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538:Cleveland
536:January:
471:Lichfield
438:January:
401:Waterford
263:The Times
251:The Times
239:The Times
227:The Times
215:The Times
151:Unopposed
90:Dolgellau
971:Plymouth
776:Ormskirk
747:August:
722:Hertford
638:Plymouth
621:Deptford
605:Barnsley
591:August:
569:Chertsey
396:Limerick
373:August:
185:See also
1176:»
1167:to the
992:Holborn
987:Brixton
980:March:
866:April:
850:March:
743:Reading
690:Stepney
688:March:
575:Halifax
573:March:
554:Romford
486:April:
475:March:
456:Wycombe
450:Brixton
354:»
348:to the
336:«
174:Liberal
137:Liberal
97:Results
44:Liberal
38:Vacancy
1226:Brecon
1203:Brecon
1182:»
1024:Wilton
1022:July:
966:Newark
923:Exeter
906:Oldham
899:July:
888:June:
868:Harrow
857:Elland
815:Newton
787:Oxford
731:July:
727:Durham
720:June:
711:Newark
585:July:
579:June:
508:June:
417:Harrow
360:»
342:«
294:
120:Votes
114:Party
1402:1890s
1381:Gower
1307:1880s
1212:1870s
1189:1860s
1165:Wales
996:May:
929:Wells
872:May:
852:Hythe
820:Epsom
704:May:
510:Frome
497:May:
951:York
938:1900
802:1899
643:York
630:1898
530:1897
432:1896
367:1895
292:ISBN
177:hold
80:The
18:The
1163:in
1609::
127:±%
123:%
105:.
49:,
47:MP
1149:e
1142:t
1135:v
328:e
321:t
314:v
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