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3004:2010–present
2826:Cardiff East
2814:Swansea East
2755:Rhondda East
2666:Rhondda West
2643:Swansea East
2588:
2470:1950–present
2468:
2452:By-elections
2443:
2390:2010–present
2293:Elgin Burghs
2165:South Armagh
2126:North Armagh
2053:South Dublin
1866:Colne Valley
1850:Berwickshire
1771:South Tyrone
1570:Wigtownshire
1490:West Wicklow
1479:North Galway
1431:Belfast East
1425:Leith Burghs
1350:Chesterfield
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1073:North Tyrone
1030:East Wicklow
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45:(MP) to the
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2672:Abertillery
2288:Mid Norfolk
2270:September:
2182:East Tyrone
2137:Southampton
2115:Basingstoke
1925:Whitechapel
1875:September:
1792:Cockermouth
1766:North Louth
1560:Howdenshire
1550:Scarborough
1513:East Galway
1494:September:
1377:Wick Burghs
1306:Whitechapel
1279:East Antrim
1228:September:
1065:September:
982:East Dorset
762:(new seat)
333:Towyn Jones
276:Abel Thomas
127:Abel Thomas
75:Abel Thomas
35:by-election
3029:Categories
2820:Carmarthen
2785:Caerphilly
2779:Pontypridd
2737:Pontypridd
2720:Carmarthen
2714:Carmarthen
2696:Pontypridd
2684:Caerphilly
2307:November:
2266:Canterbury
2234:East Cavan
2229:Bridgwater
2163:February:
2154:Mid Armagh
2130:December:
2119:November:
2073:Chesterton
2058:East Clare
1973:Rossendale
1956:February:
1908:December:
1902:November:
1893:Winchester
1834:Tewkesbury
1807:Harborough
1759:February:
1740:Chesterton
1730:Portsmouth
1701:December:
1687:St Austell
1660:November:
1607:Mid Durham
1590:Mid Antrim
1575:Chesterton
1538:February:
1511:December:
1505:November:
1403:February:
1375:December:
1356:North Cork
1354:November:
1328:Wandsworth
1317:Altrincham
1301:Shrewsbury
1272:February:
1234:November:
1230:Midlothian
1159:Leominster
1131:February:
1103:December:
1082:November:
1050:Wellington
993:Barnstaple
977:Cheltenham
940:Horncastle
928:February:
816:. Page 472
774:References
629:Candidate
602:Under the
528:Candidate
346:Candidate
291:Burry Port
270:Minister,
262:Candidates
100:Candidate
2999:1979–2010
2994:1950–1979
2989:1931–1950
2984:1918–1931
2979:1900–1918
2974:1885–1900
2969:1868–1885
2964:1857–1868
2959:1847–1857
2954:1832–1847
2949:1818–1832
2944:1806–1818
2939:1801–1806
2874:Pontypool
2660:Ebbw Vale
2463:1900–1949
2445:1868–1899
2385:1979–2010
2380:1950–1979
2375:1931–1950
2370:1918–1931
2365:1900–1918
2360:1885–1900
2355:1868–1885
2350:1857–1868
2345:1847–1857
2340:1832–1847
2335:1818–1832
2330:1806–1818
2325:1801–1806
2303:Prestwich
2276:October:
2224:Gravesend
2187:Tullamore
2159:Prestwich
2152:January:
2098:October:
2068:Cambridge
1968:Rotherham
1950:January:
1904:West Cork
1881:October:
1877:Mansfield
1818:Wimbledon
1786:Droitwich
1755:Rotherham
1718:January:
1703:Cleveland
1682:St Helens
1649:October:
1595:Maidstone
1518:Tullamore
1436:East Fife
1410:Cork City
1397:January:
1338:Leicester
1312:Newmarket
1261:January:
1197:Holmfirth
1125:January:
1071:October:
1061:Middleton
1040:East Cork
961:Brentford
706:Majority
511:Aftermath
439:Majority
195:Majority
2880:Aberdare
2862:Monmouth
2791:Monmouth
2773:Llanelli
2767:Monmouth
2708:Anglesey
2524:Anglesey
2488:Monmouth
2264:August:
2218:Wansbeck
2197:Keighley
2110:Spalding
2082:August:
1989:Stockton
1983:Tamworth
1871:Abingdon
1854:August:
1797:Hertford
1750:Mile End
1697:Tiverton
1677:Kingston
1667:Uxbridge
1634:Keighley
1483:August:
1458:Brighton
1371:Keighley
1348:August:
1217:August:
1203:Ilkeston
1149:Hereford
1078:Keighley
1059:August:
1004:Brighton
945:Westbury
608:Llanelli
567:Unionist
398:Unionist
301:Campaign
2856:Newport
2761:Merthyr
2625:Cardiff
2467:»
2458:to the
2442:«
2272:Banbury
2255:Fareham
2239:Clapham
2180:April:
2169:March:
2132:Wisbech
2094:Norwich
1998:April:
1987:March:
1910:Hornsey
1816:April:
1790:March:
1781:Chester
1672:Cardiff
1662:Heywood
1656:Appleby
1619:Preston
1605:April:
1599:March:
1555:Shipley
1540:Norwich
1452:Ipswich
1429:April:
1405:Wycombe
1366:Reading
1299:April:
1288:March:
1284:Chorley
1236:Taunton
1168:April:
1142:March:
1099:Hitchin
970:April:
954:March:
909:»
903:to the
891:«
757:Liberal
745:30,753
727:30,753
723:Turnout
693:14,409
663:16,344
649:Liberal
610:at the
547:Liberal
486:Liberal
474:13,113
458:10,525
454:Turnout
366:Liberal
242:Liberal
230:12,268
210:Turnout
120:Liberal
57:Vacancy
2868:Ogmore
2743:Ogmore
2500:Eifion
2473:»
2448:«
2309:Wilton
2243:July:
2222:June:
2208:Exeter
2078:Dundee
2048:Fulham
2041:July:
2032:Henley
2027:Epping
2025:June:
2010:Ealing
1994:Oxford
1856:Bodmin
1848:July:
1844:Widnes
1828:Ossory
1776:Bolton
1638:July:
1617:June:
1496:Bolton
1467:July:
1456:June:
1420:Poplar
1342:July:
1321:June:
1295:Kendal
1241:Bolton
1208:Hanley
1201:July:
1190:June:
1089:Oldham
1008:July:
997:June:
966:Bootle
915:»
897:«
812:
709:1,935
684:Labour
632:Votes
626:Party
584:Labour
531:Votes
525:Party
448:−11.8
442:2,728
428:1,089
405:3,354
379:6,082
349:Votes
343:Party
325:Result
214:9,316
204:−13.6
198:3,510
182:1,176
159:2,315
143:−13.1
133:5,825
103:Votes
97:Party
37:was a
2850:Neath
2806:1940s
2729:1930s
2690:Gower
2652:1920s
2619:Arfon
2577:Arfon
2557:1910s
2480:1900s
2456:Wales
2201:May:
2014:May:
1930:Derby
1832:May:
1640:Arfon
1611:May:
1440:May:
1333:Dover
1310:May:
1213:Crewe
1192:Hythe
1179:May:
1164:Epsom
1110:Govan
1045:Luton
986:May:
930:Arfon
730:68.9
696:46.9
668:53.1
498:-5.9
494:Swing
464:+4.4
461:80.3
445:25.9
434:−2.3
431:10.3
411:+7.1
408:31.9
389:−4.7
384:57.8
250:Swing
220:−6.2
217:75.9
201:37.7
185:12.6
165:+0.5
162:24.8
138:62.5
31:1912
2283:Bath
2203:Ross
2146:1918
1944:1917
1812:Hyde
1712:1916
1532:1915
1391:1914
1323:Leix
1255:1913
1119:1912
922:1911
810:ISBN
712:6.2
489:hold
281:The
245:hold
69:The
29:The
2454:in
760:win
734:N/A
716:N/A
700:N/A
674:N/A
189:N/A
3031::
797:^
639:±%
635:%
614:.
538:±%
534:%
356:±%
352:%
293:,
110:±%
106:%
2434:e
2427:t
2420:v
883:e
876:t
869:v
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