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General Election 2017: Young and old tell us their thoughts in Derby

The young and the slightly older sit down in our election chair and tell us their thoughts on the election.

10 June 2017

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Conservative candidate Victoria Borwick won 16,313 votes; Labour's Emma Dent Coad received 16,333.

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