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Part 1: It’s always interesting to see who brings what to an all nighter. The election ballot papers are brought in in boxes after the polls shut at 10pm. So the night begins then. This year, West Berkshire Council is MC-ing the two seats of Newbury and Reading West and Mid Berkshire. There’s a marquee outside the Newbury College sports hall, suggesting some level of catering, even finely turned out waiters and a glass of Prosecco or some such like. But no. The marquee is more of a windy gazebo. There are some biscuits, which last a few minutes, and some of that indeterminate tea/coffee and so…

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