Notional results for a UK general election on 5 May 2005 Elections won by Democratic Unionist Party

A notional general election to the 54th Parliament of the United Kingdom with an electorate of 40,611,844, having 24,814,623 valid votes.

Constituency Electorate Turnout Votes Vote share Majority
Belfast East 52,899 58.3% 15,152 49.1% 5,877
Belfast North 52,535 58.1% 13,935 45.6% 5,188
East Antrim 57,966 54.8% 15,766 49.6% 7,304
East Londonderry 58,461 60.7% 15,225 42.9% 7,727
Lagan Valley 70,238 60.6% 23,289 54.7% 14,117
North Antrim 73,938 62.1% 25,156 54.8% 17,965
South Antrim 66,580 57.0% 14,507 38.2% 3,448
Strangford 68,570 54.0% 20,921 56.5% 13,049
Upper Bann 71,645 62.0% 16,679 37.5% 5,298

Turnout as calculated by the House of Commons Library, is the total number of votes cast and not spoiled, divided by the size of the electorate.

Estimates of the 2005 general election result in new constituencies

Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher, then at the University of Plymouth, produced estimates of the 2005 general election result as if the new constituencies recommended by the separate Parliamentary Boundary Commissions for England, Wales and Northern Ireland had then been in existence.

The Elections Centre, established by Professors Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher, moved to the University of Exeter in 2003.