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859:: Plaistow
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585:: Plaistow
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444:: Plaistow
429:(new seat)
350:Will Thorne
315:: Plaistow
277:Elwyn Jones
258:Will Thorne
111:Replaced by
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193:Boundaries
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302:Elections
209:(now the
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645:Unionist
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239:Election
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123:Plaistow
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1358:Turnout
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71:County
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1349:75.2
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1311:87.6
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1177:46.6
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1071:Swing
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399:89.8
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151:Essex
93:Seats
76:Essex
62:Essex
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