9,302 votes (21.5%). Turnout was 54.8%. The swing was 15.5% from CON to LAB.
Who won the Southampton, Itchen constituency election in 2005?
Labour gained Southampton, Itchen constituency at the 5 May 2005 General Election, taking the seat from Conservative. Labour won with a majority of 9,302 votes (21.5%). Turnout was 54.8%.
What was the swing in Southampton, Itchen at the 2005 election?
The swing in Southampton, Itchen was 15.5% 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 Southampton, Itchen in 2005 is shown in the statistics above.
