General Election 2005

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/General_Election_2005

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instance_of	gptkb:election
gptkbp:bfsLayer	3
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:date	May 5, 2005
gptkbp:election_year	gptkb:General_Election_2001 gptkb:General_Election_2010 Parliamentary Election 646 constituencies
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	General Election 2005
gptkbp:is_a_day_for	May 6, 2005
gptkbp:key_issues	gptkb:government_agency gptkb:Public_services gptkb:Iraq_War gptkb:Educational_Institution gptkb:organization Immigration Health care
gptkbp:leadership	gptkb:Tony_Blair
gptkbp:notable_album	May 6, 2005
gptkbp:notable_inductees	3,000+
gptkbp:outcome	Labour retained power Green Party gained seats BNP gained seats Conservative Party increased seats Independent candidates gained seats Liberal Democrats maintained seats Plaid Cymru increased seats Respect Party gained seats SNP increased seats UKIP gained seats
gptkbp:political_party	gptkb:Green_Party gptkb:Scottish_National_Party gptkb:Liberal_Democrats gptkb:Conservative_Party gptkb:Labour_Party gptkb:Social_Democratic_and_Labour_Party gptkb:UK_Independence_Party gptkb:British_National_Party gptkb:Alliance_Party_of_Northern_Ireland gptkb:Michael_Howard gptkb:Plaid_Cymru gptkb:Respect_Party gptkb:Libertas gptkb:Christian_People's_Alliance gptkb:Sinn_Féin gptkb:Democratic_Unionist_Party Independent candidates
gptkbp:public_perception	gptkb:66
gptkbp:result	Labour Party won
gptkbp:seating_capacity	646
gptkbp:significant_event	Introduction of the 'first past the post' system
gptkbp:voter_turnout	May 5, 2005 61.4%