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    Election Results
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    District Council Elections May 2007
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      <a title="See the results online ..." about="http://openelectiondata.org/id/elections/41UD/2007-05-03" rel="foaf:isPrimaryTopicOf" typeof="openelection:Election" href="/site/custom_scripts/elections.php?category=1">See the results of the District Council Elections</a>
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    Parish Council Elections May 2007
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      <a title="See the results online ..." href="/site/custom_scripts/elections.php?category=2">See the results of the Parish Council Elections</a>
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    Election Results pre 2007
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      <a title="County Council Elections 2005" href="/site/scripts/download_info.php?downloadID=2">County Council Election Results 2005</a>
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      <a title="Parliamentary Election 2005" href="/site/scripts/download_info.php?downloadID=11">Parliamentary Election Results 2005</a>
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      <a title="District Council Elections 2003" href="/site/scripts/download_info.php?downloadID=492" rel="foaf:isPrimaryTopicOf" about="http://openelectiondata.org/id/elections/41UD/2003-05-01" typeof="openelection:Election">District Council Election Results 2003</a>
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      <a title="Parish Council Election Results 2003" href="/site/scripts/download_info.php?downloadID=493">Parish Council Election Results 2003</a>
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      <a title="County Council Election Results 2001" href="/site/scripts/download_info.php?downloadID=495">County Council Election Results 2001</a>
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      <a title="Parliamentary Election Results 2001" href="/site/scripts/download_info.php?downloadID=494">Parliamentary Election Results 2001</a>
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