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Glossary of terms from the 2019 United Kingdom general election

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A constituency which is regarded as fully secure, for either a certain political party, or the incumbent representative personally or a combination of both. A
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that is a key target of attention from the political parties. It is these seats that will decide who wins and who loses the general elections. According to
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A constituency which is regarded as fully secure, for either a certain political party, or the incumbent representative personally or a combination of both.
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for the first time. The election saw a landslide win for the Conservatives, and thus Labour's red wall was described by commentators as having crumbled.
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and maximise the number of MPs elected who would oppose Brexit. The pact did not work, as the remain alliance suffered a net loss of 1 seat, and
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that was coined as an informal term for the 2019 election, since its outcome would determine the course of the
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that made legal provision for the holding of the 2019 election; the legislation was required under the
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when many traditionally Labour supporting constituencies in these areas elected Conservative
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First coined in 2015, Corbynmania is a term used to describe enthusiastic support for
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of 12 December 2019 saw many new pieces of politics-related jargon enter popular use.
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A constituency that voted to remain in the European Union during the 2016 referendum.
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slogan urging people to vote for them in order to complete the Brexit process.
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Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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List of target seats in the 2019 United Kingdom general election
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Glossary of terms from the 2024 United Kingdom general election
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Hope, Christopher; Louloudis, Theodora (1 February 2019).
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was taken by the Conservatives in the general election.
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during the 2019 election involving three parties that
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Index

2019 United Kingdom general election
Brexit process
Brexit Party
Nigel Farage
2019 European Parliament elections
Conservative Party
2017
Labour
North of England
Corbynmania
Jeremy Corbyn
Labour Party
Early Parliamentary General Election Act 2019
Act
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011
Get Brexit Done
Conservative Party
Red wall (British politics)
Parliamentary constituencies
Midlands
northern England
Labour
2019 general election
Members of Parliament
leave
European Union
2016 EU referendum
Red wall (British politics)
List of target seats in the 2019 United Kingdom general election

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