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874:Abertillery
850:September:
804:Northampton
793:Basingstoke
739:Spen Valley
694:September:
668:East Antrim
641:Leyton West
229:(new seat)
1956:Categories
1747:Carmarthen
1712:Caerphilly
1706:Pontypridd
1664:Pontypridd
1647:Carmarthen
1641:Carmarthen
1623:Pontypridd
1611:Caerphilly
1224:Pontypridd
1219:North Down
1135:North Down
1118:February:
1085:December:
1079:November:
1048:Caerphilly
1016:North Down
1011:Mid Armagh
979:Chichester
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863:The Wrekin
856:November:
846:Woodbridge
819:Sunderland
772:Horncastle
762:The Wrekin
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495:References
427:indicates
278:Candidate
238:indicates
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1926:1979β2010
1921:1950β1979
1916:1931β1950
1911:1918β1931
1906:1900β1918
1901:1885β1900
1896:1868β1885
1891:1857β1868
1886:1847β1857
1881:1832β1847
1876:1818β1832
1871:1806β1818
1866:1801β1806
1801:Pontypool
1587:Ebbw Vale
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1277:1857β1868
1272:1847β1857
1267:1832β1847
1262:1818β1832
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1252:1801β1806
1234:October:
1161:Inverness
1156:Cambridge
1120:West Down
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1073:October:
1021:West Down
969:Eddisbury
933:Penistone
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836:Ebbw Vale
788:Stockport
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729:St Albans
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535:(1983) .
439:Aftermath
357:Majority
173:Majority
1807:Aberdare
1789:Monmouth
1718:Monmouth
1700:Llanelli
1694:Monmouth
1635:Anglesey
1451:Anglesey
1415:Monmouth
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1166:Chertsey
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1688:Merthyr
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1193:Newbury
1177:Clapham
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1081:Hornsey
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964:Bewdley
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404:Liberal
392:27,185
376:17,408
372:Turnout
305:Liberal
224:Liberal
212:27,185
194:17,411
190:Turnout
117:Liberal
43:Vacancy
1795:Ogmore
1670:Ogmore
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352:+10.5
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337:Labour
328:β10.5
281:Votes
275:Party
258:Result
176:4,730
160:6,341
151:Labour
130:11,071
93:Votes
87:Party
22:was a
1777:Neath
1733:1940s
1656:1930s
1617:Gower
1579:1920s
1546:Arfon
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1383:Wales
1214:Gower
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1069:Louth
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901:Dover
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