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  UK Parliament - Folkestone & Hythe
  RACE DETAILS
Parents > United Kingdom > England > South East > South East > Folkestone & Hythe
Office
TypeGeneral Election
Filing Deadline May 01, 1979 - 06:00pm
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 December 09, 2021 12:38am
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LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyConservative Won10/10/1974
NameAlbert Costain Votes20,930 (46.18%)
Term10/11/1974 - 05/03/1979 Margin8,442 (+18.63%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
KEY RACE? 0.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail

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Name (I) Albert Costain Bernard Budd G. J. Priestman Mark W. LaVine
PartyConservative Liberal Labour National Front
Votes26,837 (55.74%) 10,817 (22.47%) 10,015 (20.80%) 478 (0.99%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -16,020 (-33.27%) -16,822 (-34.94%) -26,359 (-54.75%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
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