It happened today – this day in history – June 18
1264: The Parliament of Ireland meets at Castledermot in Co Kildare, the first definitively known meeting of this Irish legislature.
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It happened today – on this day in history – February 28
1728: Handel’s opera “Siroe, re di Persia” premieres in London. 1749: Henry Fieldings’ novel “Tom Jones” published. 1784: John Wesley
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Conservatives hold Maldon
John Whittingdale (Con) 36,304 Stephen Capper (Lab) 6,263 Colin Baldy (LibDem) 5,990 Janet Band (Green) 1,851 Conservative majority: 30,041
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Labour holds Dagenham & Rainham
John Cruddas (Lab) 19,468 Damian White (Con) 19,175 Tom Bewick (Brexit) 2,887 Sam Fisk (LibDem) 1,182 Azzees Minott (Green) 602
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Ed’s election shorts #2
I would have written something about Jo Swinson losing her Dunbartonshire East seat when it happened, but I was too
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Labour holds Ilford South
Sam Tarry (Lab) 35,085 Ali Azeem (Con) 10,848 Mike Gapes (Independent Group for Change) 3,891 Ashburn Holder (LibDem) 1,795 Munish
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Labour holds Barking
Margaret Hodge (Lab) 27,219 Tamkeen Shaikh (Con) 11,792 Karen Batley (Brexit) 3,186 Ann Haigh (LibDem) 1,482 Shannon Butterfield (Green) 820
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NEWSFLASH: Lib Dem leader Jo Swinson loses seat
Leader of the Liberal Democrats, Jo Swinson has just lost her Dunbartonshire East seat to the SNP.
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Conservatives hold Romford
Andrew Rosindell (Con) 30,494 Angelina Leatherbarrow (Lab) 12,601 Ian Sanderson (LibDem) 2,708 David Hughes (Green) 1,428 Conservative majority: 17,893
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Conservatives hold Brentwood & Ongar
Alex Burghart (Con) 36,308 Oliver Durose (Lab) 7,243 Paul Jeater (Green) 1,679 David Kendall (LibDem) 1,644 Robin Tilbrook (English Democrats)
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