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| Top three parties at a glance | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 41.8% | |
| Labour | 32.95% | |
| Liberal Democrat | 15.21% | |
| Swing: 6.11% from Labour to Conservative | ||
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alun Cairns |
|
20,341 | 41.80 | |
| Alana Davies |
|
16,034 | 32.95 | |
| Eluned Parrott |
|
7,403 | 15.21 | |
| Ian Johnson |
|
2,667 | 5.48 | |
| Kevin Mahoney |
|
1,529 | 3.14 | |
| Rhodri Thomas |
|
457 | 0.94 | |
| John Harrold | Christian Party | 236 | 0.48 | |
| Majority | 4,307 | 8.85 | ||
| Turnout | 48,667 | 69.27 | ||
5:35pm Thursday 20th May 2010
The Government has insisted it would scrap top-down targets in the NHS as it unveiled details of the new Conservative-Liberal Democrat deal.
10:30am Thursday 20th May 2010
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has insisted that the coalition Government's plans for reform have been strengthened by the need for compromise.
11:52pm Thursday 20th May 2010
The new coalition Government is committed to setting up a "judge-led inquiry" into allegations of British security services complicity in torture overseas, the Foreign Secretary has confirmed.
1:23pm Thursday 20th May 2010
Supermarkets and off-licences will be banned from selling alcohol below cost price, the Government has confirmed.
9:29am Thursday 20th May 2010
Home information packs (Hips) will be consigned to history, the Government has announced.
8:28am Thursday 20th May 2010
Left-wing Labour MP Diane Abbott has announced she is running for the party leadership, becoming the first woman to enter the race.
4:14pm Thursday 20th May 2010
Labour has caved in to complaints from candidates for the party leadership by allowing them an extra 13 days to gather nominations.
10:56am Thursday 20th May 2010
Estate agents have welcomed the news that controversial home information packs (Hips) are being scrapped with immediate effect.
3:45am Thursday 20th May 2010
The Electoral Commission is to publish a report into voting chaos which left hundreds of people queuing outside polling stations on election day.
3:53am Thursday 20th May 2010
David Cameron is to make his first foray on to the world stage as Prime Minister, visiting Nicolas Sarkozy in Paris.
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