United Kingdom general election, 2005 (Cornwall)

United Kingdom general election, 2005

5 May 2005

All 6 Cornish seats to the House of Commons   First party Second party   Leader Charles Kennedy Tony Blair Party Liberal Democrat Labour Leader since 9 August 1999 21 July 1994 Last election 4 Seats 1 Seat Seats before 4 1 Seats won '5 0 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 115,241 41,140 Percentage 44.4% 15.9% Swing 0.5% 1.4%

Constituency map of Cornwall, coloured by winning party

Prime Minister before election Tony Blair Labour Subsequent Prime Minister Tony Blair Labour

The results of the 2005 United Kingdom general election in Cornwall were all announced on Friday 6 May 2005.

Overall results

Party		MPs	+/-	Votes	%	+/-%
	Liberal Democrats	5	+1	115,241	44.4	−0.5
	Conservative Party	0		82,543	31.8	−0.8
	Labour Party	0	−1	41,140	15.9	−1.4
	UKIP	0		12,863	5.0	+1.3
	Mebyon Kernow	0		3,552	1.4	+0.1
	Green Party	0		1,738	0.7	N/A
	Veritas	0		911	0.4	N/A
	Liberal	0		423	0.2	−0.1
	Others	0		1,022	0.4	+0.36

Seat by seat

Constituency		Party	MP	Majority	Result	Swing
	Falmouth & Camborne	Liberal Democrat	Julia Goldsworthy	1,886	LibDem gain from Lab	9.5% from Labour to Liberal Democrats
	North Cornwall	Liberal Democrat	Dan Rogerson	3,076	LibDem hold	6.4% from Liberal Democrats to Conservative
	South East Cornwall	Liberal Democrat	Colin Breed	6,507	LibDem hold	0.9% from Conservative to Liberal Democrats
	St Ives	Liberal Democrat	Andrew George	11,602	LibDem hold	1.3% from Conservative to Liberal Democrats
	Truro and St Austell	Liberal Democrat	Matthew Taylor	7,403	LibDem hold	0.8% from Liberal Democrats to Conservative

See also

• Constituencies in Cornwall

References