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This is a list of '''marginal seats'''{{Citation needed|date=April 2007}} in the United Kingdom after the results in the [[2005 United Kingdom general election|2005 General Election]]. At the [[2010 United Kingdom general election| |
This is a list of '''[[Marginal seat|marginal seats]]'''{{Citation needed|date=April 2007}} in the United Kingdom after the results in the [[2005 United Kingdom general election|2005 General Election]]. At the [[2010 United Kingdom general election|2010 General Election]], boundary changes under the [[Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies]] applied affecting some of these seats. |
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==Conservative – Liberal Democrat marginals== |
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Constituencies where the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] held a marginal lead over the [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Swingometer - Election Polling |url=https://www.electionpolling.co.uk/swingometer |access-date=2024-06-26 |website=www.electionpolling.co.uk}}</ref> |
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! Constituency |
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! Majority |
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! % |
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| [[Romsey (UK Parliament constituency)|Romsey]] |
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| 125 |
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| 0.3% |
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|[[Guildford (UK Parliament constituency)|Guildford]] |
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| 347 |
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| 0.7% |
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| [[Taunton Deane (UK Parliament constituency)|Taunton Deane]] |
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| 573 |
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| 1.0% |
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| [[Eastbourne (UK Parliament constituency)|Eastbourne]] |
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| 1,124 |
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| 2.4% |
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|[[Totnes (UK Parliament constituency)|Totnes]] |
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|1,947 |
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|3.8% |
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|[[North Dorset (UK Parliament constituency)|North Dorset]] |
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|2,244 |
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|4.2% |
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|[[Weston-super-Mare (UK Parliament constituency)|Weston-Super-Mare]] |
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|2,079 |
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|4.2% |
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|[[Ludlow (UK Parliament constituency)|Ludlow]] |
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|2,027 |
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|4.4% |
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| [[West Dorset (UK Parliament constituency)|West Dorset]] |
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| 2,461 |
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| 4.6% |
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|[[West Worcestershire (UK Parliament constituency)|West Worcestershire]] |
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|2,475 |
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|5.2% |
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|[[Torridge and West Devon (UK Parliament constituency)|Torridge and West Devon]] |
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|3,236 |
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|5.5% |
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|[[Wells (UK Parliament constituency)|Wells]] |
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|3,040 |
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|5.8% |
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|[[Newbury (UK Parliament constituency)|Newbury]] |
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|3,460 |
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|6.4% |
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|[[Harborough, Oadby and Wigston (UK Parliament constituency)|Harborough]] |
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|3,892 |
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|8.2% |
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|[[Orpington (UK Parliament constituency)|Orpington]] |
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|4,947 |
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|9.0% |
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|[[North Wiltshire (UK Parliament constituency)|North Wiltshire]] |
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|5,303 |
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|9.5% |
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|[[Westbury (UK Parliament constituency)|Westbury]] |
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|5,346 |
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|9.6% |
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|[[East Hampshire (UK Parliament constituency)|East Hampshire]] |
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|5,509 |
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|10.4% |
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|[[Haltemprice and Howden (UK Parliament constituency)|Haltemprice and Howden]] |
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|5,116 |
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|10.7% |
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|[[South West Surrey (UK Parliament constituency)|South West Surrey]] |
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|5,711 |
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|10.9% |
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|[[Aldershot (UK Parliament constituency)|Aldershot]] |
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|5,334 |
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|11.0% |
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| [[Woodspring (UK Parliament constituency)|Woodspring]] |
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| 6,016 |
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| 11.6% |
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|[[Mid Sussex (UK Parliament constituency)|Mid Sussex]] |
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|5,890 |
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|11.9% |
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| [[Bournemouth West (UK Parliament constituency)|Bournemouth West]] |
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| 4,031 |
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| 11.8% |
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|[[Maidenhead (UK Parliament constituency)|Maidenhead]] |
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|6,231 |
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|13.5% |
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| [[South Suffolk (UK Parliament constituency)|South Suffolk]] |
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| 6,606 |
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| 13.6% |
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|[[Bournemouth East (UK Parliament constituency)|Bournemouth East]] |
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|5,244 |
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|13.9% |
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|[[Woking (UK Parliament constituency)|Woking]] |
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|6,612 |
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|14.4% |
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|[[New Forest East (UK Parliament constituency)|New Forest East]] |
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|6,551 |
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|14.5% |
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|[[Poole (UK Parliament constituency)|Poole]] |
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|5,988 |
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|14.8% |
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==Labour – Liberal Democrat marginals== |
==Labour – Liberal Democrat marginals== |
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Constituencies where the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] |
Constituencies where the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] held a marginal lead over the [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]: |
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== Labour – Conservative marginals == |
== Labour – Conservative marginals == |
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Constituencies where the Labour Party |
Constituencies where the Labour Party held a marginal lead over the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]]: |
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[[Category:2005 United Kingdom general election]] |
[[Category:2005 United Kingdom general election]] |
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[[Category:Lists of marginal seats in the United Kingdom by election]] |
Revision as of 22:13, 26 June 2024
This is a list of marginal seats[citation needed] in the United Kingdom after the results in the 2005 General Election. At the 2010 General Election, boundary changes under the Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies applied affecting some of these seats.
Conservative – Liberal Democrat marginals
Constituencies where the Conservative Party held a marginal lead over the Liberal Democrats:[1]
Constituency | Majority | % |
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Romsey | 125 | 0.3% |
Guildford | 347 | 0.7% |
Taunton Deane | 573 | 1.0% |
Eastbourne | 1,124 | 2.4% |
Totnes | 1,947 | 3.8% |
North Dorset | 2,244 | 4.2% |
Weston-Super-Mare | 2,079 | 4.2% |
Ludlow | 2,027 | 4.4% |
West Dorset | 2,461 | 4.6% |
West Worcestershire | 2,475 | 5.2% |
Torridge and West Devon | 3,236 | 5.5% |
Wells | 3,040 | 5.8% |
Newbury | 3,460 | 6.4% |
Harborough | 3,892 | 8.2% |
Orpington | 4,947 | 9.0% |
North Wiltshire | 5,303 | 9.5% |
Westbury | 5,346 | 9.6% |
East Hampshire | 5,509 | 10.4% |
Haltemprice and Howden | 5,116 | 10.7% |
South West Surrey | 5,711 | 10.9% |
Aldershot | 5,334 | 11.0% |
Woodspring | 6,016 | 11.6% |
Mid Sussex | 5,890 | 11.9% |
Bournemouth West | 4,031 | 11.8% |
Maidenhead | 6,231 | 13.5% |
South Suffolk | 6,606 | 13.6% |
Bournemouth East | 5,244 | 13.9% |
Woking | 6,612 | 14.4% |
New Forest East | 6,551 | 14.5% |
Poole | 5,988 | 14.8% |
Labour – Liberal Democrat marginals
Constituencies where the Labour Party held a marginal lead over the Liberal Democrats:
Constituency | Majority | % |
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Edinburgh South | 405 | 0.9% |
Islington South and Finsbury | 484 | 1.6% |
Oxford East | 963 | 2.3% |
Watford | 1,148 | 2.3% |
Aberdeen South | 1,348 | 3.2% |
Edinburgh North and Leith | 2,153 | 5.0% |
City of Durham | 3,274 | 7.4% |
Oldham East and Saddleworth | 3,590 | 8.3% |
Norwich South | 3,653 | 8.7% |
Leicester South | 3,717 | 8.8% |
Bradford North | 3,511 | 10.2% |
Newcastle upon Tyne Central | 3,982 | 11.1% |
Swansea West | 4,269 | 12.9% |
Labour – Conservative marginals
Constituencies where the Labour Party held a marginal lead over the Conservative Party:
- ^ "Swingometer - Election Polling". www.electionpolling.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2024.