So David Davis now has a majority of 15,355 votes. And to think he was a candidate for “decapitation” in the last election, writes Martin Bright.
With a turnout of 34 per cent, it would be tempting to agree with Home Office minister Tony McNulty that this was “a vain stunt that became and remains a farce”. Although his majority increased by over 10,000 votes, Davis still had fewer people voting for him than did in 2001.
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