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818:
772:. Retrieved
768:
732:
719:Full results
714:
695:
684:
664:
662:Conservative
638:
622:
599:
576:
538:Dick Douglas
518:
513:
508:
501:
496:Conservative
494:
445:
396:Conservative
387:
382:
377:
370:
363:
310:Dick Douglas
288:
267:
265:
254:Conservative
248:
244:
233:
229:
192:
160:
144:
125:Conservative
110:Dick Douglas
85:Third party
79:First party
67:constituency
47:9 March 1967
46:
15:
1458:Dundee East
1399:Dundee West
1283:Dundee East
969:Oldham West
898:September:
590:Ian Miller
372:Alex Garrow
284:Alex Garrow
272:by-election
235:Alex Garrow
157:Percentage
1785:Categories
1656:Inverclyde
1633:Glenrothes
1615:Livingston
1411:Rutherglen
1294:Motherwell
1096:Bridgwater
1072:December:
1036:Chichester
1030:Mid Ulster
997:New Forest
995:November:
985:Caerphilly
909:November:
856:Carmarthen
706:References
476:Candidate
345:Candidate
297:Candidates
101:Candidate
1755:1979–2010
1750:1950–1979
1745:1931–1950
1740:1918–1931
1735:1900–1918
1730:1885–1900
1725:1868–1885
1720:1857–1868
1715:1847–1857
1710:1832–1847
1705:1818–1832
1700:1806–1818
1695:1801–1806
1371:East Fife
1300:Inverness
1237:1900–1949
1177:1979–2010
1172:1950–1979
1167:1931–1950
1162:1918–1931
1157:1900–1918
1152:1885–1900
1147:1868–1885
1142:1857–1868
1137:1847–1857
1132:1832–1847
1127:1818–1832
1122:1806–1818
1117:1801–1806
1046:October:
991:Bassetlaw
989:October:
900:Cambridge
629:Majority
609:Communist
413:Majority
1481:Hamilton
1429:Hamilton
1342:Galloway
1312:Greenock
1248:Scotland
911:Hamilton
878:Nuneaton
774:4 August
740:Archived
722:Archived
216:Scotland
1365:Paisley
1250:to the
1234:«
1094:March:
1068:Swindon
1028:April:
1012:March:
958:Meriden
941:March:
892:April:
888:Honiton
871:March:
835:»
829:to the
817:«
650:38,652
646:Turnout
586:Liberal
570:10,884
542:12,069
509:14,270
431:40,539
427:Turnout
403:19,282
378:21,257
152:10,884
149:12,069
90:
76:
1330:Argyll
1240:«
1040:June:
983:July:
967:June:
953:Dudley
854:July:
841:»
823:«
669:Labour
632:2,208
573:28.16
553:21.22
545:31.22
533:Labour
524:10.64
514:36.92
479:Votes
473:Party
443:Labour
416:1,975
406:47.56
383:52.44
365:Labour
348:Votes
342:Party
277:Labour
239:Labour
189:21.2%
181:10.6%
173:Swing
168:28.2%
165:31.2%
145:14,270
130:Labour
121:Party
1665:2020s
1648:2010s
1595:2000s
1543:1990s
1496:1980s
1444:1970s
1351:1960s
1263:1950s
1074:Louth
1034:May:
948:Acton
674:Swing
667:from
635:5.70
619:1.80
596:1.90
451:Swing
419:4.88
282:(MP)
161:36.9%
1088:1970
1006:1969
935:1968
865:1967
848:1966
776:2018
696:The
665:gain
616:694
593:735
446:hold
266:The
52:1970
42:1966
1246:in
639:N/A
623:New
600:New
577:New
561:SNP
193:New
135:SNP
1787::
767:.
751:^
694:.
486:±%
482:%
355:±%
351:%
286::
280:MP
1226:e
1219:t
1212:v
809:e
802:t
795:v
778:.
218:.
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