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97:Second party
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2011:expanding it
1996:
1971:
1951:2010–present
1722:Peterborough
1632:Belfast West
1588:Poplar South
1519:Cardiff East
1335:South Dorset
1129:Belfast East
1124:Swansea East
1081:Macclesfield
1043:Colne Valley
953:East Norfolk
798:North Dorset
792:
579:
570:By-elections
561:
518:
506:. Retrieved
497:
486:
477:
468:
459:
450:
424:
422:Conservative
361:
356:
351:
344:
339:Conservative
337:
306:
290:
267:
249:
247:
236:Conservative
230:
226:
221:Conservative
215:
211:
187:
169:
156:
142:Conservative
126:
114:
94:First party
47:
1999:by-election
1809:September:
1652:King's Lynn
1425:September:
1394:West Dorset
1340:Petersfield
1308:Northampton
1302:Southampton
1274:September:
1228:Bournemouth
1203:Spen Valley
1166:Argyllshire
1114:Southampton
860:Fulham West
802:September:
254:by-election
166:Percentage
48:2 July 1937
2050:Categories
1849:Chelmsford
1839:Motherwell
1799:Clay Cross
1765:February:
1732:December:
1726:November:
1711:Chippenham
1673:Buckingham
1630:February:
1572:Spennymoor
1545:Chichester
1475:February:
1453:December:
1442:November:
1432:The Wrekin
1415:Pontefract
1361:Carmarthen
1328:February:
1306:December:
1290:November:
1139:Silvertown
1112:February:
1085:December:
1079:November:
1018:Caerphilly
1012:Kennington
959:Holderness
957:February:
934:December:
915:Bridgwater
903:November:
839:Pontypridd
837:February:
814:November:
757:Cheltenham
747:Buckingham
681:February:
656:Clay Cross
654:November:
603:February:
508:2 February
442:References
319:Candidate
264:Candidates
123:Candidate
1946:1979–2010
1941:1950–1979
1936:1931–1950
1931:1918–1931
1926:1900–1918
1921:1885–1900
1916:1868–1885
1911:1857–1868
1906:1847–1857
1901:1832–1847
1896:1818–1832
1891:1806–1818
1886:1801–1806
1815:October:
1759:January:
1717:St Albans
1715:October:
1678:Eddisbury
1619:January:
1597:October:
1567:Salisbury
1514:Tavistock
1449:Hampstead
1438:Lancaster
1436:October:
1377:Mansfield
1330:Doncaster
1297:Aldershot
1150:Kettering
1092:Stretford
1087:Streatham
1060:High Peak
1053:October:
951:January:
920:Doncaster
897:October:
871:Aylesbury
866:Lichfield
833:Farnworth
831:January:
808:October:
709:Tonbridge
648:October:
597:January:
389:Majority
1767:Brighton
1709:August:
1683:Daventry
1621:Hamilton
1578:Rothwell
1576:August:
1529:Wallasey
1508:Grantham
1488:Nuneaton
1482:Keighley
1444:Brighton
1419:August:
1400:Greenock
1258:August:
1254:Wansbeck
1249:Rochdale
1187:Brighton
1171:Lonsdale
1070:Ormskirk
1047:August:
1038:Monmouth
905:Dartford
887:Barnsley
882:Stafford
816:Hastings
793:Chertsey
666:Greenock
616:Llanelli
252:Chertsey
67:Chertsey
2001:to the
1870:Newport
1837:April:
1817:Chelsea
1811:Bilston
1797:April:
1791:March:
1761:Skipton
1734:Consett
1671:April:
1667:Watford
1637:Ashford
1561:Windsor
1512:April:
1486:March:
1388:Hornsey
1365:April:
1351:Hitchin
1349:March:
1286:Preston
1265:Mitcham
1164:April:
1148:March:
1055:Fareham
979:April:
968:March:
910:Walsall
853:April:
844:Ipswich
782:St Ives
772:Bewdley
718:April:
714:Farnham
702:March:
661:Preston
622:Peckham
609:March:
578:»
572:to the
560:«
408:30,489
404:Turnout
378:10,722
371:Liberal
352:19,767
278:Windsor
161:10,722
147:Liberal
102:
91:
76:39.2% (
73:Turnout
1803:July:
1739:Darwen
1703:July:
1694:Newark
1687:June:
1642:Antrim
1565:July:
1556:Maldon
1549:June:
1540:Putney
1455:Harrow
1410:Dudley
1398:July:
1392:June:
1356:Bodmin
1276:Bolton
1232:July:
1201:June:
1016:July:
899:Oxford
891:July:
875:June:
786:July:
777:Ilford
740:June:
632:July:
626:June:
584:»
566:«
414:−21.0
398:−13.2
392:9,045
322:Votes
316:Party
282:Totnes
179:Swing
174:35.2%
157:19,767
138:Party
82:21.0%)
1865:Neath
1858:May:
1744:Acton
1538:May:
1534:Rugby
1503:Wigan
1381:May:
1185:May:
1097:Wells
1033:Hythe
985:May:
964:Ripon
930:Fylde
864:May:
734:May:
634:Derby
628:Lewes
620:May:
430:Swing
411:39.2
395:29.6
384:+6.6
381:35.2
362:−6.6
357:64.8
250:1937
197:6.6%
170:64.8%
2007:stub
1831:1945
1753:1944
1613:1943
1604:Ince
1469:1942
1322:1941
1106:1940
987:Down
945:1939
825:1938
736:York
675:1937
591:1936
510:2015
425:hold
248:The
188:6.6%
53:1945
43:1935
115:Lib
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