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330:'had I not lied in an interview with the late Vincent Hanna, a BBC pollster carrying out a poll which most improbably suggested that Labour and not the Liberal Democrats were the challengers in this by-election, would have won. I knew what I said was false.
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In his memoirs, he admitted that he deliberately misled both Hanna and the audience to prevent a
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candidate by 100 votes, and he remained the MP for the seat until his retirement in 2019.
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By-elections to the
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During the campaign, the seat's former MP, Matthew Parris, told
609:"Results of Byelections in the 1983-87 Parliament"
295:and resigned, in order to become the presenter of
334:Despite a large swing away from him, 28-year-old
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308:The election was held on the same day as the
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283:was held on 8 May 1986 when the sitting
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458:Rainbow Alliance Loony Crocodile Tears
1034:May 1986 events in the United Kingdom
680:49th Parliament of the United Kingdom
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1024:1986 elections in the United Kingdom
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588:Chris Rennard, Winning Here, p.84
570:1967 West Derbyshire by-election
565:1900 West Derbyshire by-election
560:1891 West Derbyshire by-election
281:1986 West Derbyshire by-election
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924:Lists of UK by-elections
705:Penrith and the Border
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287:Member of Parliament,
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142:Christopher Walmsley
883:Newcastle-under-Lyme
462:Christopher Sidwell
310:1986 local elections
1044:1980s in Derbyshire
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314:Ryedale by-election
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830:Newry & Armagh
607:Boothroyd, David.
388:Patrick McLoughlin
353:by-election, 1986
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340:Conservative Party
336:Patrick McLoughlin
285:Conservative Party
263:Patrick McLoughlin
243:MP before election
170:Popular vote
137:Patrick McLoughlin
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993:2010–present
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845:South Antrim
835:North Antrim
820:Lagan Valley
790:Belfast East
728:Cynon Valley
722:Chesterfield
685:
676:By-elections
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623:19 September
621:. Retrieved
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97:Third party
91:First party
44:
805:East Antrim
773:Tyne Bridge
481:Independent
291:, took the
186:Percentage
1018:Categories
904:February:
887:November:
860:Upper Bann
855:Strangford
850:South Down
840:North Down
825:Mid Ulster
771:December:
748:December:
576:References
361:Candidate
132:Candidate
45:8 May 1986
988:1979–2010
983:1950–1979
978:1931–1950
973:1918–1931
968:1900–1918
963:1885–1900
958:1868–1885
953:1857–1868
948:1847–1857
943:1832–1847
938:1818–1832
933:1806–1818
928:1801–1806
906:Greenwich
788:January:
501:Majority
738:Stafford
554:See also
419:Walmsley
312:and the
910:March:
872:Ryedale
864:April:
720:March:
684:»
678:to the
666:«
520:50,281
516:Turnout
423:19,796
413:Liberal
394:19,896
338:of the
178:19,796
159:Liberal
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88:
73:71.9% (
70:Turnout
881:July:
866:Fulham
765:July:
742:June:
703:July:
690:»
672:«
510:−28.8
444:9,952
437:Labour
429:+12.4
404:−16.4
364:Votes
358:Party
220:12.3%
202:Swing
197:19.8%
194:39.4%
181:9,952
174:19,896
164:Labour
150:Party
912:Truro
870:May:
726:May:
542:Swing
526:−5.5
523:71.9
450:+2.7
447:19.8
426:39.4
399:39.5
228:2.7%
211:16.3%
190:39.5%
79:5.5%)
898:1987
782:1986
759:1985
714:1984
697:1983
625:2015
537:hold
507:0.1
504:100
491:0.6
488:289
468:0.7
465:348
301:for
279:The
50:1987
40:1983
495:New
472:New
303:ITV
124:Lab
115:Lib
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