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  UK - Prime Minister
RACE DETAILS
Parents > United Kingdom > Government
OfficePrime Minister
Type General Election
Filing Deadline April 11, 2005 - 12:00pm
Polls Open May 05, 2005 - 01:00am
Polls Close May 05, 2005 - 04:00pm
Term Start May 17, 2005 - 12:00pm
Term End June 27, 2007 - 12:00pm
ContributorEasily Offended Man
Last ModifiedRalphie January 16, 2008 12:10am
Data Sources[Link]
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)

Term end due to resignation.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyLabour Won08/14/2001
NameTony Blair Votes413 (62.67%)
Term08/14/2001 - 01/00/2007 Margin247 (+37.48%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyLabour Won06/27/2007
NameGordon Brown Votes1 (100.00%)
Term06/27/2007 - 05/11/2010 Margin1 (+100.00%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
MAP
KEY RACE? 9.8570995331 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
01/04/2004 05/05/2005
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Tony Blair 3 12 5 1
Michael Howard 1 1 ----
Leaning Call: Tony Blair (93.88%)
Weighted Call: Tony Blair (99.57%)

CANDIDATES
Photo
Name (I) Prime Minister Tony Blair Party Leader Michael Howard MP Charles Kennedy MP Ian Paisley Sr. Party Leader Alex Salmond MLA Gerry Adams MLA Mark Durkan
PartyLabour Conservative Liberal Democrat Democratic Unionist Scottish National Sinn Féin Social Democratic and Labour
Website [Website] [Website]
Uncertified Votes356 (55.11%) 198 (30.65%) 62 (9.60%) 9 (1.39%) 6 (0.93%) 5 (0.77%) 3 (0.46%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -158 (-24.46%) -294 (-45.51%) -347 (-53.72%) -350 (-54.18%) -351 (-54.33%) -353 (-54.64%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--
MATCHUP POLLS (0 from 0 pollsters)
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
  The Sun (U.K.)
D WillBigger
D Brandonius Maximus
D None Entered
R TurnerforCongress
R Rockefeller Republican
UUP Ulster Unionist Party
NPA ...
D William Shakesman
IndP 6921
J Doctor Huh
D Andy
LBT Smart
AENM Angry Russian
DL Some say...
D Bob
MORE CANDIDATES
Photo  
Name County Councillor Dafydd Iwan Others Party Leader David Trimble MP George Galloway  
PartyPlaid Cymru Independent Ulster Unionist Respect  
Website [Website]  
Uncertified Votes3 (0.46%) 2 (0.31%) 1 (0.16%) 1 (0.16%)  
Margin-353 (-54.64%) -354 (-54.80%) -355 (-54.95%) -355 (-54.95%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $--  
MATCHUP POLLS (0 from 0 pollsters)
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
R Hikikomori Blitzkrieg!
 

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NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
May 05, 2005 04:30pm News Blair Projected Winner in British Election  Article Thomas Walker 
Apr 25, 2005 12:00am News Blair Fends Off Critics on Iraq, Leads in Polls  Article Tony82 
Apr 04, 2005 08:00pm Opinion It will be a hard night for Blair on May 5  Article RP 
Apr 04, 2005 01:00am News Blair postpones election announcement as a sign of respect  Article User 13 
Jun 11, 2004 12:00am Analysis How bad is it for Tony Blair?  Article InspectorMorse 
Feb 21, 2004 12:00am News Tony Blair Announces Bid for Third Term  Article Gerald Farinas 

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