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2268:2010–present
2039:Peterborough
1949:Belfast West
1905:Poplar South
1836:Cardiff East
1652:South Dorset
1446:Belfast East
1441:Swansea East
1398:Macclesfield
1360:Colne Valley
1270:East Norfolk
1231:
1115:North Dorset
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2126:September:
1969:King's Lynn
1742:September:
1711:West Dorset
1657:Petersfield
1625:Northampton
1619:Southampton
1591:September:
1545:Bournemouth
1520:Spen Valley
1483:Argyllshire
1431:Southampton
1177:Fulham West
1119:September:
677:John Cleese
593:N Corkhill
272:appeasement
260:Sudetenland
2314:Bridgwater
2293:Categories
2166:Chelmsford
2156:Motherwell
2116:Clay Cross
2082:February:
2049:December:
2043:November:
2028:Chippenham
1990:Buckingham
1947:February:
1889:Spennymoor
1862:Chichester
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1770:December:
1759:November:
1749:The Wrekin
1732:Pontefract
1678:Carmarthen
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1456:Silvertown
1429:February:
1402:December:
1396:November:
1335:Caerphilly
1329:Kennington
1276:Holderness
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1251:December:
1232:Bridgwater
1220:November:
1156:Pontypridd
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1131:November:
1074:Cheltenham
1064:Buckingham
998:February:
973:Clay Cross
971:November:
920:February:
695:References
514:Candidate
361:Candidate
310:Barnstaple
282:Candidates
240:Background
150:N D Blake
94:Candidate
33:Bridgwater
2263:1979–2010
2258:1950–1979
2253:1931–1950
2248:1918–1931
2243:1900–1918
2238:1885–1900
2233:1868–1885
2228:1857–1868
2223:1847–1857
2218:1832–1847
2213:1818–1832
2208:1806–1818
2203:1801–1806
2132:October:
2076:January:
2034:St Albans
2032:October:
1995:Eddisbury
1936:January:
1914:October:
1884:Salisbury
1831:Tavistock
1766:Hampstead
1755:Lancaster
1753:October:
1694:Mansfield
1647:Doncaster
1614:Aldershot
1467:Kettering
1409:Stretford
1404:Streatham
1377:High Peak
1370:October:
1268:January:
1237:Doncaster
1214:October:
1188:Aylesbury
1183:Lichfield
1150:Farnworth
1148:January:
1125:October:
1026:Tonbridge
965:October:
914:January:
708:The Times
609:Majority
495:Aftermath
433:Majority
187:Majority
2084:Brighton
2026:August:
2000:Daventry
1938:Hamilton
1895:Rothwell
1893:August:
1846:Wallasey
1825:Grantham
1805:Nuneaton
1799:Keighley
1761:Brighton
1736:August:
1717:Greenock
1575:August:
1571:Wansbeck
1566:Rochdale
1504:Brighton
1488:Lonsdale
1387:Ormskirk
1364:August:
1355:Monmouth
1222:Dartford
1204:Barnsley
1199:Stafford
1133:Hastings
1110:Chertsey
983:Greenock
933:Llanelli
732:Archived
683:See also
673:Minehead
320:Campaign
296:Tiverton
290:officer
268:Liberals
71:and the
37:Somerset
24:for the
2187:Newport
2154:April:
2134:Chelsea
2128:Bilston
2114:April:
2108:March:
2078:Skipton
2051:Consett
1988:April:
1984:Watford
1954:Ashford
1878:Windsor
1829:April:
1803:March:
1705:Hornsey
1682:April:
1668:Hitchin
1666:March:
1603:Preston
1582:Mitcham
1481:April:
1465:March:
1372:Fareham
1296:April:
1285:March:
1227:Walsall
1170:April:
1161:Ipswich
1099:St Ives
1089:Bewdley
1035:April:
1031:Farnham
1019:March:
978:Preston
939:Peckham
926:March:
895:»
889:to the
877:«
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624:Turnout
575:15,625
547:17,937
454:36,748
450:Turnout
422:17,208
394:19,540
246:British
206:31,549
202:Turnout
190:10,569
146:Liberal
127:17,939
65:Liberal
43:Vacancy
2120:July:
2056:Darwen
2020:July:
2011:Newark
2004:June:
1959:Antrim
1882:July:
1873:Maldon
1866:June:
1857:Putney
1772:Harrow
1727:Dudley
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1673:Bodmin
1593:Bolton
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612:2,312
596:5,613
589:Labour
517:Votes
511:Party
436:2,332
428:–10.1
364:Votes
358:Party
344:Result
264:Labour
196:–21.5
176:6,240
169:Labour
153:7,370
137:–20.6
97:Votes
91:Party
20:was a
2182:Neath
2175:May:
2061:Acton
1855:May:
1851:Rugby
1820:Wigan
1698:May:
1502:May:
1414:Wells
1350:Hythe
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1281:Ripon
1247:Fylde
1181:May:
1051:May:
951:Derby
945:Lewes
937:May:
654:–0.2
650:Swing
634:–9.6
631:72.7
618:–0.4
599:14.3
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578:39.9
557:–7.4
552:45.8
480:Swing
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457:82.3
425:46.8
399:53.2
228:Swing
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193:33.5
182:–2.7
179:19.8
156:23.4
132:56.9
2148:1945
2070:1944
1930:1943
1921:Ince
1786:1942
1639:1941
1423:1940
1304:Down
1262:1939
1142:1938
1053:York
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908:1936
818:ISBN
645:hold
615:5.9
471:gain
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336:and
223:hold
69:1906
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