2006 Liverpool City Council election

2006 Liverpool City Council election
30 of 90 seats (one-third); to Liverpool City Council; 46 seats needed for a majority
	Map showing the results of the 2006 Liverpool City Council election
Control of Council before election; ; Liberal Democrats	Elected Control of Council ; ; Liberal Democrats

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrat party kept overall control of the council. Overall turnout was 25%.

After the election, the composition of the council was

	Seats	±
Liberal Democrat	56	-3
Labour	30	+3
Liberal Party	3	0
Green	1	0

Election result edit

Liverpool Local Election Result 2006
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Liberal Democrats	17	0	3	-3	56.7	40.5	34,794	-12.4%
Labour	12	3	0	+3	40.0	37.6	32,273	+4.4%
Liberal	1	0	0	0	3.3	7.5	6,432	+1.7%
Conservative	0	0	0	0	0	6.7	5,766	+3.5%
Green	0	0	0	0	0	5.9	5,112	+3.0%
BNP	0	0	0	0	0	0.5	417	+0.4%
UKIP	0	0	0	0	0	0.4	332	+0.3%
Respect	0	0	0	0	0	0.3	281	+0.3%
Independent	0	0	0	0	0	0.3	274	+0.0%
United Socialist	0	0	0	0	0	0.2	132	+0.2%
Socialist Labour	0	0	0	0	0	0.2	130	-0.1%

Ward results edit

Allerton and Hunts Cross edit

Allerton and Hunts Cross
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Vera Best	1,619	49.6%
	Labour	Daniel Hughes	687	21.0
	Conservative	Brenda Coppell	556	17.0
	Green	Margaret Williams	211	6.5
	Liberal	Christopher Hulme	194	5.9
Majority			932	28.6
Registered electors			10,883
Turnout			3,267	30
Rejected ballots			5
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

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Anfield edit

Anfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Tremarco	1,101	42.3%
	Labour	Brian Dowling	824	31.7
	Liberal	Michael Butler	448	17.2
	Green	Shane Delaney	133	5.1
	Conservative	Allen Epsley	95	3.7
Majority			177	10.6
Registered electors			11,166
Turnout			2,601	23
Rejected ballots			11
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

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Belle Vale edit

Belle Vale
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Pauline Walton	1,903	51.7%
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Rainford	1,556	42.2
	Liberal	Deborah Mayes	131	3.6
	Conservative	Norman Coppell	94	2.6
Majority			347	9.5
Registered electors			11,385
Turnout			3,684	32
Rejected ballots			12
	Labour hold		Swing

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Central edit

Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Nick Small	719	53.3%
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Twigger	395	29.3
	Green	Peter Cranie	104	7.7
	Conservative	Mark Cottrell	102	7.6
	Liberal	Karl Prescott	29	2.1
Majority			324	24.0
Registered electors			11,240
Turnout			1,349	12
Rejected ballots			7
	Labour hold		Swing

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Childwall edit

Childwall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Trevor Jones	2,084	61.9%
	Labour	Janet Kent	661	19.6
	Conservative	June Brandwood	294	8.7
	Green	Faye Griffiths	242	7.2
	Liberal	Francis Porter	87	2.6
Majority			1,423	42.3
Registered electors			11,320
Turnout			3,368	30
Rejected ballots			14
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

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Church edit

Church
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Colin Eldridge	2,306	60.2%
	Labour	Timothy Beaumont	501	13.1
	Green	Eleanor Martin	335	8.7
	Conservative	Graham Jones	291	7.6
	Independent	Jeffrey Berman	274	7.2
	Liberal	James MacGregor	122	3.2
Majority			1,805	47.1
Registered electors			11,148
Turnout			3,829	34
Rejected ballots			7
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

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Clubmoor edit

Clubmoor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Roz Gladden	1,440	48.6%
	Liberal	David Maher	791	26.7
	Liberal Democrats	James Gaskell	410	13.8
	Conservative	Gwynneth Hicklin	132	4.5
	Green	Andrew Hoban	120	4.0
	Socialist Labour	Kai Anderson	71	2.4
Majority			649
Registered electors			11,794
Turnout			2,964	25
Rejected ballots			7
	Labour hold		Swing

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County edit

County
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Clark	1,380	52.7%
	Labour	Patrick Delahunty	1,080	41.3
	Liberal	Roger Webb	84	3.2
	Conservative	Francis Stevens	73	2.8
Majority			300	11.4
Registered electors			10,874
Turnout			2,617	24
Rejected ballots			9
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

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Cressington edit

Cressington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Oglethorpe	1,856	52.5%
	Labour	Catherine Dooley	778	22.0
	Conservative	Emlyn Williams	381	10.8
	Green	Richard De Pesando	292	8.3
	Liberal	John Moore	227	6.4
Majority			1,078	30.5
Registered electors			11,251
Turnout			3,534	31
Rejected ballots			7
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

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Croxteth edit

Croxteth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Nadia Stewart	1,804	61.5%
	Liberal Democrats	Patrick Moloney	902	30.7
	Green	Anne Graham	151	5.1
	Liberal	Mary-Jane Canning	77	2.6
Majority			902	30.8
Registered electors			10,560
Turnout			2,934	28
Rejected ballots			9
	Labour hold		Swing

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Everton edit

Everton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	John McIntosh	1,519	68.8%
	Liberal Democrats	Craig Crennell	296	13.4
	Conservative	Matthew Sephton	140	6.3
	Green	Adam Howarth	137	6.2
	Liberal	David Wood	117	5.3
Majority			1,223	55.4
Registered electors			11,143
Turnout			2,209	20
Rejected ballots			10
	Labour hold		Swing

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Fazakerley edit

Fazakerley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Dave Hanratty	1,450	48.1%
	Liberal Democrats	Graham Seddon	1,333	44.2
	Liberal	Charles Mayes	121	4.0
	Conservative	Myra Fitzsimmons	113	3.7
Majority			117	3.9
Registered electors			11,821
Turnout			3,017	26
Rejected ballots			24
	Labour hold		Swing

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Greenbank edit

Greenbank
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Linda-Jane Buckle	1,025	40.8%
	Labour	Christopher Helm	627	25.0
	Green	Louise McVey	485	19.3
	Conservative	Giselle McDonald	246	9.8
	Liberal	David O'Brien	130	5.2
Majority			398	15.8
Registered electors			10,921
Turnout			2,513	23
Rejected ballots			12
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

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Kensington and Fairfield edit

Kensington and Fairfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Louise Baldock	1,127	45.0%
	Liberal Democrats	James Kendrick	955	38.2
	Liberal	Elizabeth Pascoe	180	7.2
	Green	Paula Rice	152	6.1
	Conservative	Francis Dunne	88	3.5
Majority			172	6.8
Registered electors			10,355
Turnout			2,502	24
Rejected ballots			8
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

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Kirkdale edit

Kirkdale
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Malcolm Kennedy	1,958	78.2%
	Liberal Democrats	Francis O'Donoghue	232	9.3
	UKIP	Joseph Moran	182	7.3
	Conservative	Thomas O'Brien	69	2.8
	Green	Alexander Taylor	64	2.6
Majority			1,726	68.9
Registered electors			11,828
Turnout			2,505	21
Rejected ballots			8
	Labour hold		Swing

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Knotty Ash edit

Knotty Ash
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Josie Mullen	1,275	44.1%
	Labour	Anthony Concepcion	1,175	40.7
	Liberal	Andrew Donaldson	240	8.3
	Conservative	Michael Lind	199	6.9
Majority			100	3.4
Registered electors			10,482
Turnout			2,889	28
Rejected ballots			14
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

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Mossley Hill edit

Mossley Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Tina Gould	1,906	55.5%
	Labour	Josephine Lazzari	617	18.0
	Conservative	Ann Nugent	382	11.1
	Green	Vicki Anderson	367	10.7
	Liberal	Patricia Elmour	160	4.7
Majority			1,289	37.5
Registered electors			10,660
Turnout			3,432	32
Rejected ballots			19
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

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Norris Green edit

Norris Green
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Violet Bebb	1,387	59.2%
	BNP	John Edgar	417	17.8
	Liberal Democrats	Christine Doyle	232	9.9
	Green	Eric Cartmel	111	4.7
	Liberal	Vera Phillips	99	4.2
	Conservative	Jonathan Kearney	95	4.1
Majority			970	41.4
Registered electors			11,099
Turnout			2,341	21
Rejected ballots			3
	Labour hold		Swing

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Old Swan edit

Old Swan
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Keith Turner	1,436	48.4%
	Labour	Wendy Simon	859	29.0
	Liberal	Edith Bamford	172	5.8
	UKIP	Mark Bill	150	5.1
	Conservative	Pauline Dougherty	148	5.0
	Green	Paul Grimes	134	4.5
	United Socialist	Paul Filby	68	2.3
Majority			577	19.4
Registered electors			12,260
Turnout			2,967	24
Rejected ballots			13
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

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Picton edit

Picton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Laurence Sidorczuk	1,253	49.5%
	Labour	Angela Glanville	879	34.8
	Liberal	Griffith Parry	217	8.6
	Green	Nilesh Chauhan	180	7.1
Majority			374	14.7
Registered electors			11,958
Turnout			2,529	21
Rejected ballots			16
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

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Princes Park edit

Princes Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Anna Rothery	1,184	44.5%
	Liberal Democrats	Mohamed Ali	645	24.2%
	Respect	Paul Desson	281	10.6
	Green	Sophy Hansford	246	9.2
	Liberal	Nina Edge	210	7.9
	Conservative	Alma McGing	96	3.6
Majority			539	20.3
Registered electors			11,015
Turnout			2,662	24
Rejected ballots			22
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

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Riverside edit

Riverside
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Joe Anderson	1,562	66.0%
	Liberal Democrats	Gabriel Muies	267	11.3
	Conservative	Richard Perkins	205	8.7
	Green	Jonathan Clatworthy	180	7.6
	Liberal	Irene Mayes	90	3.8
	United Socialist	Cecilia Ralph	64	2.7
Majority			1,295	54.7
Registered electors			11,174
Turnout			2,368	21
Rejected ballots			12
	Labour hold		Swing

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St Michaels edit

St Michaels
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Allen	1,112	41.5%
	Green	Jean Hill	675	25.2
	Labour	Jack Johnson	670	25.0
	Conservative	David Patmore	225	8.4
Majority			437	16.3
Registered electors			10,288
Turnout			2,682	26
Rejected ballots			16
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

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Speke-Garston edit

Speke-Garston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Doreen Knight	2,141	59.3%
	Liberal Democrats	Francis Roderick	1,138	31.5
	Green	Cherry Fitzsimmons	141	3.9
	Conservative	Denise Nuttall	107	3.0
	Liberal	Michael Williams	84	2.3
Majority			1,003	27.8
Registered electors			13,220
Turnout			3,611	27
Rejected ballots			17
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

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Tuebrook and Stoneycroft edit

Tuebrook and Stoneycroft
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Chris Lenton	1,587	60.6%
	Labour	Allen Hammond	628	24.0
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Williams	308	11.8
	Conservative	Damian Fisher	96	3.7
Majority			959	36.6
Registered electors			11,743
Turnout			2,619	22
Rejected ballots			17
	Liberal hold		Swing

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Warbreck edit

Warbreck
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Jean Seddon	1,380	45.2%
	Labour	Ann-Marie O'Bryne	1,353	44.3
	Liberal	Linda Roberts	185	6.1
	Conservative	Paul Barber	135	4.4
Majority			27	0.9
Registered electors			11,199
Turnout			3,053	27
Rejected ballots			33
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

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Wavertree edit

Wavertree
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Steve Hurst	1,928	64.5%
	Labour	Claire Wilner	553	18.5
	Green	Julie Birch-Holt	260	8.7
	Conservative	David Grundy	142	4.7
	Liberal	Susan O'Brien	107	3.6
Majority			1,375	46.0
Registered electors			10,782
Turnout			2,990	28
Rejected ballots			11
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

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West Derby edit

West Derby
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Stuart Monkcom	1,416	49.5%
	Labour	Ronald Foy	652	22.8
	Conservative	Geoffrey Brandwood	308	10.8
	Liberal	Stephen Houghland	222	7.8
	Green	Ian Graham	204	7.1
	Socialist Labour	Stephen Hill	59	2.1
Majority			764	26.7
Registered electors			11,345
Turnout			2,861	25
Rejected ballots			7
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

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Woolton edit

Woolton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Malcolm Kelly	1,959	56.3%
	Conservative	Stephen Fitzsimmons	752	21.6
	Labour	Laurence Freeman	459	13.2
	Green	Alexander Rudkin	188	5.4
	Liberal	Maria Langley	124	3.6
Majority			1,207	34.7
Registered electors			10,548
Turnout			3,482	33
Rejected ballots			10
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

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Yew Tree edit

Yew Tree
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Roger Johnston	1,089	42.4%
	Labour	Barbara Murray	1,076	41.9
	Conservative	Brian Jones	202	7.9
	Liberal	Tracey Hawksford	197	7.7
Majority			13	0.5
Registered electors			11,290
Turnout			2,567	23
Rejected ballots			9
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

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By Elections edit

Speke-Garston 8 March 2007 edit

Speke-Garston By-Election 8 March 2007^[31]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Colin Strickland	1,984	54%	-5.0
	Liberal Democrats	Lynnie Williams	1,218	33.3	+1.8
	BNP	Steven Greenhalgh	281	7.7	+7.7
	Green	Cherry Fitzsimmons	68	1.9	-2.0
	Conservative	Brenda Coppell	54	1.5	-1.5
	UKIP	Mark Bill	49	1.3	+1.3
Majority			766	21.0
Registered electors
Turnout			3,654	28.7
Rejected ballots
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

References edit

^ "Allerton and Hunts Cross". Liverpool City Council elections 2006. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
^ "Anfield". Liverpool City Council elections 2006. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
^ "Belle Vale". Liverpool City Council elections 2006. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
^ "Central". Liverpool City Council elections 2006. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
^ "Childwall". Liverpool City Council elections 2006. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
^ "Church". Liverpool City Council elections 2006. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
^ "Clubmoor". Liverpool City Council elections 2006. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
^ "County". Liverpool City Council elections 2006. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
^ "Cressington". Liverpool City Council elections 2006. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
^ "Croxteth". Liverpool City Council elections 2006. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
^ "Everton". Liverpool City Council elections 2006. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
^ "Fazakerley". Liverpool City Council elections 2006. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
^ "Greenbank". Liverpool City Council elections 2006. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
^ "Kensington and Fairfield". Liverpool City Council elections 2006. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
^ "Kirkdale". Liverpool City Council elections 2006. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
^ "Knotty Ash". Liverpool City Council elections 2006. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
^ "Mossley Hill". Liverpool City Council elections 2006. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
^ "Norris Green". Liverpool City Council elections 2006. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
^ "Old Swan". Liverpool City Council elections 2006. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
^ "Picton". Liverpool City Council elections 2006. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
^ "Princes Park". Liverpool City Council elections 2006. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
^ "Riverside". Liverpool City Council elections 2006. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
^ "St Michaels". Liverpool City Council elections 2006. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
^ "Speke-Garston". Liverpool City Council elections 2006. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
^ "Tuebrook and Stoneycroft". Liverpool City Council elections 2006. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
^ "Warbreck". Liverpool City Council elections 2006. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
^ "Wavertree". Liverpool City Council elections 2006. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
^ "West Derby". Liverpool City Council elections 2006. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
^ "Woolton". Liverpool City Council elections 2006. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
^ "Yew Tree". Liverpool City Council elections 2006. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
^ "Labour snatch seat from Lib-Dems". Liverpool Daily Post. 9 March 2007. p. 2.

External links edit

Results on council site

[1] "Allerton and Hunts Cross". Liverpool City Council elections 2006. Retrieved 18 April 2017.

[2] "Anfield". Liverpool City Council elections 2006. Retrieved 18 April 2017.

[3] "Belle Vale". Liverpool City Council elections 2006. Retrieved 18 April 2017.

[4] "Central". Liverpool City Council elections 2006. Retrieved 18 April 2017.

[5] "Childwall". Liverpool City Council elections 2006. Retrieved 18 April 2017.

[6] "Church". Liverpool City Council elections 2006. Retrieved 18 April 2017.

[7] "Clubmoor". Liverpool City Council elections 2006. Retrieved 18 April 2017.

[8] "County". Liverpool City Council elections 2006. Retrieved 18 April 2017.

[9] "Cressington". Liverpool City Council elections 2006. Retrieved 18 April 2017.

[10] "Croxteth". Liverpool City Council elections 2006. Retrieved 18 April 2017.

[11] "Everton". Liverpool City Council elections 2006. Retrieved 18 April 2017.

[12] "Fazakerley". Liverpool City Council elections 2006. Retrieved 18 April 2017.

[13] "Greenbank". Liverpool City Council elections 2006. Retrieved 18 April 2017.

[14] "Kensington and Fairfield". Liverpool City Council elections 2006. Retrieved 18 April 2017.

[15] "Kirkdale". Liverpool City Council elections 2006. Retrieved 18 April 2017.

[16] "Knotty Ash". Liverpool City Council elections 2006. Retrieved 18 April 2017.

[17] "Mossley Hill". Liverpool City Council elections 2006. Retrieved 18 April 2017.

[18] "Norris Green". Liverpool City Council elections 2006. Retrieved 18 April 2017.

[19] "Old Swan". Liverpool City Council elections 2006. Retrieved 18 April 2017.

[20] "Picton". Liverpool City Council elections 2006. Retrieved 18 April 2017.

[21] "Princes Park". Liverpool City Council elections 2006. Retrieved 18 April 2017.

[22] "Riverside". Liverpool City Council elections 2006. Retrieved 18 April 2017.

[23] "St Michaels". Liverpool City Council elections 2006. Retrieved 18 April 2017.

[24] "Speke-Garston". Liverpool City Council elections 2006. Retrieved 18 April 2017.

[25] "Tuebrook and Stoneycroft". Liverpool City Council elections 2006. Retrieved 18 April 2017.

[26] "Warbreck". Liverpool City Council elections 2006. Retrieved 18 April 2017.

[27] "Wavertree". Liverpool City Council elections 2006. Retrieved 18 April 2017.

[28] "West Derby". Liverpool City Council elections 2006. Retrieved 18 April 2017.

[29] "Woolton". Liverpool City Council elections 2006. Retrieved 18 April 2017.

[30] "Yew Tree". Liverpool City Council elections 2006. Retrieved 18 April 2017.

[snatch-31] "Labour snatch seat from Lib-Dems". Liverpool Daily Post. 9 March 2007. p. 2.

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