The 1998 Westminster Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Westminster City Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
1998 Westminster City Council election|
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Candidate[1]
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Party
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Votes
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Percent
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Angela Hooper
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Conservative
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581
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67.9%
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Ian Wilder
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563
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Derek Buckland
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Labour
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182
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19.4%
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Theresa Nnaji
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145
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Rosalind Oakley
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Liberal Democrats
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117
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12.6%
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Sara Coakley
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96
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Total Voters
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868
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Bayswater (3)
Candidate
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Party
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Votes
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Percent
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Anne Barns
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Conservative
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1,142
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51.7%
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Michael Brahams
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1,060
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Frixos Tombolis
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1,011
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Michael Katz
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Labour
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782
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37.0%
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Generoso Alcantara
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768
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Charles Payne
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748
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Susan Banng
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Liberal Democrats
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235
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9.1%
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Jennifer Coleman
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168
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Doreen Kearney
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162
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Angela Georgievski
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Green
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135
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2.2%
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Total Voters
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2,194
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Belgrave (2)
Candidate
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Party
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Votes
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Percent
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Elizabeth Blois
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Conservative
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941
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77.7%
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Catherine Longworth
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919
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Peter Cavalla
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Labour
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163
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13.5%
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Angela Forrester
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160
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Raymond Roberts
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Liberal Democrats
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119
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8.8%
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Angela Whitelegge
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91
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Total Voters
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1,254
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Candidate
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Party
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Votes
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Percent
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Jennifer Bianco
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Conservative
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700
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68.3%
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John Bull
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673
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Pamela Hurtt
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Labour
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215
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20.0%
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Tony Rea
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187
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Colin Bell
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Liberal Democrats
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126
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11.7%
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Nikhil Seth
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109
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Total Voters
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1,015
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Candidate
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Party
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Votes
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Percent
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Andrew Allum
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Conservative
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1,294
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65.6%
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Harvey Marshall
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1,285
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Mark Page
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1,203
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Brenda Buxton
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Labour
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539
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26.3%
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William Beckett
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533
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Francis Prideaux
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446
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Nicholas Hole
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Liberal Democrats
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170
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8.1%
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Michael Pepperrell
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169
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Colin Wing
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126
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Total Voters
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2,049
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Candidate
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Party
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Votes
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Percent
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Barbara Grahame
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Labour
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990
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60.8%
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Ron Harley
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968
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Murad Qureshi
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896
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Jonathan O'Brien
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Conservative
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464
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28.4%
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William Diffey
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444
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Julian Smith
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425
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Robert Bell
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Liberal Democrats
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178
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10.8%
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Jose da Silva Veiga
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174
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Martin Thompson
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157
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Total Voters
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1,719
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Candidate
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Party
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Votes
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Percent
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Carol Bailey
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Conservative
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1,760
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59.9%
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Garry Walsh
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1,672
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John Cronin
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1,652
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Margaret Cavalla
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Labour
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953
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32.7%
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Josephine Abercrombie
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912
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David Boothroyd
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912
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Anthony Brett-Jones
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Liberal Democrats
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200
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6.5%
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Rhoda Torres
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178
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Michael Holmans
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176
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Gordon Webster
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Independent
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74
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0.9%
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Total Voters
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3,017
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Candidate
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Party
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Votes
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Percent
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Judith Warner
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Conservative
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754
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67.9%
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Roderick Nye
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726
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Margaret Barton
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Labour
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211
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19.3%
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Margherita Rendel
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209
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Frances Franklin
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Liberal Democrats
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147
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12.8%
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Gertrude Haywood
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132
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Total Voters
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1,187
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Candidate
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Party
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Votes
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Percent
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Alan Lazarus
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Labour
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1,189
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65.8%
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Jillian Selbourne
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1,162
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Gary Martin
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1,115
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Patrick O'Sullivan
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Conservative
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435
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22.9%
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Daniel Astaire
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411
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Timothy Slotover
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358
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Donald McLachlan
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Liberal Democrats
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225
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11.4%
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John Brown
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193
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Kathleen Hobbins
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180
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Total Voters
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1,913
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Candidate
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Party
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Votes
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Percent
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Pamela Batty
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Conservative
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971
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71.6%
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Anne Mallinson
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940
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Edmund Lazarus
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910
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Angela Graham
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Labour
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224
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16.0%
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Louis Al-Dhahir
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207
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Joseph Ogden
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198
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Zoe Goldstein
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Liberal Democrats
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151
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10.0%
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Giles Crown
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134
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Derek Marshall
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108
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Marlene Hayter
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Green
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97
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2.5%
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Total Voters
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1,388
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Candidate
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Party
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Votes
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Percent
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John Cox
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Conservative
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725
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72.6%
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Gillian Rees-Mogg
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721
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Sarah Beal
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Labour
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154
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13.7%
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Tania Chislett
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Liberal Democrats
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148
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13.8%
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Elizabeth Mackeith
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126
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Alen Matthewson
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Labour
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118
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Total Voters
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1,047
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Candidate
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Party
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Votes
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Percent
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Richard Tallboys
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Conservative
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956
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67.0%
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Robert Davis
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949
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Simon Milton
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925
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Patricia Parsons
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Labour
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331
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22.4%
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Spencer Livermore
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315
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Andrew Somerville
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302
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Sheila Kaye
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Liberal Democrats
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178
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10.6%
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Johannes Venmans
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138
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John Abrams
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132
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Total Voters
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1,469
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Candidate
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Party
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Votes
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Percent
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Melvyn Caplan
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Conservative
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1,352
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61.3%
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Barba Schmeling
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1,318
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Johnathan Lord
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1,317
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Joseph Hagarty
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Labour
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689
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30.5%
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Guthrie McKie
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655
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David Obaze
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642
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Ruth Simms
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Liberal Democrats
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199
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8.1%
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David Brewin
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166
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Philip Wardle
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164
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Total Voters
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2,293
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Candidate
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Party
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Votes
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Percent
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Cyril Nemeth
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Conservative
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853
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67.9%
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Kevin Gardner
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839
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Katharine Hoskyns
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Labour
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276
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21.1%
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Phillida Inman
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250
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Richard de Ste Croix
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Liberal Democrats
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157
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11.0%
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Herbert Hartwell
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118
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Total Voters
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1,304
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Candidate
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Party
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Votes
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Percent
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Susie Burbridge
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Conservative
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1,430
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56.9%
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Janet Prendergast
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1,409
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Ronald Raymond-Cox
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1,401
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Vinod d'Cruz
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Labour
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951
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36.0%
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Antony Mothersdale
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868
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David Worton
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864
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Anne Couchman
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Liberal Democrats
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203
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7.1%
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Martin Horwood
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183
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Zena Lutrin
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140
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Total Voters
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2,611
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In Millbank, there were two Conservative gains from Labour.
Candidate
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Party
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Votes
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Percent
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Duncan Sandys
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Conservative
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1,144
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47.5%
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Justin Powell-Tuck
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1,123
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Peter Wright
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Labour
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1,119
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45.7%
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Mair Garside
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1,112
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Alastair Moss
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Conservative
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1,088
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Simon Winters
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Labour
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996
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Margaret Lang
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Liberal Democrats
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185
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6.7%
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Timothy Green
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165
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Robin Metzner
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126
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Total Voters
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2,570
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Candidate
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Party
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Votes
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Percent
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Barrie Taylor
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Labour
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914
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53.5%
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Paul Dimoldenberg
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846
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Mushtaq Qureshi
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841
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Mary Nicholas
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Resident's Association
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443
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24.0%
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Mary Germain
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383
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Emmanuel Anfu
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339
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Richard Phibbs
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Conservatives
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289
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16.8%
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Andrew Reid
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272
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Richard Tray
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257
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Peter Budge
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Green
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81
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1.7%
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Peter Crystal
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Liberal Democrats
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81
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3.8%
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David Hall-Matthews
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56
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Anthony Williams
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56
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Total Voters
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1,755
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Candidate
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Party
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Votes
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Percent
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Johnathan Djanogly
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Conservative
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1,381
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67.9%
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Timothy Joiner
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1,357
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Louise St. John Howe
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1,350
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Linda Hardman
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Labour
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481
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22.8%
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John Edwards
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455
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Richard Nicholls
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437
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Patricia McCarthy
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Liberal Democrats
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220
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9.3%
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Ian Sutherland
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181
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Alan Thompson
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157
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Total Voters
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2,089
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Candidate
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Party
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Votes
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Percent
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Alan Bradley
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Conservative
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1,808
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69.6%
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Christopher Malthouse
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1,732
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Benjamin Segal
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1,728
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Isobel Bowler
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Labour
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541
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20.2%
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David Blackall
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500
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Manuela Sykes
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491
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Janice Taverne
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Liberal Democrats
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271
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10.1%
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Miranda Green
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264
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Gwenda Wood
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233
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Total Voters
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2,620
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Candidate
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Party
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Votes
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Percent
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Louise Hyams
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Conservative
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742
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64.8%
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Alexander Nicoll
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714
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David Propert
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Labour
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405
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35.2%
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James Sheward
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385
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Total Voters
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1,189
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Candidate
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Party
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Votes
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Percent
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David Harvey
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Conservative
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934
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64.3%
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Timothy Mitchell
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900
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Ingrid Gibson
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Labour
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355
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24.8%
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Steven Burgess
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352
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Josephine Hayes
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Liberal Democrats
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167
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10.9%
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Simon Turner
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144
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Total Voters
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1,471
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Candidate
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Party
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Votes
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Percent
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Andrew Whitney
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Labour
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1,041
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57.7%
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Nicola Russell
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974
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Katherine Thorne
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952
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Clive Collins
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Conservative
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529
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22.0%
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Michael Bullen
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506
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Iheoma Oteh
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403
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Morag Beattie
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Liberal Democrats
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249
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12.1%
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Vera Williams
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198
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Alison Dash
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175
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Johnathan Frame
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Liberals
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117
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2.3%
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Total Voters
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1,879
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Candidate
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Party
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Votes
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Percent
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Nicholas Boles
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Conservative
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739
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49.3%
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Richard Stirling-Gibb
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582
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Peter Martindale
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Independent
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564
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21.1%
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David Beida
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Labour
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273
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16.2%
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Richard O'Brien
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Liberal Democrats
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208
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13.5%
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Wing Ho
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Labour
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160
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Bernard Silver
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Liberal Democrats
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153
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Total Voters
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1,488
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