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Worth bearing in mind these figures are based only on what was recorded by staff at polling stations; they almost certainly underestimate the overall impact of voter ID. We've no idea how many were dissuaded from even trying to go and vote, who weren't recorded by staff etc.
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In Cambridgeshire North West, where Labour’s Sam Carling won by 39 votes, six potential voters did not return after being turned away, while in Devon Central - won by Mel Stride for the Conservatives by 61 votes - 16 did not come back.
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In Poole, which Labour’s Neil Duncan-Jordan won by only 18 votes, 14 people were recorded as not returning to vote after being turned away. Similarly, 14 potential voters did not return to polling stations in Basildon & Billericay, where Tory Richard Holden won by 20 votes.
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It's the only seat where the number of people who wanted to vote, were turned away and didn't go back, is greater than the winning candidate's majority - though in other constituencies the figures were close.
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The general election voter ID figures published today by the Electoral Commission show that in Hendon, which Labour's David Pinto-Duschinsky won by just 15 votes, 34 people did not return to vote after being turned away for not having the correct ID.
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RT @cjmckeon: A 'spreadsheet issue' saw Wandsworth Council miss 6,558 votes - yes, you read that right - off the Putney election result. Fo….
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The missing votes, blamed on a “spreadsheet issue”, did not affect the overall result in the constituency.
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With all 650 results in, overall turnout at the general election was 59.9%, down sharply from 67.3% in 2019. It's the lowest turnout at a general election since 2001, when it stood at 59.4%. It's also the second lowest turnout since the Second World War.
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44 hours since polls closed, the final result of the general election is in: the Lib Dems win Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire.
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A second recount is under way at Inverness, Skye & West Ross-shire. Until every result has been declared, the general election - at least for us at @PA - is not over!.
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My round-up of some of the (many) records broken in Thursday's election and the key historical benchmarks.
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The Conservatives have seen their largest ever drop in MPs from one general election to the next.
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40% of MPs (263) in the new House of Commons will be women - a record.
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Nearly a third of votes (30.3%) cast on Thursday were for someone other than the Tories, Labour or Lib Dems.
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We won't have a full set of all 650 election results until late this afternoon. There is a recount at Basildon South & East Thurrock that will begin at 2pm.
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A record number of female MPs have been elected to the House of Commons. The previous record was 220 at the 2019 election. We're now up to 223 (and counting).
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Dartford keeps its 60-year record for being the UK's longest-running bellwether seat: Labour has gained the seat from the Conservatives.
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Shares of the vote after 150 results: Labour 40%, Con 21%, Reform 16%, Lib Dems 10%, Green 7%, SNP 1%.
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Erewash and South Ribble both retain their bellwether status, which they've had since 1983.
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Worcester keeps the bellwether status it has enjoyed since 1979, having been gained by Labour.
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