2005 General election results summary
- Majority – 68
- PM Tony Blair
- PM Gordon Brown 2007—2010
- Held on 5th May 2005
- Electorate – 44,180,243
- Turnout – 61.4%
- Election spending
Chart: Seats won in the 2005 general election
2005 General Election Results Summary
| Party | Seats | Gain | Loss | Net | Votes | % | ±% | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 356 | 0 | 47 | -47 | 9,552,436 | 35.2 | -5.5 | 627 |
| Conservative | 198 | 36 | 3 | +33 | 8,784,915 | 32.4 | +0.7 | 630 |
| Liberal Democrat | 62 | 16 | 5 | +11 | 5,985,454 | 22.0 | +3.8 | 626 |
| Democratic Unionist | 9 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 241,856 | 0.9 | +0.2 | 18 |
| Scottish National | 6 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 412,267 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 59 |
| Sinn Fein | 5 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 174,530 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 18 |
| Plaid Cymru | 3 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 174,838 | 0.6 | -0.1 | 40 |
| SDLP | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 125,626 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 18 |
| Ulster Unionist | 1 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 127,414 | 0.5 | -0.4 | 18 |
| Respect | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 68,094 | 0.3 | +2.8 | 26 |
| Ind Kid | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18,739 | 0.1 | +9.5 | 1 |
| Others | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 251,646 | 0.9 | -0.3 | 500 |