2005 United Kingdom general election

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The 2005 United Kingdom general election was a nationwide parliamentary election in which Tony Blair’s Labour Party won a third consecutive term in government, albeit with a reduced majority.

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instanceOf United Kingdom general election
parliamentary election
campaignIssue Iraq War
crime
immigration
public services
taxation
conservativeLeader Michael Howard
conservativePopularVoteShare 32.4%
conservativeSeatsWon 198
country United Kingdom
electionDate 2005-05-05
electoralSystemUsed first-past-the-post
electorateType nationwide
heldOnSameDayAs 2005 local elections in the United Kingdom
labourLeader Tony Blair
labourMajorityComparedTo2001 reduced
labourPopularVoteShare 35.2%
labourSeatsWon 355
legislativeBodyElected House of Commons of the United Kingdom
surface form: House of Commons
liberalDemocratLeader Charles Kennedy
liberalDemocratPopularVoteShare 22.0%
liberalDemocratSeatsWon 62
mainWinningParty Labour Party (UK)
monarchReigning Elizabeth II
nextElection 2010 United Kingdom general election campaign
surface form: 2010 United Kingdom general election
notableOutcome Labour majority significantly reduced despite winning third term
Liberal Democrats achieved then-best postwar seat total
numberOfConstituencies 646
overallMajoritySeats 66
parliamentDissolutionDate 11 April 2005
parliamentElected British Parliament
surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
parliamentNumber 54th Parliament of the United Kingdom
pollingDay 5 May 2005
previousElection 2001 United Kingdom general election
primeMinisterAfterElection Tony Blair
primeMinisterBeforeElection Tony Blair
regionIncluded England
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Wales
resultedIn third consecutive term for Labour government
secondLargestParty Conservative Party (UK)
thirdLargestParty Liberal Democrats
surface form: Liberal Democrats (UK)
totalCommonsSeats 646
turnoutChangeFromPrevious +2.0 percentage points
typeOfContest general election
voterTurnout 61.3%

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Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath firstElection 2005 United Kingdom general election
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this entity surface form: UK Parliament 2005–2010
39th Parliament of the United Kingdom election 2005 United Kingdom general election
39th Parliament of the United Kingdom precededByElection 2005 United Kingdom general election
Westmorland and Lonsdale hasElection 2005 United Kingdom general election
2010 United Kingdom general election campaign follows 2005 United Kingdom general election
this entity surface form: 2005 United Kingdom general election campaign
MP for Dunfermline East abolishedForElection 2005 United Kingdom general election
subject surface form: Dunfermline East (UK Parliament constituency)
John Pugh reElectedIn 2005 United Kingdom general election
Maidenhead (UK Parliament constituency) hasElection 2005 United Kingdom general election
54th Parliament of the United Kingdom election 2005 United Kingdom general election
54th Parliament of the United Kingdom precededByElection 2005 United Kingdom general election
2001 United Kingdom general election nextElection 2005 United Kingdom general election
Aldershot (UK Parliament constituency) hasElection 2005 United Kingdom general election
John David Pugh electedInElection 2005 United Kingdom general election
Surrey Heath (UK Parliament constituency) hasElection 2005 United Kingdom general election
Wallasey (UK Parliament constituency) hasElection 2005 United Kingdom general election
Batley and Spen hasElection 2005 United Kingdom general election
Sheffield Brightside constituency endElection 2005 United Kingdom general election
subject surface form: Sheffield Brightside
South West Surrey hasElection 2005 United Kingdom general election