Enfield London Borough Council elections

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Enfield London Borough Council in London, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2022, 63 councillors have been elected from 25 wards.[1]

A map showing the wards of Enfield from 2002 until 2022

Political control

Since 1964 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]

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Election Overall Control Labour Conservative Lib Dem S.C.F.
1964 Labour 31 29 - -
1968 Conservative 9 51 - -
1971 Conservative 28 32 - -
1974 Conservative 29 30 1 -
1978 Conservative 19 41 - -
1982 Conservative 19 47 - -
1986 Conservative 28 38 - -
1990 Conservative 32 34 - -
1994 Labour 41 25 - -
1998 Labour 43 23 - -
2002 Conservative 24 39 - -
2006 Conservative 27 34 - 2
2010 Labour 36 27 - -
2014 Labour 41 22 - -
2018 Labour 46 17 - -
2022 Labour 38 25 - -
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Council elections

Borough result maps

By-election results

1964-1968

There were no by-elections.[6]

1968-1971

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Chase by-election, 4 July 1968[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. A. Alcock 1,120
Labour M. W. Langford 332
Liberal R. A. J. Eames 209
Turnout 27.4%
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Church Street by-election, 4 July 1968[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. W. Fenn 1,296
Labour J. E. Lightfoot 405
Liberal J. E. Cross 119
Turnout 25.5%
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Grange by-election, 4 July 1968[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative T. G. G. Joel 1,350
Liberal J. P. J. Ellis 186
Labour H. Hayward 70
Turnout 25.1%
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Palmers Green by-election, 4 July 1968[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. G. S. Groves 1,410
Conservative W. Robinson 1,403
Liberal A. M. Lloyd 266
Liberal E. D. Staunton 235
Labour A. M. Herbert 82
Labour B. M. Barbuk 79
Turnout 23.9%
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Winchmore Hill by-election, 1 May 1969[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. Solomons 1,357
Liberal J. G. Bathe 386
Labour R. Harley 80
Turnout 28.3%
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Church Street by-election, 25 September 1969[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative E. C. Cousins 1,259
Labour R. Daultry 548
Liberal L. C. I. Barrows 144
Turnout 27.8%
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1971-1974

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Arnos by-election, 24 June 1971[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. D. Veitch 1,241
Conservative H. A. Farbey 1,164
Liberal D. C. Jaggers 79
Turnout 37.7%
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Bush Hill South by-election, 24 June 1971[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. A. Wyatt 991
Labour A. E. Kerr 469
Liberal L. C. I. Barrows 127
Turnout 25.7%
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Church Street by-election, 24 June 1971[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative C. C. Goldwater 1,409
Labour M. R. Tarling 1,290
Liberal E. King 82
Turnout 37.3%
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West by-election, 24 June 1971[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W. J. Stiles 1,236
Labour H. Hayward 247
Liberal S. M. Macleod 151
Turnout 20.2%
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Willow by-election, 30 September 1971[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. E. L. Moulder 1,168
Labour F. J. Brown 1,149
Liberal J. O. Howson 671
Turnout 40.7%
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1974-1978

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Winchmore Hill by-election, 30 October 1975[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Guy R. Stainton 1,363
Liberal David A. Dearing 536
Labour Edith P. B. Sinclair 173
National Front Richard Prince 92
Turnout 33.2
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Enfield Wash by-election, 27 November 1975[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Walter J. Sheffield 778
Liberal Beryl J. Hamilton 654
Conservative Robert H. Millward 433
National Front Royston C. Pert 117
Turnout 33.5
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Craig Park by-election, 8 April 1976[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Dorothy M. Simmons 1,124
Conservative Winifred A. Reardon 326
National Front Mark W. Lavine 196
Liberal Steven L. Watts 100
Turnout 30.5
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Enfield Wash by-election, 8 April 1976[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Wilfred E. Davies 1,196
Liberal Beryl J. Hamilton 932
Conservative Robert H. Millward 572
National Front Royston C. Pert 157
Turnout 46.6
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Bush Hill by-election, 17 June 1976[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert J. G. Hamer 981
Labour Leonard V. Nicolls 903
Liberal John R. G. Dibble 460
National Front Steven W. Hook 361
Independent Ratepayers Association Dennis J. E. Keighley 141
Turnout 45.9
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New Park by-election, 17 June 1976[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Winifred A. Reardon 1,317
Labour Peter Perryman 853
National Front John C. Welford 328
Liberal Laurna C. I. Barrows 127
Turnout 44.1
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1978-1982

1982-1986

1986-1990

1990-1994

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Hoe Lane by-election, 10 January 1991[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul A. Watts 887 48.2
Labour Vera A. B. Horridge 852 46.3
Liberal Democrats Sheila M. Macleod 58 3.2
Green Marghanita Hollands 43 2.3
Turnout 27.7
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
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The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Vladimir Goddard.

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Town by-election, 10 January 1991[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Audrey D. Thacker 1,377 58.3
Labour Nigel S. Twose 685 29.0
Liberal Democrats Boris Whycer 247 10.5
Green Frederick W. Clark 54 2.3
Turnout 39.8
Conservative hold Swing
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The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Roger Brooke.

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Worcesters by-election, 17 September 1992[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David M. Evans 1,230 48.8
Labour Paul Forrest 1,130 44.8
Liberal Democrats John K. Hall 162 6.4
Turnout 40.3
Conservative hold Swing
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The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr James Porter.

1994-1998

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Enfield Lock by-election, 27 April 1995[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John W. Gorton 1,348
Conservative Richard C. Stacy 645
Liberal Democrats Timothy E. R. Hoof 729
Turnout
Labour gain from Labour Co-op Swing
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The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Patrick Horridge.

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St Aphege by-election, 12 December 1996[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Derek Goddard 1,218 67.1
Conservative Roger D. Vince 530 29.2
Liberal Democrats Stephen A. Savva 66 3.6
Majority 688 37.9
Turnout 1,814 29.8
Labour hold Swing
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The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Leonard Nicholls.

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St Marks by-election, 17 July 1997[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Stephen Allen 641 48.6 −5.8
Conservative Celia P. McNeice 529 40.1 +3.5
UKIP Gwyneth W. Rolph 85 6.5 +6.5
Liberal Democrats Sarah E. Lea 63 4.8 −5.8
Majority 112 8.5
Turnout 1,318 25.3
Labour hold Swing
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The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr David Mason.

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Worcesters by-election, 21 August 1997 (2)[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Anthony Dey 967
Conservative Austin F. Spreadbury 936
Labour Edward W. Parsons 792
Labour George R. Reeve 790
UKIP Jose H. O'Ware 185
Liberal Democrats Fiona J. Macleod 98
Liberal Democrats Kenneth J. Keen 83
Turnout 3,851 29.9
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
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The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllrs William Chapman and Mark Evans.

1998-2002

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Arnos by-election, 3 December 1998[5][12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Vivien M. Giladi 608 44.0 −19.3
Conservative Martin C. Robertson 499 36.1 +20.0
Independent Labour Richard Course 190 13.8 +0.8
Liberal Democrats David R. S. Peters 85 6.2 −2.1
Majority 109 7.9
Turnout 1,382 24.7
Labour hold Swing
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The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Ian Borkett.

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Chase by-election, 23 August 2001[5][13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Matthew Laban 937 53.5 +8.4
Labour Terence McManus 461 26.3 −15.7
Liberal Democrats Christopher J. A. Jephcott 318 18.2 +5.3
Green Laura E. Davenport 35 2.0 +2.0
Majority 476 27.2
Turnout 1,751 30.0
Conservative hold Swing
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The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Peggy Ford.

2002-2006

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Chase by-election, 15 April 2004[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Annette Dreblow 1,365 65.3 +4.8
Labour Barry Schwartz 409 19.6 −5.0
Liberal Democrats Thomas Oswald 319 15.2 +0.2
Majority 956 45.7
Turnout 2,093 23.8
Conservative hold Swing
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The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Alasdair Macphail.

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Lower Edmonton by-election, 10 June 2004[16][17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ahmet Oykener 1,325 41.5 +1.3
Conservative Kamuran M. Kadir 901 28.3 −2.3
UKIP Frederick J. Rolph 491 15.4 +15.4
Liberal Democrats Doreen Dankyi 472 14.8
Majority 424 13.2
Turnout 3,189 36.6
Labour hold Swing
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The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Gerard McAllister.

2006-2010

More information Party, Candidate ...
Turkey Street by-election, 10 August 2006[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Matthew W. Laban 877 40.1 −0.2
Labour Derek Levy 874 40.0 +11.3
UKIP Madeline Jones 174 8.0 +8.0
Save Chase Farm Sujal Zaveri 133 6.1 +6.1
Liberal Democrats David R. S. Peters 77 3.5 +3.5
Green William A. Linton 51 2.3 +2.3
Majority 3 0.1
Turnout 2,186 24.7
Conservative hold Swing
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The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Margaret Holt.

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Bush Hill Park by-election, 8 January 2009[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Adrian W. Croshaw 1,320 63.4 +25.4
Labour Ivor Wiggett 413 19.8 +6.7
Liberal Democrats Paul D. Smith 129 6.2 −3.0
UKIP Frederick J. Rolph 123 5.9 +0.9
Green Jack Johnson 97 4.7 −5.5
Majority 907 43.6
Turnout 2,082 20.5
Conservative hold Swing
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The by-election was called following the death of Cllr John Jackson.

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Jubilee by-election, 12 February 2009[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rohini Simbodyal 1,346 51.3 +7.8
Conservative Ricky G. G. Deller 1,049 40.0 −3.4
Liberal Democrats Dawn C. Barnes 69 2.6 +2.6
Green Douglas Coker 60 2.3 −10.9
UKIP Madge Jones 59 2.2 +2.2
Independent Sarah McDonald 41 1.6 +1.6
Majority 297 11.3
Turnout 2,624 29.2
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
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The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Christopher Andrew.

2010-2014

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Bush Hill Park by-election, 28 July 2011[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lee Chamberlain 1,108 44.5 +6.1
Labour Ivor Wiggett 668 26.8 +2.0
Independent Tony Kingsworth 230 9.2 +9.2
Liberal Democrats Paul Smith 177 7.1 −12.3
Green Douglas Coker 100 4.0 −6.5
UKIP Gwyneth Rolph 70 2.8 −4.1
BNP Stephen Squire 61 2.5 +2.5
Christian Clive Morrison 45 1.8 +1.8
English Democrat Ben Weald 29 1.2 +1.2
Majority 440 17.7
Turnout 2,488 23.8
Conservative hold Swing
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The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Eleftherios Savva.

2014-2018

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Jubilee by-election, 7 May 2015[22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Nesil Cazimoglu 3,313 59.2%
Conservative Nazim Celebi 1,339 23.9%
UKIP Sharon Downer 602 10.8%
Green Benjamin Maydon 229 4.2%
Liberal Democrats Matt McLaren 108 1.9%
Majority 1,974 11.3
Turnout 5,591 59.4
Labour hold Swing
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The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Rohini Simbodyal. It was held on 7 May 2015, concurrent with the UK general election.

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Enfield Highway by-election, 18 May 2017[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Elif Erbil 2,155 63.8%
Conservative Christine Bellas 973 28.8%
Green Kate McGeevor 104 3.1%
UKIP Sharon Downer 91 2.7%
Liberal Democrats Matt McLaren 54 1.6%
Majority 1,182 35%
Turnout 3,377 32.21%
Labour hold Swing
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The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Ozzie Uzoanya.[24]

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Enfield Highway by-election, 7 December 2017[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ergun Eren 1,619 69.8%
Conservative Andrew Thorp 620 26.7%
Green Andreea Malin 79 3.4%
Majority 999 43.1%
Turnout 2,318 22.00%
Labour hold Swing
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The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Turgut Esendagli.[26]

2018-2022

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Bush Hill Park by-election, 12 November 2018[27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Hockney 1,540 52.4 +12.9
Labour Bevin Betton 828 28.2 −9.0
Liberal Democrats Robert Wilson 313 10.7 +1.0
Green Benjamin Maydon 127 4.3 −6.5
Women's Equality Tulip Hambleton 79 2.7 +2.7
Independent Erol Ovayolu 50 1.7 +1.7
Majority 712 24.2
Turnout 2,937
Conservative hold Swing
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The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Jon Daniels.[28]

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Chase by-election, 6 May 2021[29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew Thorp 2,138 44.0 +10.4
Labour Chris James 1,775 36.5 −2.3
Liberal Democrats Guy Russo 517 10.6 −3.3
Green Lynne Davies 374 7.7 −1.8
TUSC Mira Glavardanov 58 1.2 +1.2
Majority 363 7.5
Turnout 4,862
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
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The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Vicki Pite.[30]

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Jubilee by-election, 6 May 2021[31]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Chinelo Anyanwu 2,170 55.7 −5.6
Conservative Benny Neza 1,070 27.5 +5.3
Green Bill Linton 321 8.2 +1.1
Liberal Democrats Iman Saadoune 171 4.4 −0.2
Taking the Initiative Clive Morrison 100 2.6 +2.6
TUSC Lewis Peacock 63 1.6 +1.6
Majority 1,100 28.2
Turnout 3,895
Labour hold Swing
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The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Bernadette Lappage.[32]

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Southbury by-election, 6 May 2021[33]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ayten Guzel 1,961 46.6 −10.9
Conservative Patrick Drysdale 1,380 32.8 +8.9
Green Luke Balnave 470 11.2 −0.2
Liberal Democrats Luke Cummings 246 5.8 −1.3
TUSC John Dolan 82 1.9 +1.9
We Matter Hughie Rose 37 0.9 +0.9
Taking the Initiative Jheni Morrison 36 0.9 +0.9
Majority 581 13.8
Turnout 4,212
Labour hold Swing
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The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Chris Bond.[34]

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Bush Hill Park by-election, 1 July 2021[35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Fallart 1,694 55.2 +15.7
Labour Nia Stevens 875 28.5 −8.7
Green Benjamin Maydon 233 7.6 −3.2
Liberal Democrats Ade Adetula 225 7.3 −2.4
TUSC John Dolan 27 0.9 +0.9
Taking the Initiative Clive Morrison 15 0.5 +0.5
Majority 819 26.7
Turnout 3,069
Conservative hold Swing
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The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Will Coleshill.[36]

2022-2026

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Bullsmoor by-election, 20 April 2023[37]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Destiny Karakus 1,056 55.8 +4.6
Conservative Christine Bellas 686 36.2 +6.4
Green Isobel Whittaker 81 4.3 −5.1
Liberal Democrats Tim Martin 50 2.6 −5.0
TUSC John Dolan 20 1.1 −0.9
Majority 370 19.5
Turnout 1,893
Labour hold Swing
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The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Esin Gunes.[38]

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Jubilee by-election, 28 November 2024[39]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ian Barnes 853 39.4 −13.9
Conservative Masud Uddin 691 31.9 +8.6
Independent Khalid Sadur 208 9.6 +9.6
Green Katie Knight 169 7.8 −2.4
Reform Neville Watson 149 6.9 +6.9
Liberal Democrats Tim Martin 94 4.3 −1.9
Majority 162 7.5
Turnout 2,164
Labour hold Swing
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The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Nesil Caliskan.[40]

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