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Department: Electoral Commission

Published: 2010-07-28 16:45:18

The Electoral Commission, the independent elections watchdog, has published its statutory report on the UK Parliamentary and English local elections on 6 May 2010.

This government news item was published on the Electoral Commission website on the 28 July 2010.

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