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198:Independent
1853:Categories
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1253:Hillingdon
775:References
135:1978-05-02
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1345:boroughs
1283:Lewisham
1258:Hounslow
1248:Havering
1238:Haringey
771:Source:
1833:Tayside
1813:Lothian
1788:Central
1783:Borders
1743:Watford
1678:Preston
1618:Fareham
1583:Chorley
1568:Burnley
1513:Walsall
1453:Salford
1278:Lambeth
1228:Hackney
1218:Enfield
1208:Croydon
1198:Bromley
1178:Barking
727:
685:
646:
608:Liberal
604:
562:
520:
500:Losses
481:Results
350:
339:
208:Liberal
183:
169:
133: (
87:scholar
1818:Orkney
1763:Woking
1668:Pendle
1643:Havant
1628:Harlow
1623:Halton
1523:Wirral
1463:Sefton
1438:Oldham
1393:Dudley
1368:Bolton
1313:Sutton
1293:Newham
1288:Merton
1243:Harrow
1213:Ealing
1203:Camden
1188:Bexley
1183:Barnet
757:1,722
731:Labour
633:2,646
591:2,953
549:9,572
512:Votes
497:Gains
494:Seats
491:Party
443:Swing
359:Party
305:Swing
300:14.6%
297:16.2%
294:52.7%
286:2,646
283:2,953
280:9,572
194:Party
89:
82:
75:
68:
60:
1518:Wigan
1413:Leeds
1193:Brent
791:(PDF)
630:14.6
588:16.2
585:39.1
546:52.7
543:47.8
456:1.0%
438:2.9%
435:4.2%
329:9.9%
321:4.2%
313:0.5%
94:JSTOR
80:books
1798:Fife
1633:Hart
1553:Bath
1373:Bury
1100:1992
1095:1988
1090:1984
1085:1980
1080:1977
1075:1974
1054:1992
1049:1988
1044:1984
1039:1980
1034:1977
1029:1974
1008:1992
1003:1988
998:1984
993:1980
988:1977
983:1974
962:1992
957:1988
952:1984
947:1980
942:1977
937:1974
919:2022
914:2017
909:2012
904:2007
899:2003
894:1999
889:1995
884:1994
879:1990
874:1986
869:1982
864:1978
859:1974
802:2024
765:8.4
754:9.5
751:0.0
722:1.0
714:524
711:2.9
708:4.3
675:758
672:4.2
669:4.3
641:9.9
627:4.3
599:4.2
557:0.5
515:+/−
427:524
424:758
143:1982
126:1974
66:news
689:SNP
679:New
528:11
447:New
368:SNP
237:11
49:by
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741:0
738:0
735:0
705:1
693:1
666:1
654:1
624:2
612:1
582:2
570:9
540:2
477:.
416:1
408:1
395:1
392:1
272:2
264:2
256:2
243:1
240:9
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