"Battleground constituencies" refers to regions or areas where there is a competitive or closely fought election between political candidates or parties. These areas are crucial as they could swing the overall election results in favor of a particular candidate or party.
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«battleground»
«constituency»
Sentences with «battleground constituencies»
- The overall picture from the polls is that the national race remains very close and that the result will be determined in individual seats; my latest survey of battleground constituencies will be out later this week. (lordashcroftpolls.com)
- The unions have also targeted spending for the first time in the key 100 battleground constituencies by 68 per cent to # 450,000. (telegraph.co.uk)
- Nick Clegg is in the fight of his political life — and his battleground constituency was once one of the safest seats in the UK. (theconversation.com)
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