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Ten seats that could win or lose the election for the Tories

Will the Tories’ election gamble pay off? Or will Boris Johnson follow in the footsteps of his predecessor and regret his decision to call a snap poll? Win or lose, the Boris’s fortunes are likely to be decided in a handful of marginal seats up and down the country. If the Conservatives can win back Brexit party voters – and also stave off a challenge from the Lib Dems – then PM Boris could enjoy the kind of healthy majority which eluded Theresa May. But if he loses, Britain could wake up to Jeremy Corbyn in Number 10 on 13 December. These are the seats which will determine who wins:

1: North East Fife

If one voter had stayed at home at the June 2017 snap election, North East Fife could have had a different MP. The SNP constituency is the most marginal seat in the UK, with a majority of just two.

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