2005 General Election

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:election
gptkbp:campaigns Focus on education
Focus on domestic issues
Focus on security
Focus on public services
Focus on health care
Focus on economy
gptkbp:championship 22,000,000
gptkbp:conservative_party_seats gptkb:197
gptkbp:constituency 646
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:date May 5, 2005
gptkbp:election gptkb:2001_General_Election
gptkb:2010_General_Election
Parliamentary Election
Conservative Party leadership questioned
Labour Party faced criticism
Liberal Democrats gained influence
Tony Blair continued as Prime Minister
gptkbp:historical_significance Increased scrutiny of government policies
First election after the Iraq War
Labour's third consecutive victory
Shift in political landscape in the UK
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 2005 General Election
gptkbp:key_issues gptkb:Public_services
gptkb:Iraq_War
gptkb:Education
gptkb:economy
Health care
gptkbp:labour_party_seats 356
gptkbp:leadership gptkb:Tony_Blair
gptkbp:liberal_democrat_seats 62
gptkbp:other_seats 31
gptkbp:outcome Labour retained power
Conservative Party gains seats
Liberal Democrats maintain seats
gptkbp:party_with_second_most_seats gptkb:Conservative_Party
gptkbp:party_with_third_most_seats gptkb:Liberal_Democrats
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:Labour_Party
gptkb:Michael_Howard
gptkbp:public_perception gptkb:66
gptkbp:result Labour Party won
gptkbp:seating_capacity 646
gptkbp:significant_event Election held after Iraq War
gptkbp:voter_turnout 61.4%
gptkbp:voting_method First-past-the-post
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:the_Conservative_Party
gptkb:Boris_Johnson
gptkb:The_Conservative_Party
gptkb:House_of_Commons
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4