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  UK Parliament - Wells
  RACE DETAILS
Parents > United Kingdom > England > South West > South West > Wells
Office
TypeGeneral Election
Filing Deadline May 01, 1979 - 11:00am
Polls Open May 03, 1979 - 01:00am
Polls Close May 03, 1979 - 04:00pm
Term Start May 04, 1979 - 12:00pm
Term End June 09, 1983 - 12:00pm
ContributorRBH
Last ModifiedRBH January 05, 2021 01:10pm
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LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyConservative Won10/10/1974
NameRobert Boscawen Votes23,979 (43.64%)
Term10/11/1974 - 05/03/1979 Margin7,701 (+14.02%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
KEY RACE? 0.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail

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Name (I) Robert Boscawen Alan Butt-Philip Paul Murphy Graham Livings Alexander Thynn
PartyConservative Liberal Labour Independent Wessex Regionalist
Votes30,400 (51.35%) 18,204 (30.75%) 10,025 (16.93%) 421 (0.71%) 155 (0.26%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -12,196 (-20.60%) -20,375 (-34.41%) -29,979 (-50.64%) -30,245 (-51.09%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
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