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Foremost among the left's defeats was that of Tony Benn in Bristol East. Despite a good local campaign, Benn paid the price big liberal vote (10,000 as compared with 19,000 for the Tories and 18,000 for abuur - and his quesl BY GOD! YOU LOOK L SHATTERED - HAS THE ELECTION HAD SUCH A DREADFUL EFFECT? THE LABOUR LEFT suffered damaging blows in the election — mainly due to the intervention of the Alliance. But there were also important successes which will strengthen the voice of the lett in parliationable decision to stay in onso nen e o safe seats were on offer. enis ucledi Crcales d problem for the left in putting up effective and credible candidate COlEC for the new leader of the Labour TO BE QUITE HONEST L I FOUND THAT MY HORROR L AT THE LABOUR LOSSES WAS SOMEWHAT ALLEVIATED BY THOUGHT OF ALL THE RENEGADES IN wH akay wing ligal WCle jubilant.
candidates who support the had nixed newobavel results. Two of their canelected dildie WCIt Dave Nellist in Coventry South and Terry Fields in Liverpool Broadgreen. Both with decisive victories.
Impact Pat Wall in Bradford North went down however by one and a half thousand votes under the impact of of LayCuUl Alliance who took 11,000 former VOLtL MP Ben Ford W10 took 4,000 votes as an independent cadace. The other Militant hopeful was Rod titch in Bronton Kemptown, who lost by 9,000 to the Tories.
Pat Wall - defeated in Bradford Leading London left winger Jeremy Corbyn won a handsome victory in Islington North. Despite backing from Frank Chapple, SDP candidate John rall was beaten into third place. Corbyn's majority over the Tories was 5607. Ex-Labour, ex-SDP mafioso O'Halloran got 4,000 votes.
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