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341:Independent
215:Independent
172:Independent
114:in Dorset.
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1390:0198203551
1365:0855270004
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916:Candidate
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482:Candidate
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242:: Dudley
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885:Liberal
870:Turnout
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388:Liberal
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1297:24 May
1143:+13.8
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1090:−13.8
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32:Dudley
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1318:ISBN
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