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LeftishBrit

(41,307 posts) Sun Jun 18, 2017, 07:37 AM Jun 2017

One little titbit from the election...

is that my favourite MP, Iain Duncan Smith, got a majority of only 2438. Chingford a marginal seat? Wonders will never cease. Wouldn't it be a terrible tragedy if there were an IDS Moment next time!

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One little titbit from the election... (Original Post) LeftishBrit Jun 2017 OP

There's been a lot of topsy turvey results this time around! T_i_B Jun 2017 #1

Agreed LeftishBrit Jun 2017 #2

T_i_B

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1. There's been a lot of topsy turvey results this time around!

Reply to LeftishBrit (Original post)

Sun Jun 18, 2017, 08:30 AM

Jun 2017

Both Labour and Tories have lost seats previously thought unthinkable to change hands, and there's also plenty of other previously safe seats where the incumbent has lost a great deal of support to another party.

LeftishBrit

(41,307 posts)

2. Agreed

Reply to T_i_B (Reply #1)

Sun Jun 18, 2017, 08:57 AM

Jun 2017

Who would have imagined that the Tories could win 12 Scottish seats, and lose Kensington and Chelsea and Canterbury, all in the same election?

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