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dnorth@abbeymanor.fsbusiness.co.uk (David North) wrote:

> "Paul Hyett" <pah@invalid.invalid> wrote in message 
> news:ttgyRFMSZraKFwUz@blueyonder.co.uk...
> > On Fri, 24 Jul 2009 at 23:21:01, David North 
> >  wrote in uk.politics.electoral :
> >
> >>"John M Ward"  wrote in message 
> >>news:507fef405fjohn@acornusers.org...
> >>> this was a stupendous result with a 16.5% swing to the 
> >>> Conservatives, despite what Gordon Brown tried to claim.
> >>
> >>This is a good example of how misleading the usual measure of swing 
> >>can be. The Labour share of the vote fell by 26.7%, but the 
> >>Conservative increase was only 6.29%, so to claim a 16.5% swing to 
> >>the Conservatives is patent nonsense.
> >
> > Hoping to drag David Boothroyd out of hiding? :p
> 
> Since I've only visited this ng a few times, and this was the first 
> time I had posted here, I have no idea who he is.

I suggest you start with http://www.election.demon.co.uk/.

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