Biggest majorities at the 2005 general election
The safest wins: constituencies won by the largest share of the vote in each general election.
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| # | Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Majority | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glasgow North East | Oth | SNP | 18,380 | 64.68 |
| 2 | Bootle | Lab | LD | 16,357 | 63.84 |
| 3 | Easington | Lab | LD | 18,636 | 58.50 |
| 4 | Liverpool Walton | Lab | LD | 15,957 | 57.13 |
| 5 | Belfast West | SF | SDLP | 19,315 | 55.91 |
| 6 | Sheffield Brightside | Lab | LD | 13,644 | 55.40 |
| 7 | Rhondda | Lab | PC | 16,242 | 52.14 |
| 8 | Islwyn | Lab | PC | 15,740 | 51.00 |
| 9 | Coatbridge Chryston and Bellshill | Lab | SNP | 19,519 | 50.90 |
| 10 | Cynon Valley | Lab | PC | 13,259 | 49.76 |
| 11 | Makerfield | Lab | Oth | 17,542 | 49.30 |
| 12 | Knowsley South | Lab | LD | 17,688 | 48.53 |
| 13 | Bolsover | Lab | LD | 18,437 | 47.64 |
| 14 | Leigh | Lab | Con | 17,272 | 47.34 |
| 15 | Liverpool West Derby | Lab | Oth | 14,298 | 46.93 |
| 16 | Birkenhead | Lab | LD | 12,934 | 46.55 |
| 17 | Camberwell and Peckham | Lab | LD | 13,483 | 46.51 |
| 18 | Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney | Lab | LD | 13,934 | 46.48 |
| 19 | Aberavon | Lab | LD | 13,937 | 46.30 |
| 20 | Houghton and Washington East | Lab | LD | 16,065 | 46.30 |
| 21 | Pontefract and Castleford | Lab | Con | 15,246 | 46.27 |
| 22 | Ogmore | Lab | LD | 13,703 | 45.26 |
| 23 | North Durham | Lab | LD | 16,781 | 44.94 |
| 24 | Glasgow South West | Lab | SNP | 13,896 | 44.86 |
| 25 | Barnsley Central | Lab | LD | 12,732 | 44.49 |
| 26 | Sedgefield | Lab | Oth | 18,282 | 44.07 |
| 27 | Knowsley North and Sefton East | Lab | LD | 16,269 | 43.91 |
| 28 | Ross Skye and Lochaber | LD | Lab | 14,249 | 43.79 |
| 29 | Glasgow East | Lab | SNP | 13,507 | 43.66 |
| 30 | Manchester Blackley | Lab | LD | 12,027 | 43.59 |
| 31 | Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath | Lab | SNP | 18,216 | 43.58 |
| 32 | Sheffield Attercliffe | Lab | LD | 15,967 | 43.13 |
| 33 | Barnsley East and Mexborough | Lab | LD | 14,125 | 42.77 |
| 34 | Halton | Lab | Con | 14,606 | 42.73 |
| 35 | Airdrie and Shotts | Lab | SNP | 14,084 | 42.48 |
| 36 | Wentworth | Lab | Con | 15,056 | 42.30 |
| 37 | Tottenham | Lab | LD | 13,034 | 41.16 |
| 38 | Torfaen | Lab | Con | 14,791 | 41.11 |
| 39 | Motherwell and Wishaw | Lab | SNP | 15,222 | 41.02 |
| 40 | Jarrow | Lab | LD | 13,904 | 40.92 |
| 41 | South Shields | Lab | LD | 12,312 | 40.76 |
| 42 | North Tyneside | Lab | Con | 15,037 | 40.71 |
| 43 | Leeds Central | Lab | LD | 11,866 | 40.66 |
| 44 | Nottingham North | Lab | Con | 12,171 | 40.06 |
| 45 | Kensington and Chelsea | Con | LD | 12,418 | 39.63 |
| 46 | Tyne Bridge | Lab | LD | 10,400 | 39.42 |
| 47 | Richmond (Yorks) | Con | Lab | 17,807 | 39.40 |
| 48 | Caerphilly | Lab | PC | 15,359 | 39.15 |
| 49 | North Antrim | DUP | SF | 17,965 | 39.12 |
| 50 | Middlesbrough | Lab | LD | 12,567 | 39.10 |
Single-member seats with a recorded contest. Percentages are of valid votes.
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