Most commentators agree that it was a curious election. The
televised leadership debates seemed to have transformed the
contest, only for actual votes to suggest otherwise. Marginal
constituencies requiring only small swings were protected, while
others fell to shifts from one party to another of up to 20%. There
was a drift away from much-fancied independent candidates, while
the Green Party won its first parliamentary seat.
In the context of the campaign the latter is ...
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