Political

Seat the Lib Dems just missed / just won in the 2010 general election

Thanks to Duncan Brack of the Liberal Democrat History Group for pulling together this list of near wins / misses spotted so far, and to various commenters on Lib Dem Voice who have added to it:

NEAR MISSES

Camborne & Redruth 66 (0.2%)
Oldham East & Saddleworth 103 (0.2%)
Oxford West & Abingdon 176 (0.3%)
Sheffield Central 165 (0.4%)
Ashfield 192 (0.4%)
Edinburgh South 316 (0.7%)
Truro & Falmouth 435 (0.9%)
Chesterfield 549 (1.2%)
Swansea West 504 (1.4%)
Hampstead & Kilburn 799 (1.6%)
Hull North 641 (1.9%)
Rochdale 889 (1.9%)

ONLY JUST HELD/GAINED

Solihull 175 (0.3%)
Mid Dorset & Poole North 269 (0.6%)
Norwich South 310 (0.7%)
Bradford East 365 (0.9%)
Wells 800 (1.4%)

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