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Endorsements in the 2017 United Kingdom general election

Various newspapers, organisations and individuals endorsed parties or individual candidates for the 2017 general election.

Endorsements for parties

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Newspapers and magazines

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National daily newspapers

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NewspapersEndorsementNotesLink
Daily ExpressConservative Party[1]
Daily MailConservative Party[2]
Daily MirrorLabour Party[3]
Daily StarNone[4]
The Daily TelegraphConservative Party[5]
Financial TimesConservative Party[6]
The GuardianLabour PartyPrioritised tactical voting against the Conservatives, including votes for Liberal Democrats and Greens.[7]
Various (Scotland)In Scotland: supported opposition to the Conservatives, either SNP or Labour.[8]
iNone[9]
The IndependentNoneBacked Labour's Shadow Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union Keir Starmer to negotiate Brexit. Supported unionist candidates in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.[10][11]
MetroNone[12]
Morning StarLabour Party[13]
The SunConservative Party[14]
The TimesConservative Party[15]

National Sunday newspapers

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NewspaperEndorsementNotesLink
The Mail on SundayConservative Party[14]
The ObserverNoneEndorsed voting against the Conservatives and for candidates opposing austerity and a hard Brexit.[16]
Sunday ExpressConservative Party[17]
Sunday MirrorLabour Party[18]
The Sunday PeopleNoneEndorsed tactical voting against the Conservatives.[19]
The Sun on SundayConservative Party[14]
The Sunday TelegraphConservative Party[20]
The Sunday TimesConservative Party[21]

National weekly newspapers

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NewspaperEndorsementNotesLink
The New EuropeanNoneEndorsed voting against the Conservatives and UKIP and for candidates that support a second EU referendum, although the guide also advised voting for Pro-EU Labour and Conservative politicians such as Kenneth Clarke, unless the Liberal Democrats had a chance of winning the seat.[22]
Socialist WorkerLabour Party[23]
The New WorkerLabour Party[24]
Weekly WorkerLabour Party[25]

National political magazines

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NewspaperEndorsementNotesLink
New StatesmanLabour Party[26]
The EconomistLiberal DemocratsThis was the Economist's first endorsement of a non-dominant party in the publication's history.[27]
The SpectatorConservative Party[28]
TribuneLabour Party[29]
Socialist StandardSocialist Party of Great Britain[30]

Other national publications

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NewspaperEndorsementNotesLink
DIYLabour PartyMonthly music magazine.[31]
Kerrang!Labour PartyWeekly rock music magazine.[32]
NMELabour PartyWeekly music magazine.[33]

Scottish newspapers

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NewspaperEndorsementNotesLink
Daily RecordLabour PartySupported voting for the SNP in SNP/Conservative marginal seats.[34]
The NationalScottish National Party[35]
The Scottish SunScottish National Party[36]
Sunday HeraldScottish National Party[37]

Northern Irish newspapers

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NewspaperEndorsementNotesLink
Irish NewsNoneSupported candidates who oppose a hard Brexit.[38]
The News LetterUlster Unionist PartySupported unionists. Opposes an SDLP-supported Corbyn coalition at a national level, but opposes Sinn Féin more.[39]
Democratic Unionist Party

Local publications

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NewspaperEndorsementLocationLink
City A.M.Conservative PartyGreater London and surrounding area.[40]
Evening StandardConservative PartyGreater London.[41]
Express & StarConservative PartyWest Midlands and Staffordshire.[42]
The Plymouth HeraldNoneWest Devon, South East Cornwall and South Hams.[43]
Yorkshire PostNoneYorkshire.[44]

Individuals

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Conservative Party

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Green Party of England and Wales

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Labour Party

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Liberal Democrats

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Plaid Cymru

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Scottish National Party

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  • Limmy, comedian, actor and web developer (endorsed Labour outside of Scotland).[166]
  • Eddi Reader, singer-songwriter (endorsed Labour outside of Scotland).[284]

UK Independence Party

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Sinn Féin

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Organisations

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Conservative Party

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  • Leave.EU[287] (have also endorsed candidates of other parties in some specific constituencies)

Labour Party

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Parties

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Some parties which only contest elections in certain parts of the United Kingdom have endorsed political parties in areas they don't contest.

Endorsements for individual candidates

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Aberavon

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For Stephen Kinnock (Labour):

Amber Valley

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For Nigel Mills (Conservative):

Arfon

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For Hywel Williams (Plaid Cymru):

Ashfield

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For Gloria De Piero (Labour):

Banbury

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For Roseanne Edwards (Independent):

Barrow and Furness

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For John Woodcock (Labour Co-operative):

Bassetlaw

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For John Mann (Labour):

Belfast East

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For Gavin Robinson (DUP):

For Naomi Long (Alliance):

Belfast North

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For Nigel Dodds (DUP):

Belfast South

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For Emma Little Pengelly (DUP):

Birmingham Edgbaston

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For Preet Gill (Labour):

Birmingham Erdington

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For Jack Dromey (Labour):

Birmingham Yardley

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For Jess Phillips (Labour):

  • Iain Dale, political commentator and former Conservative Party politician[322]

Bishop Auckland

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For Helen Goodman (Labour):

Bournemouth West

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For Conor Burns (Conservative):

Brecon and Radnorshire

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For James Gibson-Watt (Liberal Democrat):

Brentford and Isleworth

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For Ruth Cadbury (Labour):

Brighton Kemptown

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For Lloyd Russell-Moyle (Labour):

Brighton Pavilion

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For Caroline Lucas (Green):

Bristol East

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For Kerry McCarthy (Labour):

Bristol North West

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For Darren Jones (Labour):

Bristol West

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For Molly Scott Cato (Green):

Broxtowe

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For Anna Soubry (Conservative):

Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross

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For Jamie Stone (Liberal Democrat):

Camberwell and Peckham

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For Harriet Harman (Labour):

Cambridge

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For Julian Huppert (Liberal Democrat):

  • Iain Dale, political commentator and former Conservative Party politician[322]

Canterbury

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For Julian Brazier (Conservative):

Cannock Chase

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For Paul Dadge (Labour):

Cardiff Central

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For Jo Stevens (Labour):

Cardiff South and Penarth

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For Stephen Doughty (Labour Co-operative):

Cardiff West

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For Kevin Brennan (Labour):

Carshalton and Wallington

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For Tom Brake (Liberal Democrat):

For Matthew Maxwell-Scott (Conservative Party)

Ceredigion

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For Mark Williams (Liberal Democrat):

Chatham and Aylesford

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For Tracey Crouch (Conservative):

  • Iain Dale, political commentator and former Conservative Party politician[322]

Cheadle

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For Mark Hunter (Liberal Democrat):

Chingford and Woodford Green

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For Bilal Mahmood (Labour):

For Iain Duncan Smith (Conservative):

Christchurch

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For Christopher Chope (Conservative):

Chipping Barnet

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For Emma Whysall (Labour):

Dulwich and West Norwood

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For Rachel Wolf (Conservative):

For Rashid Nix (Green):

Ealing Central and Acton

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For Rupa Huq (Labour):

East Dunbartonshire

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For Jo Swinson (Liberal Democrat):

Eastbourne

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For Stephen Lloyd (Liberal Democrat):

Edinburgh South

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For Ian Murray (Labour):

Edinburgh West

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For Christine Jardine (Liberal Democrat):

For Toni Giugliano (Scottish National Party):

Enfield Southgate

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For Bambos Charalambous (Labour):

Exeter

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For Ben Bradshaw (Labour):

Feltham and Heston

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For Seema Malhotra (Labour):

Fermanagh and South Tyrone

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For Tom Elliott (UUP):

Glasgow South West

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For Matt Kerr (Labour and Co-operative):

Gower

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For Tonia Antoniazzi (Labour):

Guildford

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For Mark Bray-Perry (Green):

Hackney South and Shoreditch

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For Meg Hillier (Labour):

Hampstead and Kilburn

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For Tulip Siddiq (Labour):

Hammersmith

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For Andy Slaughter (Labour):

Harborough

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For Teck Khong (UKIP):

Harrogate and Knaresborough

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For Helen Flynn (Liberal Democrat):

Hayes and Harlington

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For John McDonnell (Labour):

Harrow West

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For Gareth Thomas (Labour Co-operative):

Hazel Grove

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For Lisa Smart (Liberal Democrat):

Hendon

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For Mike Katz (Labour):

High Peak

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For Andrew Bingham (Conservative):

Hornsey and Wood Green

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For Catherine West (Labour):

For Nimco Ali (Women's Equality):

Hove

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For Peter Kyle (Labour):

Ilford North

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For Lee Scott (Conservative):

For Wes Streeting (Labour):

Isle of Wight

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For Vix Lowthion (Green):

Kensington

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For Emma Dent Coad (Labour):

Kettering

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For Philip Hollobone (Conservative):

Kingston and Surbiton

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For Ed Davey (Liberal Democrat):

Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle

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For Michelle Dewberry (Independent):

Leeds North East

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For Fabian Hamilton (Labour):

Leeds West

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For Rachel Reeves (Labour):

Leicester West

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For Liz Kendall (Labour):

Lewes

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For Kelly-Marie Blundell (Liberal Democrat):

Leyton and Wanstead

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For John Cryer (Labour):

Lincoln

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For Karl McCartney (Conservative):

Luton North

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For Kelvin Hopkins (Labour);

Luton South

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For Gavin Shuker (Labour):

Maidenhead

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For Gerard Batten (UKIP):

Manchester Gorton

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For George Galloway (Independent):

For Afzal Khan (Labour):

Mitcham and Morden

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For Siobhain McDonagh (Labour):

Morley and Outwood

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For Neil Dawson (Labour):

Montgomeryshire

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For Jane Dodds (Liberal Democrat):

New Forest East

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For Julian Lewis (Conservative):

New Forest West

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For Desmond Swayne (Conservative):

Newcastle upon Tyne North

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For Catherine McKinnell (Labour):

Nottingham South

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For Lilian Greenwood (Labour):

North East Fife

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For Elizabeth Riches (Liberal Democrat):

North East Somerset

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For Robin Moss (Labour):

North Norfolk

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For Norman Lamb (Liberal Democrat):

For James Wild (Conservative):

North West Leicestershire

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For Andrew Bridgen (Conservative):

Norwich North

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For Chloe Smith (Conservative):

Norwich South

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For Lana Hempsall (Conservative):

For Clive Lewis (Labour):

Orkney and Shetland

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For Alistair Carmichael (Liberal Democrat):

Oxford East

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For Larry Sanders (Green):

Oxford West and Abingdon

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For Layla Moran (Liberal Democrat):

Paisley and Renfrewshire South

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For Mhairi Black (Scottish National Party):

Penistone and Stocksbridge

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For Angela Smith (Labour):

Peterborough

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For Stewart Jackson (Conservative):

Plymouth Moor View

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For Sue Dann (Labour):

Plymouth Sutton and Devonport

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For Luke Pollard (Labour):

Pontypridd

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For Owen Smith (Labour):

Pudsey

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For Ian McCargo (Labour):

Rhondda

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For Chris Bryant (Labour):

Richmond Park

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For Sarah Olney (Liberal Democrat):

Salford and Eccles

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For Rebecca Long-Bailey (Labour):

Sedgefield

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For Phil Wilson (Labour):

Sheffield Central

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For Natalie Bennett (Green):

Sheffield Hallam

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For Nick Clegg (Liberal Democrat):

Shipley

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For Philip Davies (Conservative):

For Sophie Walker[422] (Women's Equality):

Skipton and Ripon

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For Andy Brown (Green):

Somerton and Frome

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For David Warburton (Conservative):

South Leicestershire

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For Roger Helmer (UKIP):

South West Surrey

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For Louise Irvine (National Health Action):

Southampton Test

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For Alan Whitehead (Labour):

Southport

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For Sue McGuire (Liberal Democrat):

St Albans

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For Daisy Cooper (Liberal Democrat):

St Ives

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For Andrew George (Liberal Democrat):

Stalybridge and Hyde

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For Jonathan Reynolds (Labour):

Stockton South

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For James Wharton (Conservative):

Streatham

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For Chuka Umunna (Labour):

Surrey Heath

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For Ann-Marie Barker (Liberal Democrat):

Sutton and Cheam

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For Amna Ahmad (Liberal Democrat):

Swindon South

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For Martin Costello (UKIP):

Thornbury and Yate

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For Claire Young (Liberal Democrat):

Thurrock

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For Tim Aker (UKIP):

For Jackie Doyle-Price (Conservative):

Tooting

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For Rosena Allin-Khan (Labour):

Tottenham

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For David Lammy (Labour):

Twickenham

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For Vince Cable (Liberal Democrat):

Vauxhall

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For Kate Hoey (Labour)

For George Turner (Liberal Democrat):

Wakefield

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For Antony Calvert (Conservative):

For Mary Creagh (Labour):

Wellingborough

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For Peter Bone (Conservative):

Wells

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For James Heappey (Conservative):

For Tessa Munt (Liberal Democrat):

Wigan

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For Lisa Nandy (Labour):

Wirral South

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For Alison McGovern (Labour):

Wolverhampton North East

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For Emma Reynolds (Labour):

Wolverhampton South East

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For Pat McFadden (Labour):

Wrexham

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For Ian Lucas (Labour):

Wycombe

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For Rafiq Raqa (Labour):

Yeovil

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For Marcus Fysh (Conservative):

For Jo Roundell Greene (Liberal Democrat):

York Central

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For Rachael Maskell (Labour):

For Ed Young (Conservative):

York Outer

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For Julian Sturdy (Conservative)

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