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Xaccers · 10-04-2010, 19:37

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Labour changed the boundaries since 2005.
If they had done it before they'd have won by 1.7% of the vote.
Hmm, I wonder if that could have possibly been one of the reasons for the boundary change...
Looking into it, yes they have taken a section of MKNW (Tory 3.3% majority) and given it to MKSW (Labour 8.1% majority) to make MKS and a smaller MKN.
Basically they've taken a load of Tory voters and moved them into a Labour area so if the vote goes the same in 2005 Labour would win both constituencies.

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Xaccers Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Milling around Milton Keynes Age: 48 Posts: 12,969	Re: The 2010 General Election Thread: Week 1 0.728 Labour changed the boundaries since 2005. If they had done it before they'd have won by 1.7% of the vote. Hmm, I wonder if that could have possibly been one of the reasons for the boundary change... Looking into it, yes they have taken a section of MKNW (Tory 3.3% majority) and given it to MKSW (Labour 8.1% majority) to make MKS and a smaller MKN. Basically they've taken a load of Tory voters and moved them into a Labour area so if the vote goes the same in 2005 Labour would win both constituencies.