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General elections

A UK Parliamentary general elections is often referred to simply as a 'general election'. The voting system is commonly called 'first past the post', where each voter has one vote to choose a candidate to represent their constituency, and the candidate who wins the highest number of votes becomes the elected MP. At the 2005 general election there were 646 constituencies. You can find out which constituency you live in, and find out more about the electoral system for general elections at www.aboutmyvote.co.uk.

You can find the overall results and constituency results for the 2005 general election, as well as other data from this election - such as turnout, postal voting and rejected ballots.

There are more detailed data tables and further analysis on the 2005 general election available in the publications and research section of our website.

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