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65:
51:
35:
32:constituency
20:
18:
1337:Abertillery
926:Londonderry
896:September:
811:Northampton
749:Stourbridge
716:Howdenshire
708:September:
617:September:
57:Alfred Mond
25:by-election
1694:Categories
1485:Carmarthen
1450:Caerphilly
1444:Pontypridd
1402:Pontypridd
1385:Carmarthen
1379:Carmarthen
1361:Pontypridd
1349:Caerphilly
936:February:
898:Cheltenham
865:Carmarthen
820:February:
794:Canterbury
787:November:
747:February:
730:December:
726:Chelmsford
714:November:
670:Darlington
663:February:
629:December:
623:November:
602:Eastbourne
597:Ayr Burghs
589:February:
572:December:
497:. Page 551
413:References
206:Candidate
170:Green Book
120:Green Book
102:Candidates
96:Green Book
42:West Wales
37:Carmarthen
1664:1979–2010
1659:1950–1979
1654:1931–1950
1649:1918–1931
1644:1900–1918
1639:1885–1900
1634:1868–1885
1629:1857–1868
1624:1847–1857
1619:1832–1847
1614:1818–1832
1609:1806–1818
1604:1801–1806
1539:Pontypool
1325:Ebbw Vale
1128:1900–1949
1110:1868–1899
1050:1979–2010
1045:1950–1979
1040:1931–1950
1035:1918–1931
1030:1900–1918
1025:1885–1900
1020:1868–1885
1015:1857–1868
1010:1847–1857
1005:1832–1847
1000:1818–1832
995:1806–1818
990:1801–1806
959:Eddisbury
930:January:
924:January:
904:Tavistock
902:October:
827:Lancaster
816:Faversham
809:January:
732:Smethwick
657:January:
651:January:
619:Stockport
447:(1983) .
303:Majority
181:Aftermath
1545:Aberdare
1527:Monmouth
1456:Monmouth
1438:Llanelli
1432:Monmouth
1373:Anglesey
1189:Anglesey
1153:Monmouth
948:Wansbeck
890:August:
789:Southend
778:Westbury
772:Bosworth
704:Wallsend
693:Buckrose
681:Bothwell
625:Galloway
371:See also
1521:Newport
1426:Merthyr
1290:Cardiff
1132:»
1123:to the
1107:«
952:March:
881:Halifax
870:Holborn
847:April:
838:St Ives
836:March:
783:Brixton
764:April:
753:March:
685:April:
674:March:
591:Walsall
553:»
547:to the
535:«
350:Liberal
338:37,482
322:30,316
318:Turnout
267:10,154
239:10,201
226:Liberal
141:there.
70:at the
68:Liberal
48:Vacancy
1533:Ogmore
1408:Ogmore
1165:Eifion
1138:»
1113:«
874:July:
863:June:
854:Hanley
832:Ilford
776:June:
702:July:
611:July:
607:Oldham
595:June:
574:Dundee
559:»
541:«
493:
455:
362:-18.5
312:−36.9
290:8,361
258:Labour
249:−33.0
209:Votes
203:Party
193:Result
163:Result
127:Labour
1515:Neath
1471:1940s
1394:1930s
1355:Gower
1317:1920s
1284:Arfon
1242:Arfon
1222:1910s
1145:1900s
1121:Wales
876:Epsom
770:May:
755:Leith
691:May:
636:Ripon
358:Swing
328:+8.7
325:76.6
293:29.1
273:+3.9
270:35.4
244:35.5
964:Bath
918:1929
803:1928
741:1927
645:1926
583:1925
566:1924
491:ISBN
453:ISBN
353:hold
309:0.1
114:and
19:The
1119:in
306:47
297:N/A
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