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#Onthisday 1990. The Liberal Democrats won the Eastbourne by-election, overturning a 16,923-vote Conservative majority. The result likely accelerated the downfall of Margaret Thatcher, who just six days previously likened the Lib Dems to a “dead parrot”
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1990 Eastbourne by-election: Lib Dem gain rocks Thatcher
On 18 October 1990, the Liberal Democrats achieved a victory in the Eastbourne by-election, confirming the trouble facing Margaret Thatcher.