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put down largely to the winning side being better organised, generally with more vehicles available to carry voters to the polling stations. In the West ward, Conservative candidate Mr E.J. Smith was president of the local
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Contests took place in only two wards, the West ward and the
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was held on Friday 1 November 1889 to elect councillors to
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1708:19th century in Cardiff
457:South Wales Daily News
91:South Wales Daily News
83:South Wales Daily News
73:Overview of the result
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970:→ 1890
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1159:Oxfordshire
1094:Isle of Ely
1054:East Sussex
1044:East Riding
185:Independent
1692:Categories
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1584:Sunderland
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1514:Nottingham
1489:Manchester
1429:Gloucester
1384:Canterbury
1339:Birmingham
1334:Birkenhead
1274:Flintshire
1169:Shropshire
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1019:Cumberland
913:Superseded
412:References
258:Candidate
120:Candidate
95:South ward
46:Background
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67:aldermen
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1554:Salford
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522:Cardiff
389:Liberal
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323:Liberal
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162:Liberal
139:Liberal
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1189:Surrey
1124:London
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1034:Dorset
261:Votes
255:Party
123:Votes
117:Party
107:Canton
79:Canton
1604:Wigan
1469:Leeds
1404:Derby
1059:Essex
1029:Devon
394:Swing
387:from
369:Swing
233:Swing
212:Swing
172:1,272
149:1,345
33:Wales
1619:York
1379:Bury
1329:Bath
1099:Kent
909:1888
904:1887
900:....
880:1972
875:1971
870:1970
865:1969
860:1968
855:1967
850:1966
845:1965
840:1964
835:1963
830:1962
825:1961
820:1960
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806:....
802:1928
797:1927
792:1926
787:1925
782:1924
777:1923
772:1922
767:1921
762:1920
757:1919
752:1913
747:1912
742:1911
737:1910
732:1909
727:1908
722:1907
717:1906
712:1905
707:1904
702:1903
697:1902
692:1901
687:1900
682:1899
677:1898
672:1897
667:1896
662:1895
657:1894
652:1893
647:1892
642:1891
637:1890
632:1889
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601:1983
596:1979
591:1976
586:1973
568:2022
563:2017
558:2012
553:2008
548:2004
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538:1995
385:gain
364:hold
349:594
330:652
245:West
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207:hold
192:837
19:The
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310:700
287:732
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