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This is a list of '''marginal seats''' in the [[United Kingdom]] after the results in the [[United Kingdom general election, 2005|2005 General Election]]. |
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This is a list of '''[[Marginal seat|marginal seats]]'''{{Citation needed|date=April 2007}} in the United Kingdom after the results in the [[2005 United Kingdom general election|2005 General Election]]. At the [[2010 United Kingdom general election|2010 General Election]], boundary changes under the [[Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies]] applied affecting some of these seats. |
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==Conservative – Liberal Democrat marginals== |
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Constituencies where the [[ |
Constituencies where the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] held a marginal lead over the [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Swingometer - Election Polling |url=https://www.electionpolling.co.uk/swingometer |access-date=2024-06-26 |website=www.electionpolling.co.uk}}</ref> |
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* [[Edinburgh South]] 400 0.9% |
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! Constituency |
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* [[Islington South and Finsbury]] 484 1.6% |
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! Majority |
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* [[Oxford East]] 963 2.3% |
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! % |
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* [[Watford]] 1,148 2.3% |
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* [[Aberdeen South]] 1,348 3.2% |
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| [[Romsey (UK Parliament constituency)|Romsey]] |
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* [[Edinburgh North and Leith]] 2,153 5.0% |
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| 125 |
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* [[City of Durham]] 3,274 7.4% |
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| 0.3% |
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* [[Oldham East and Saddleworth]] 3,590 8.3% |
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|- |
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* [[Norwich South]] 3,653 8.7% |
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|[[Guildford (UK Parliament constituency)|Guildford]] |
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* [[Leicester South]] 3,717 8.8% |
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| 347 |
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* [[Bradford North]] 3,511 10.2% |
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| 0.7% |
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* [[Newcastle upon Tyne Central]] 3,982 11.1% |
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* [[Swansea West]] 4,269 12.9% |
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| [[Taunton Deane (UK Parliament constituency)|Taunton Deane]] |
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* [[Derby South]] 5,657 13.0% |
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| 573 |
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* [[Holborn and St Pancras]] 4,787 13.9% |
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| 1.0% |
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* [[Blaydon]] 5,335 13.7% |
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* [[Liverpool Wavertree]] 5,173 14.7% |
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| [[Eastbourne (UK Parliament constituency)|Eastbourne]] |
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* [[Burnley]] 5,778 14.8% |
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| 1,124 |
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| 2.4% |
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|[[Totnes (UK Parliament constituency)|Totnes]] |
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|1,947 |
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|3.8% |
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|[[North Dorset (UK Parliament constituency)|North Dorset]] |
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|2,244 |
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|4.2% |
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|- |
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|[[Weston-super-Mare (UK Parliament constituency)|Weston-Super-Mare]] |
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|2,079 |
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|4.2% |
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|[[Ludlow (UK Parliament constituency)|Ludlow]] |
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|2,027 |
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|4.4% |
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| [[West Dorset (UK Parliament constituency)|West Dorset]] |
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| 2,461 |
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| 4.6% |
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|[[West Worcestershire (UK Parliament constituency)|West Worcestershire]] |
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|2,475 |
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|5.2% |
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|[[Torridge and West Devon (UK Parliament constituency)|Torridge and West Devon]] |
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|3,236 |
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|5.5% |
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|- |
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|[[Wells (UK Parliament constituency)|Wells]] |
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|3,040 |
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|5.8% |
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|[[Newbury (UK Parliament constituency)|Newbury]] |
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|3,460 |
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|6.4% |
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|- |
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|[[Harborough, Oadby and Wigston (UK Parliament constituency)|Harborough]] |
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|3,892 |
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|8.2% |
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|- |
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|[[Orpington (UK Parliament constituency)|Orpington]] |
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|4,947 |
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|9.0% |
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|- |
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|[[North Wiltshire (UK Parliament constituency)|North Wiltshire]] |
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|5,303 |
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|9.5% |
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|- |
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|[[Westbury (UK Parliament constituency)|Westbury]] |
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|5,346 |
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|9.6% |
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|- |
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|[[East Hampshire (UK Parliament constituency)|East Hampshire]] |
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|5,509 |
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|10.4% |
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|- |
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|[[Haltemprice and Howden (UK Parliament constituency)|Haltemprice and Howden]] |
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|5,116 |
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|10.7% |
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|[[South West Surrey (UK Parliament constituency)|South West Surrey]] |
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|5,711 |
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|10.9% |
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|- |
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|[[Aldershot (UK Parliament constituency)|Aldershot]] |
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|5,334 |
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|11.0% |
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|- |
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| [[Woodspring (UK Parliament constituency)|Woodspring]] |
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| 6,016 |
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| 11.6% |
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|- |
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|[[Mid Sussex (UK Parliament constituency)|Mid Sussex]] |
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|5,890 |
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|11.9% |
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|- |
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| [[Bournemouth West (UK Parliament constituency)|Bournemouth West]] |
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| 4,031 |
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| 11.8% |
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|- |
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|[[Maidenhead (UK Parliament constituency)|Maidenhead]] |
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|6,231 |
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|13.5% |
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|- |
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| [[South Suffolk (UK Parliament constituency)|South Suffolk]] |
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| 6,606 |
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| 13.6% |
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|- |
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|[[Bournemouth East (UK Parliament constituency)|Bournemouth East]] |
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|5,244 |
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|13.9% |
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|- |
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|[[Woking (UK Parliament constituency)|Woking]] |
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|6,612 |
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|14.4% |
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|- |
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|[[New Forest East (UK Parliament constituency)|New Forest East]] |
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|6,551 |
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|14.5% |
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|- |
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|[[Poole (UK Parliament constituency)|Poole]] |
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|5,988 |
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|14.8% |
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==Labour – Liberal Democrat marginals== |
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Constituencies where the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] |
Constituencies where the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] held a marginal lead over the [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]: |
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{| class="wikitable sortable" |
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===East Midlands=== |
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|+ |
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! Constituency |
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! Majority |
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! % |
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| [[Edinburgh South (UK Parliament constituency)|Edinburgh South]] |
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| 405 |
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| 0.9% |
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|- |
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| [[Islington South and Finsbury (UK Parliament constituency)|Islington South and Finsbury]] |
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| 484 |
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| 1.6% |
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|- |
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| [[Oxford East (UK Parliament constituency)|Oxford East]] |
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| 963 |
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| 2.3% |
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|- |
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| [[Watford (UK Parliament constituency)|Watford]] |
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| 1,148 |
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| 2.3% |
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| [[Aberdeen South (UK Parliament constituency)|Aberdeen South]] |
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| 1,348 |
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| 3.2% |
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|- |
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| [[Edinburgh North and Leith (UK Parliament constituency)|Edinburgh North and Leith]] |
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| 2,153 |
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| 5.0% |
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|- |
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| [[City of Durham (UK Parliament constituency)|City of Durham]] |
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| 3,274 |
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| 7.4% |
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|- |
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| [[Oldham East and Saddleworth (UK Parliament constituency)|Oldham East and Saddleworth]] |
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| 3,590 |
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| 8.3% |
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|- |
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| [[Norwich South (UK Parliament constituency)|Norwich South]] |
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| 3,653 |
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| 8.7% |
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|- |
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| [[Leicester South (UK Parliament constituency)|Leicester South]] |
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| 3,717 |
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| 8.8% |
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| [[Bradford North (UK Parliament constituency)|Bradford North]] |
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| 3,511 |
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| 10.2% |
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|- |
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| [[Newcastle upon Tyne Central (UK Parliament constituency)|Newcastle upon Tyne Central]] |
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| 3,982 |
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| 11.1% |
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|- |
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| [[Swansea West (UK Parliament constituency)|Swansea West]] |
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| 4,269 |
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| 12.9% |
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== Labour – Conservative marginals == |
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* [[High Peak]] 735 1.5% |
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* [[Corby]] 1,517 3.1% |
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Constituencies where the Labour Party held a marginal lead over the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]]: |
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* [[Loughborough]] 1,996 4.3% |
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* [[Broxtowe]] 2,296 4.7% |
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* [[South Derbyshire]] 4,495 8.1% |
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|+ |
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* [[Derby North]] 3,757 8.6% |
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! Constituency |
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* [[Gedling]] 3,811 8.6% |
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! Majority |
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* [[Northampton North]] 3,960 9.4% |
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! % |
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* [[North West Leicestershire]] 4,477 9.5% |
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|- |
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* [[Amber Valley]] 5,275 11.1% |
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| [[Crawley (UK Parliament constituency)|Crawley]] |
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* [[Lincoln]] 4,613 12.5% |
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| 37 |
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* [[Erewash]] 7,084 14.0% |
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| 0.1% |
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* [[Sherwood]] 6,652 14.1% |
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|[[Sittingbourne and Sheppey (UK Parliament constituency)|Sittingbourne and Sheppey]] |
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| 79 |
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| 0.2% |
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|[[Harlow (UK Parliament constituency)|Harlow]] |
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| 97 |
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| 0.2% |
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| [[Battersea (UK Parliament constituency)|Battersea]] |
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| 163 |
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| 0.4% |
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| [[Medway (UK Parliament constituency)|Medway]] |
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| 213 |
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| 0.5% |
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| [[Warwick and Leamington (UK Parliament constituency)|Warwick and Leamington]] |
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| 266 |
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| 0.5% |
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|- |
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| [[Gillingham (UK Parliament constituency)|Gillingham]] |
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| 254 |
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| 0.6% |
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| [[Stroud (UK Parliament constituency)|Stroud]] |
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| 350 |
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| 0.6% |
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| [[Hove (UK Parliament constituency)|Hove]] |
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| 420 |
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| 0.9% |
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|- |
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| [[Selby (UK Parliament constituency)|Selby]] |
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| 467 |
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| 0.9% |
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| [[Stourbridge (UK Parliament constituency)|Stourbridge]] |
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| 407 |
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| 1.0% |
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|- |
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| [[Dartford (UK Parliament constituency)|Dartford]] |
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| 706 |
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| 1.5% |
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|- |
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| [[High Peak (UK Parliament constituency)|High Peak]] |
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| 735 |
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| 1.5% |
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|- |
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| [[South Thanet (UK Parliament constituency)|South Thanet]] |
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| 664 |
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| 1.6% |
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|- |
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| [[Finchley and Golders Green (UK Parliament constituency)|Finchley and Golders Green]] |
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| 741 |
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| 1.7% |
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| [[City of Chester (UK Parliament constituency)|City of Chester]] |
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| 917 |
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| 2.0% |
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| [[Cardiff North (UK Parliament constituency)|Cardiff North]] |
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| 1,146 |
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| 2.5% |
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|- |
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| [[Wirral West (UK Parliament constituency)|Wirral West]] |
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| 1,097 |
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| 2.7% |
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| [[Calder Valley (UK Parliament constituency)|Calder Valley]] |
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| 1,367 |
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| 2.9% |
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| [[Portsmouth North (UK Parliament constituency)|Portsmouth North]] |
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| 1,139 |
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| 3.0% |
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|- |
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| [[Burton (UK Parliament constituency)|Burton]] |
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| 1,421 |
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| 3.0% |
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| [[South Swindon (UK Parliament constituency)|South Swindon]] |
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| 1,353 |
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| 3.1% |
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|- |
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| [[Colne Valley (UK Parliament constituency)|Colne Valley]] |
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| 1,501 |
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| 3.1% |
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|- |
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| [[Corby (UK Parliament constituency)|Corby]] |
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| 1,517 |
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| 3.1% |
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|- |
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| [[Wansdyke (UK Parliament constituency)|Wansdyke]] |
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| 1,839 |
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| 3.6% |
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| [[South Dorset (UK Parliament constituency)|South Dorset]] |
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| 1,812 |
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| 3.7% |
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|- |
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| [[Vale of Glamorgan (UK Parliament constituency)|Vale of Glamorgan]] |
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| 1,808 |
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| 3.8% |
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| [[Harrow West (UK Parliament constituency)|Harrow West]] |
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| 2,028 |
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| 4.2% |
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| [[Loughborough (UK Parliament constituency)|Loughborough]] |
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| 1,996 |
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| 4.3% |
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| [[South Ribble (UK Parliament constituency)|South Ribble]] |
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| 2,184 |
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| 4.6% |
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| [[Enfield North (UK Parliament constituency)|Enfield North]] |
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| 1,920 |
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| 4.7% |
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| [[Hastings and Rye (UK Parliament constituency)|Hastings and Rye]] |
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| 2,026 |
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| 4.7% |
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| [[Stafford (UK Parliament constituency)|Stafford]] |
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| 2,121 |
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| 4.7% |
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| [[Broxtowe (UK Parliament constituency)|Broxtowe]] |
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| 2,296 |
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| 4.7% |
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| [[Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire]] |
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| 1,910 |
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| 5.0% |
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| [[Nuneaton (UK Parliament constituency)|Nuneaton]] |
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| 2,280 |
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| 5.0% |
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|- |
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| [[Bolton West (UK Parliament constituency)|Bolton West]] |
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| 2,064 |
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| 5.1% |
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| [[Pendle (UK Parliament constituency)|Pendle]] |
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| 2,180 |
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| 5.3% |
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|- |
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| [[Chatham and Aylesford (UK Parliament constituency)|Chatham and Aylesford]] |
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| 2,332 |
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| 5.5% |
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| [[Staffordshire Moorlands (UK Parliament constituency)|Staffordshire Moorlands]] |
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| 2,438 |
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| 5.5% |
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|- |
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| [[North Swindon (UK Parliament constituency)|North Swindon]] |
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| 2,571 |
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| 5.7% |
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| [[Dumfries and Galloway (UK Parliament constituency)|Dumfries and Galloway]] |
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| 2,922 |
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| 5.7% |
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| [[Tamworth (UK Parliament constituency)|Tamworth]] |
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| 2,569 |
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| 5.9% |
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| [[Cleethorpes (UK Parliament constituency)|Cleethorpes]] |
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| 2,642 |
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| 6.1% |
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|- |
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| [[Birmingham Edgbaston (UK Parliament constituency)|Birmingham Edgbaston]] |
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| 2,349 |
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| 6.2% |
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| [[Hendon (UK Parliament constituency)|Hendon]] |
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| 2,699 |
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| 6.5% |
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| [[Bury North (UK Parliament constituency)|Bury North]] |
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| 2,926 |
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| 6.6% |
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| [[Redditch (UK Parliament constituency)|Redditch]] |
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| 2,716 |
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| 6.7% |
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|- |
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| [[Brigg and Goole (UK Parliament constituency)|Brigg and Goole]] |
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| 2,894 |
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| 6.8% |
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|- |
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| [[Worcester (UK Parliament constituency)|Worcester]] |
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| 3,144 |
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| 6.8% |
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| [[Brighton Kemptown (UK Parliament constituency)|Brighton Kemptown]] |
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| 2,737 |
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| 6.9% |
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| [[Wolverhampton South West (UK Parliament constituency)|Wolverhampton South West]] |
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| 3,144 |
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| 6.9% |
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| [[Basildon (UK Parliament constituency)|Basildon]] |
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| 3,142 |
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| 7.3% |
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| [[Great Yarmouth (UK Parliament constituency)|Great Yarmouth]] |
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| 3,055 |
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| 7.4% |
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|- |
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| [[Stevenage (UK Parliament constituency)|Stevenage]] |
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| 3,139 |
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| 7.5% |
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| [[Warrington South (UK Parliament constituency)|Warrington South]] |
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| 3,515 |
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| 7.5% |
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|- |
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| [[Bedford (UK Parliament constituency)|Bedford]] |
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| 3,383 |
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| 8.0% |
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|- |
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| [[Milton Keynes South West (UK Parliament constituency)|Milton Keynes South West]] |
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| 4,010 |
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| 8.1% |
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|- |
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| [[South Derbyshire (UK Parliament constituency)|South Derbyshire]] |
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| 4,495 |
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| 8.1% |
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|- |
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| [[Gloucester (UK Parliament constituency)|Gloucester]] |
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| 4,271 |
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| 8.2% |
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|- |
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| [[Bradford West (UK Parliament constituency)|Bradford West]] |
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| 3,026 |
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| 8.3% |
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|- |
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| [[Rossendale and Darwen (UK Parliament constituency)|Rossendale and Darwen]] |
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| 3,676 |
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| 8.3% |
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|- |
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| [[Halifax (UK Parliament constituency)|Halifax]] |
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| 3,417 |
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| 8.6% |
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|- |
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| [[Derby North (UK Parliament constituency)|Derby North]] |
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| 3,757 |
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| 8.6% |
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|- |
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| [[Gedling (UK Parliament constituency)|Gedling]] |
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| 3,811 |
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| 8.6% |
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|- |
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| [[Conwy (UK Parliament constituency)|Conwy]] |
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| 3,081 |
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| 9.2% |
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|- |
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| [[Eltham (UK Parliament constituency)|Eltham]] |
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| 3,276 |
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| 9.3% |
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|- |
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| [[Harrow East (UK Parliament constituency)|Harrow East]] |
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| 4,730 |
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| 9.3% |
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|- |
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| [[Wirral South (UK Parliament constituency)|Wirral South]] |
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| 3,724 |
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| 9.4% |
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|- |
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| [[Northampton North (UK Parliament constituency)|Northampton North]] |
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| 3,960 |
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| 9.4% |
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|- |
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| [[North West Leicestershire (UK Parliament constituency)|North West Leicestershire]] |
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| 4,477 |
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| 9.5% |
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|- |
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| [[Brentford and Isleworth (UK Parliament constituency)|Brentford and Isleworth]] |
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| 4,411 |
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| 9.6% |
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|- |
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| [[Elmet (UK Parliament constituency)|Elmet]] |
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| 4,528 |
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| 9.6% |
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|- |
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| [[Tynemouth (UK Parliament constituency)|Tynemouth]] |
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| 4,143 |
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| 9.7% |
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|- |
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| [[Hampstead and Highgate (UK Parliament constituency)|Hampstead and Highgate]] |
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| 3,729 |
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| 9.8% |
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|- |
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| [[Dover (UK Parliament constituency)|Dover]] |
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| 4,941 |
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| 10.3% |
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|- |
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| [[Halesowen and Rowley Regis (UK Parliament constituency)|Halesowen and Rowley Regis]] |
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| 4,337 |
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| 10.5% |
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|- |
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| [[Keighley (UK Parliament constituency)|Keighley]] |
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| 4,852 |
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| 10.5% |
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|- |
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| [[Plymouth Sutton (UK Parliament constituency)|Plymouth Sutton]] |
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| 4,109 |
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| 10.8% |
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|- |
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| [[Dudley South (UK Parliament constituency)|Dudley South]] |
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| 4,244 |
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| 10.8% |
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|- |
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| [[Stirling (UK Parliament constituency)|Stirling]] |
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| 4,767 |
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| 10.9% |
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|- |
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| [[Bolton North East (UK Parliament constituency)|Bolton North East]] |
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| 4,103 |
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| 11.1% |
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|- |
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| [[Reading West (UK Parliament constituency)|Reading West]] |
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| 4,672 |
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| 11.1% |
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|- |
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| [[Amber Valley (UK Parliament constituency)|Amber Valley]] |
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| 5,275 |
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| 11.1% |
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|- |
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| [[Morecambe and Lunesdale (UK Parliament constituency)|Morecambe and Lunesdale]] |
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| 4,768 |
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| 11.5% |
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|- |
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| [[Brighton Pavilion (UK Parliament constituency)|Brighton Pavilion]] |
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| 5,030 |
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| 11.5% |
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|- |
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| [[Norwich North (UK Parliament constituency)|Norwich North]] |
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| 5,459 |
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| 11.6% |
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|- |
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| [[Blackpool North and Fleetwood (UK Parliament constituency)|Blackpool North and Fleetwood]] |
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| 5,062 |
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| 11.7% |
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|- |
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| [[Wakefield (UK Parliament constituency)|Wakefield]] |
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| 5,154 |
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| 11.9% |
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|- |
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| [[Waveney (UK Parliament constituency)|Waveney]] |
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| 5,915 |
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| 11.9% |
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|- |
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| [[Dewsbury (UK Parliament constituency)|Dewsbury]] |
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| 4,615 |
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| 12.0% |
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|- |
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| [[Lincoln (UK Parliament constituency)|Lincoln]] |
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| 4,613 |
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| 12.5% |
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|- |
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| [[Pudsey (UK Parliament constituency)|Pudsey]] |
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| 5,870 |
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| 12.6% |
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|- |
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| [[Leeds North East (UK Parliament constituency)|Leeds North East]] |
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| 5,262 |
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| 12.7% |
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|- |
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| [[Ipswich (UK Parliament constituency)|Ipswich]] |
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| 5,332 |
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| 12.7% |
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|- |
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| [[Stockton South (UK Parliament constituency)|Stockton South]] |
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| 6,139 |
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| 12.7% |
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|- |
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| [[Tooting (UK Parliament constituency)|Tooting]] |
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| 5,381 |
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| 12.9% |
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|- |
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| [[Dudley North (UK Parliament constituency)|Dudley North]] |
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| 5,432 |
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| 13.1% |
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|- |
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| [[Ealing North (UK Parliament constituency)|Ealing North]] |
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| 6,159||13.5% |
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|- |
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| [[Ealing Acton and Shepherd's Bush (UK Parliament constituency)|Ealing Acton and Shepherd's Bush]] |
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| 5,520 |
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| 13.9% |
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|- |
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| [[Exeter (UK Parliament constituency)|Exeter]] |
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| 7,665 |
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| 13.9% |
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|- |
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| [[East Renfrewshire (UK Parliament constituency)|East Renfrewshire]] |
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| 6,657 |
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| 14.0% |
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|- |
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| [[Erewash (UK Parliament constituency)|Erewash]] |
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| 7,084 |
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| 14.0% |
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|- |
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| [[West Lancashire (UK Parliament constituency)|West Lancashire]] |
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| 6,084 |
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| 14.1% |
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|- |
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| [[Sherwood (UK Parliament constituency)|Sherwood]] |
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| 6,652 |
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| 14.1% |
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|- |
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| [[Hyndburn (UK Parliament constituency)|Hyndburn]] |
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| 5,587 |
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| 14.2% |
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|- |
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| [[Vale of Clwyd (UK Parliament constituency)|Vale of Clwyd]] |
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| 4,669 |
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| 14.4% |
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|- |
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| [[Luton South (UK Parliament constituency)|Luton South]] |
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| 5,650 |
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| 14.5% |
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|- |
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| [[Thurrock (UK Parliament constituency)|Thurrock]] |
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| 6,375 |
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| 14.6% |
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|- |
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| [[Batley and Spen (UK Parliament constituency)|Batley and Spen]] |
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| 5,788 |
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| 14.8% |
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|- |
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| [[Regent's Park and Kensington North (UK Parliament constituency)|Regent's Park and Kensington North]] |
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| 6,131 |
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| 15.1% |
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|- |
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| [[Newport West (UK Parliament constituency)|Newport West]] |
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| 5,458 |
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| 15.3% |
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|- |
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| [[Coventry South (UK Parliament constituency)|Coventry South]] |
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| 6,255 |
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| 15.4% |
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|- |
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| [[Ellesmere Port and Neston (UK Parliament constituency)|Ellesmere Port and Neston]] |
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| 6,486 |
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| 15.4% |
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|- |
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| [[Chorley (UK Parliament constituency)|Chorley]] |
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| 7,625 |
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| 15.4% |
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|- |
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| [[Telford (UK Parliament constituency)|Telford]] |
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| 5,406 |
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| 15.8% |
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|- |
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| [[Brent North (UK Parliament constituency)|Brent North]] |
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| 5,641 |
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| 15.8% |
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|- |
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| [[Kingswood (UK Parliament constituency)|Kingswood]] |
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| 7,873 |
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| 15.9% |
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|- |
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| [[Carlisle (UK Parliament constituency)|Carlisle]] |
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| 5,695 |
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| 16.1% |
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|- |
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| [[Crosby (UK Parliament constituency)|Crosby]] |
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| 5,840 |
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| 16.1% |
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|- |
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| [[Birmingham Hall Green (UK Parliament constituency)|Birmingham Hall Green]] |
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| 5,714 |
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| 16.5% |
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|- |
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| [[Barrow and Furness (UK Parliament constituency)|Barrow and Furness]] |
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| 6,037 |
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| 16.5% |
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|- |
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| [[Edinburgh South West (UK Parliament constituency)|Edinburgh South West]] |
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| 7,242 |
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| 16.5% |
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|- |
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| [[Luton North (UK Parliament constituency)|Luton North]] |
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| 6,487 |
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| 16.6% |
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|- |
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| [[Southampton Test (UK Parliament constituency)|Southampton Test]] |
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| 7,018 |
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| 16.8% |
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|- |
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| [[Gower (UK Parliament constituency)|Gower]] |
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| 6,703 |
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| 17.0% |
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|- |
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| [[Bridgend (UK Parliament constituency)|Bridgend]] |
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| 6,523 |
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| 17.2% |
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|- |
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| [[Weaver Vale (UK Parliament constituency)|Weaver Vale]] |
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| 6,855 |
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| 17.4% |
|||
|- |
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| [[Workington (UK Parliament constituency)|Workington]] |
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| 6,895 |
|||
| 17.4% |
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|- |
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| [[Feltham and Heston (UK Parliament constituency)|Feltham and Heston]] |
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| 6,820 |
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| 18.3% |
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|- |
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| [[Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland (UK Parliament constituency)|Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland]] |
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| 8,000 |
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| 18.3% |
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Revision as of 22:13, 26 June 2024
This is a list of marginal seats[citation needed] in the United Kingdom after the results in the 2005 General Election. At the 2010 General Election, boundary changes under the Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies applied affecting some of these seats.
Conservative – Liberal Democrat marginals
Constituencies where the Conservative Party held a marginal lead over the Liberal Democrats:[1]
Constituency | Majority | % |
---|---|---|
Romsey | 125 | 0.3% |
Guildford | 347 | 0.7% |
Taunton Deane | 573 | 1.0% |
Eastbourne | 1,124 | 2.4% |
Totnes | 1,947 | 3.8% |
North Dorset | 2,244 | 4.2% |
Weston-Super-Mare | 2,079 | 4.2% |
Ludlow | 2,027 | 4.4% |
West Dorset | 2,461 | 4.6% |
West Worcestershire | 2,475 | 5.2% |
Torridge and West Devon | 3,236 | 5.5% |
Wells | 3,040 | 5.8% |
Newbury | 3,460 | 6.4% |
Harborough | 3,892 | 8.2% |
Orpington | 4,947 | 9.0% |
North Wiltshire | 5,303 | 9.5% |
Westbury | 5,346 | 9.6% |
East Hampshire | 5,509 | 10.4% |
Haltemprice and Howden | 5,116 | 10.7% |
South West Surrey | 5,711 | 10.9% |
Aldershot | 5,334 | 11.0% |
Woodspring | 6,016 | 11.6% |
Mid Sussex | 5,890 | 11.9% |
Bournemouth West | 4,031 | 11.8% |
Maidenhead | 6,231 | 13.5% |
South Suffolk | 6,606 | 13.6% |
Bournemouth East | 5,244 | 13.9% |
Woking | 6,612 | 14.4% |
New Forest East | 6,551 | 14.5% |
Poole | 5,988 | 14.8% |
Labour – Liberal Democrat marginals
Constituencies where the Labour Party held a marginal lead over the Liberal Democrats:
Constituency | Majority | % |
---|---|---|
Edinburgh South | 405 | 0.9% |
Islington South and Finsbury | 484 | 1.6% |
Oxford East | 963 | 2.3% |
Watford | 1,148 | 2.3% |
Aberdeen South | 1,348 | 3.2% |
Edinburgh North and Leith | 2,153 | 5.0% |
City of Durham | 3,274 | 7.4% |
Oldham East and Saddleworth | 3,590 | 8.3% |
Norwich South | 3,653 | 8.7% |
Leicester South | 3,717 | 8.8% |
Bradford North | 3,511 | 10.2% |
Newcastle upon Tyne Central | 3,982 | 11.1% |
Swansea West | 4,269 | 12.9% |
Labour – Conservative marginals
Constituencies where the Labour Party held a marginal lead over the Conservative Party:
- ^ "Swingometer - Election Polling". www.electionpolling.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2024.