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Parents > United Kingdom > House of Commons > Popular Vote
OfficeHouse of Commons
HonorificHouse of Commons - Abbr: House of Commons
Type Control Indicator
Filing Deadline April 11, 2005 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open May 05, 2005 - 01:00am Central
Polls Close May 05, 2005 - 04:00pm Central
Term Start May 17, 2005 - 12:00pm
Term End May 17, 2010 - 12:00pm
Contributor411 Name Removed
Last ModifiedThomas Walker July 20, 2006 10:04pm
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Description Important note: Polling times set to CST equiviliant of BST, polling stations open 7:00am BST (1:00am CST) and close 10:00pm BST (4:00pm CST).

The Prime Minister has announced the date for the general election as Thursday 5 May 2005. Parliament will be dissolved on Monday 11 April and will return on Wednesday 11 May. At 5pm on the day of dissolution all those who are MPs will cease to be MPs.

The State Opening of Parliament will be on Tuesday 17 May.

Key Party Leaders:
Tony Blair (Labour)
Michael Howard (Conservatives)
Charles Kennedy (Liberal Democrats)
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
05/06/2003 05/05/2005
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Labour Party 9 6 ----
Conservative Party 1 1 ----
Leaning Call: Labour Party (87.50%)
Weighted Call: Labour Party (100.00%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

05/02/2003 05/04/2005

CANDIDATES
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Name (I) Labour Party Conservative Party Liberal Democrats UK Independence Party Scottish National Party Green Party of England & Wales Democratic Unionist Party
PartyLabour Conservative Liberal Democrats UK Independence Scottish National Green Democratic Unionist
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Uncertified Votes 9,562,122 (35.27%) 8,772,598 (32.36%) 5,981,874 (22.07%) 603,298 (2.23%) 412,267 (1.52%) 257,758 (0.95%) 241,856 (0.89%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -789,524 (-2.91%) -3,580,248 (-13.21%) -8,958,824 (-33.05%) -9,149,855 (-33.75%) -9,304,364 (-34.32%) -9,320,266 (-34.38%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--
Website [Website]
Entry Date -- -- -- -- -- -- --
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MATCHUP POLLS (23 from 6 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg36.91%-- 36.25%-- 19.01%-- 1.91%-- 1.06%-- -0.86%-- 0.00%--
MORI 
05/03/05-05/04/05
38.00% 2.0 33.00% 1.0 23.00% -- 2.00% -- 2.00% -- 1.00% -- 0.00% --
MORI 
04/21/05-04/25/05
36.00% -- 34.00% -- 23.00% -- 2.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
YouGov 
04/05/05-04/05/05
36.00% 1.0 36.00% 2.0 21.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
ICM Research 
04/01/05-04/03/05
37.00% -- 34.00% -- 21.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
MORI 
04/01/05-04/03/05
34.00% 3.0 39.00% 2.0 21.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Populus 
04/01/05-04/03/05
37.00% 1.0 35.00% 1.0 19.00% 3.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
MORE CANDIDATES
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Name British National Party Plaid Cymru Sinn Féin Ulster Unionist Party Social Democratic and Labour Party Independent Respect Unity Coalition
PartyBritish National Plaid Cymru Sinn Féin Ulster Unionist Social Democratic and Labour Independent Respect
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Uncertified Votes 192,746 (0.71%) 174,838 (0.65%) 174,530 (0.64%) 127,414 (0.47%) 125,626 (0.46%) 122,000 (0.45%) 68,094 (0.25%)
Margin-9,369,376 (-34.56%) -9,387,284 (-34.63%) -9,387,592 (-34.63%) -9,434,708 (-34.80%) -9,436,496 (-34.81%) -9,440,122 (-34.82%) -9,494,028 (-35.02%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--
Website [Website]
Entry Date -- -- -- -- -- -- --
MATCHUP POLLS (23 from 6 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%--
MORI 
05/03/05-05/04/05
0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
MORI 
04/21/05-04/25/05
0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
YouGov 
04/05/05-04/05/05
0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
ICM Research 
04/01/05-04/03/05
0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
MORI 
04/01/05-04/03/05
0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Populus 
04/01/05-04/03/05
0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
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Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Apr 24, 2005 12:00am News Tory fury as BBC sends hecklers to bait Howard  Article Imperator 
Mar 31, 2005 05:00am Poll Labour, Tories Dead Even In Britain  Article Chase McFadden 
Feb 25, 2005 07:25am Poll Labour, Tories Almost Tied In Britain  Article Chase McFadden 
Feb 24, 2005 01:00pm News Labour Down, Tories Gain In Britain  Article *crickets chirp* 
Jan 30, 2005 12:00am Poll Tories Closing in on Labour  Article Chase McFadden 
Jan 23, 2004 12:00am Poll 40pc: Tories hit 11-year high  Article User 13 
Nov 28, 2003 12:00am Poll Tories are in the lead  Article User 13 
Jun 05, 2003 05:10pm Analysis Tory poll surge as trust in Blair collapses  Article RP 
May 06, 2003 11:43am News Voters plan to switch allegiance at next poll  Article User 13 

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