Runcorn

British  

/ ˈrʌŋˌkɔːn /

noun

1. a town in NW England, in Halton unitary authority, N Cheshire, on the Manchester Ship Canal: port and industrial centre; designated a new town in 1964. Pop: 60 072 (2001)

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Example Sentences

It said it had observed family voting at 68% of polling stations in the constituency, compared to 12% at a recent by-election in Runcorn and Helsby.

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After winning narrowly in Runcorn last year, this time around Reform tasted the bitter wine of narrow defeat.

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With nearly 29% of the vote, the 15 point increase in the party's support was well down on the 21 point increase the party registered in Runcorn, where, as well as having a much smaller minority community, there was also a rather larger Conservative vote that the party could potentially squeeze.

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Reform won the first one in Runcorn and Helsby in Cheshire last May, beating Labour by a whisker.

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The Silkmen also became the first non-league team to score twice in an FA Cup match against a Premier League team since Kettering Town versus Fulham in 2009, and the first against the holders since Runcorn against Preston in 1939.

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