Colne Valley (UK Parliament constituency)

Colne Valley
County constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Colne Valley in West Yorkshire
Location of West Yorkshire within England
County	West Yorkshire
Electorate	84,744 (December 2019) [1]
Major settlements	Holmfirth, Marsden, Slaithwaite, Huddersfield (West)
Current constituency
Created	1885
Member of Parliament	Jason McCartney (Conservative)
Seats	One
Created from	Southern West Riding of Yorkshire

Colne Valley is a constituency ^{[n 1]} represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Jason McCartney of the Conservative Party. ^{[n 2]}

Constituency profile

The seat is named after the Colne; one of three rivers so-named in the UK and one of three main rivers in the seat; its three main towns sit on hillsides and moorland and the local dwellings are mainly stone-built. A sizeable proportion of retirees live in the area, celebrated in the decades-long television comedy Last of the Summer Wine , centred on Holmfirth in the seat. The wider Colne and Holme Valleys still retain some agriculture such as the Longley Farm dairy whose products are sold nationwide. The south-west of the constituency, bordering with Oldham and High Peak, Derbyshire, is within the Peak District and the area includes Marsden Moor Estate. Moving eastwards, the constituency also includes some of Huddersfield's western suburbs such as generally affluent Lindley, and Crosland Moor which is more mixed, diverse and inner-city, on the border with Huddersfield Town Centre. In between Marsden and Huddersfield, the former mill town of Slaithwaite was named the best place to live in Yorkshire by The Times in 2022. ^[2]

Political history

In the three decades post-World War II, the area had the distinction of being one of the few Labour/Liberal marginals, changing hands between the parties on several occasions. Since 1983, it has been a three-way marginal seat. It was a bellwether constituency from the 1987 general election to the 2017 general election, which saw Labour's Thelma Walker narrowly gain the seat from the Conservatives while the latter remained the largest party in Parliament. The Liberal Democrats retained much of their strength in the area until the 2010 general election, but in 2017; they lost their deposit with just 4.1% of the vote. Since the 1964 general election, the only occasion when the winning candidate's majority exceeded 10% of the votes cast was in 1992, and three different parties have held the seat during this period. Since 1987 it has been won by either Conservative or Labour candidates.

Colne Valley was one of 17 seats won (held or gained) by a Labour candidate in 2017 from a total of 22 covering its county, with Thelma Walker's 2017 win being one of 30 net gains of the Labour Party. However, former MP Jason McCartney took the seat back for the Conservatives in 2019.

Boundaries

Map of current boundaries

1885–1918: The Municipal Borough of Huddersfield, and parts of the Sessional Divisions of Saddleworth and Upper Aggbrigg.

1918–1950: The Urban Districts of Farnley Tyas, Golcar, Holme, Holmfirth, Honley, Linthwaite, Marsden, Meltham, New Mill, Saddleworth, Scammonden, Slaithwaite, South Crosland, Springhead, and Thurstonland.

1950–1955: The Urban Districts of Colne Valley, Holmfirth, Kirkburton, Meltham, and Saddleworth.

1955–1983: The Urban Districts of Colne Valley, Denby Dale, Holmfirth, Meltham, and Saddleworth. ^[3]

1983–2010: The Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees wards of Colne Valley West, Crosland Moor, Golcar, Holme Valley North, Holme Valley South, and Lindley.

2010–present: The Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees wards of Colne Valley, Crosland Moor and Netherton, Golcar, Holme Valley North, Holme Valley South, and Lindley.

This semi-rural constituency covers the Colne Valley, Holme Valley, Meltham and the outskirts of the large town of Huddersfield in the district of Kirklees, West Yorkshire. In addition to the Huddersfield suburbs of Crosland Moor, Golcar, Netherton, and Lindley, the constituency comprises rural countryside broken up by the towns of Holmfirth and Meltham and the villages of Marsden, Slaithwaite, Honley, Brockholes, Linthwaite, New Mill and Golcar. The seat was once held by the Independent Labour MP Victor Grayson, who later disappeared in mysterious circumstances in 1920.

The area of Saddleworth, which actually lies on the Western side of the Pennines compared to the rest of the constituency and is separate from the main Colne Valley itself, became part of the new metropolitan county of Greater Manchester in 1974, and from 1983 became part of a new constituency along with Littleborough.

In 1981, the Boundary Commission's proposals combined much of the seat with a large portion of the Huddersfield West seat. Originally it was proposed to use the Huddersfield West name, but this was opposed at the public inquiry which argued that the Colne Valley name be preserved.

Proposed

Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, from the next general election, due by January 2025, the constituency will be composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

• The Borough of Kirklees wards of: Colne Valley; Golcar; Holme Valley North; Holme Valley South; Lindley. ^[4]

In order to bring the electorate within the permitted range, the Crosland Moor and Netherton ward will be transferred to Huddersfield.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member [5]	Party
	1885	Henry Beaumont	Liberal
	1886		Liberal Unionist
	1892	Sir James Kitson	Liberal
	1907 by-election	Victor Grayson	Colne Valley Labour
	1910	Charles Leach	Liberal
	1916 by-election	Frederick Mallalieu
	1922	Philip Snowden	Labour
	1931		National Labour
	1931	Lance Mallalieu	Liberal
	1935	Ernest Marklew	Labour
	1939 by-election	Glenvil Hall
	1963 by-election	Patrick Duffy
	1966	Richard Wainwright	Liberal
	1970	David Clark	Labour
	1974	Richard Wainwright	Liberal
	1987	Graham Riddick	Conservative
	1997	Kali Mountford	Labour
	2010	Jason McCartney	Conservative
	2017	Thelma Walker	Labour
	2019	Jason McCartney	Conservative

Elections

Colne Valley election results

Elections in the 2020s

Next general election: Colne Valley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Paul Davies [6]
	Reform UK	Stuart Hale [7]
	Liberal Democrats	Katharine Macy [8]
	Conservative	Jason McCartney [9]
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
			Swing

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Colne Valley ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jason McCartney	29,482	48.4	2.3
	Labour	Thelma Walker	24,379	40.0	7.8
	Liberal Democrats	Cahal Burke	3,815	6.3	2.2
	Brexit Party	Sue Harrison	1,268	2.1	New
	Green	Darryl Gould	1,068	1.7	0.2
	Yorkshire	Owen Aspinall	548	0.9	New
	UKIP	Melanie Roberts	230	0.3	New
	Independent	Colin Peel	102	0.2	New
Majority			5,103	8.4	N/A
Turnout			60,892	71.9	0.3
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	4.9

General election 2017: Colne Valley ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Thelma Walker	28,818	47.8	12.8
	Conservative	Jason McCartney	27,903	46.1	1.7
	Liberal Democrats	Cahal Burke	2,494	4.1	1.9
	Green	Sonia King	892	1.5	1.9
	Independent	Patricia Sadio	313	0.5	New
Majority			915	1.7	N/A
Turnout			60,420	71.6	2.8
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	5.5

See also: Opinion polling in United Kingdom constituencies, 2010–15 § Colne Valley

General election 2015: Colne Valley ^{[12] [13]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jason McCartney	25,246	44.4	7.4
	Labour	Jane East	19,868	35.0	8.6
	UKIP	Melanie Roberts	5,734	10.1	8.0
	Liberal Democrats	Cahal Burke	3,407	6.0	22.2
	Green	Chas Ball	1,919	3.4	1.8
	Yorkshire First	Paul Salveson	572	1.0	New
	Independent	Melodie Staniforth	54	0.1	New
Majority			5,378	9.4	0.6
Turnout			56,800	68.8	0.3
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.6

General election 2010: Colne Valley ^{[14] [15]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jason McCartney	20,440	37.0	4.1
	Liberal Democrats	Nicola Turner	15,603	28.2	3.7
	Labour	Debbie Abrahams	14,589	26.4	9.0
	BNP	Barry Fowler	1,893	3.4	0.6
	UKIP	Melanie Roberts	1,163	2.1	New
	Green	Chas Ball	867	1.6	1.2
	TUSC	Jackie Grunsell	741	1.3	New
Majority			4,837	8.8	6.4
Turnout			55,296	69.1	3.8
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	6.6

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Colne Valley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kali Mountford	17,536	35.8	−4.6
	Conservative	Maggie Throup	16,035	32.8	+2.3
	Liberal Democrats	Elisabeth Wilson	11,822	24.2	−0.7
	BNP	Barry Fowler	1,430	2.9	New
	Green	Lesley Hedges	1,295	2.6	+0.3
	Veritas	Helen Martinek	543	1.1	New
	Monster Raving Loony	Ian Mumford	259	0.5	New
Majority			1,501	3.0	-6.9
Turnout			48,920	66.0	+2.7
	Labour hold		Swing	−3.4

General election 2001: Colne Valley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kali Mountford	18,967	40.4	−0.9
	Conservative	Philip Davies	14,328	30.5	−2.2
	Liberal Democrats	Gordon Beever	11,694	24.9	+2.3
	Green	Richard Plunkett	1,081	2.3	+1.4
	UKIP	Arthur Quarmby	917	2.0	+1.2
Majority			4,639	9.9	+1.3
Turnout			46,987	63.3	−13.6
	Labour hold		Swing	+1.5

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Colne Valley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kali Mountford	23,285	41.3
	Conservative	Graham Riddick	18,445	32.7
	Liberal Democrats	Nigel Priestley	12,755	22.6
	Socialist Labour	Alan J. Brooke	759	1.3	New
	Green	Andy V. Cooper	493	0.9
	UKIP	J.D. Nunn	478	0.8	New
	Monster Raving Loony	Melody Staniforth	196	0.3	New
Majority			4,840	8.6	N/A
Turnout			56,411	76.9
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

General election 1992: Colne Valley ^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Graham Riddick	24,804	42.0	+5.6
	Labour	John Harman	17,579	29.8	+0.7
	Liberal Democrats	Nigel Priestley	15,953	27.0	−6.4
	Green	Robin Stewart	443	0.8	−0.3
	Monster Raving Loony	Melody Staniforth	160	0.3	New
	Independent	John Hasty	73	0.1	New
	Natural Law	James Tattersall	44	0.1	New
Majority			7,225	12.2	+9.2
Turnout			59,056	82.0	+1.9
	Conservative hold		Swing	+2.5

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Colne Valley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Graham Riddick	20,457	36.4	+2.5
	Liberal	Nigel Priestley	18,780	33.4	-6.4
	Labour	John Harman	16,353	29.1	+3.3
	Green	Mark Mullany	614	1.1	New
Majority			1,677	3.0	N/A
Turnout			56,204	80.1	+3.9
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

General election 1983: Colne Valley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Richard Wainwright	21,139	39.84	+12.05
	Conservative	John Holt	17,993	33.91	+0.07
	Labour	Arthur Williams	13,668	25.76	-12.39
	Independent	Tom Keen	260	0.49	New
Majority			3,146	5.93
Turnout			53,060	76.2
	Liberal gain from Labour		Swing

• There had been significant boundary changes for this election, mainly due to the 1974 changes to local government, where the Saddleworth area was moved out of Yorkshire into the Oldham borough of Greater Manchester and became part of the Littleborough and Saddleworth constituency. To compensate, some of the western outskirts of Huddersfield were added to Colne Valley from the abolished Huddersfield West constituency. Therefore, although Wainwright was the incumbent MP for Colne Valley, it was estimated that had the seat been fought on the new boundaries in 1979, the Labour Party would have won it with a majority of 2,239. ^[17]

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Colne Valley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Richard Wainwright	20,151	38.4	-5.9
	Labour	P. J. Hildrew	17,799	33.9	-7.0
	Conservative	S. G. Kaye	14,450	27.5	+12.7
	More Prosperous Britain	Tom Keen	101	0.2	New
Majority			2,352	4.5	+2.1
Turnout			52,501	81.8	+0.1
	Liberal hold		Swing

General election October 1974: Colne Valley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Richard Wainwright	21,997	44.3	+4.0
	Labour	David Clark	20,331	40.9	+2.0
	Conservative	Ken Davy	7,337	14.8	-6.1
Majority			1,666	3.4	+2.0
Turnout			49,665	81.7	-4.7
	Liberal hold		Swing

General election February 1974: Colne Valley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Richard Wainwright	20,984	40.3	+2.2
	Labour	David Clark	20,265	38.9	-1.0
	Conservative	Ken Davy	10,864	20.9	-1.1
Majority			719	1.4	N/A
Turnout			52,113	86.4	+5.8
	Liberal gain from Labour		Swing

General election 1970: Colne Valley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Clark	18,896	39.9	-3.2
	Liberal	Richard Wainwright	18,040	38.1	-10.5
	Conservative	Ken Davy	10,417	22.0	+13.6
Majority			856	1.8	N/A
Turnout			47,353	80.8	-5.4
	Labour gain from Liberal		Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: Colne Valley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Richard Wainwright	22,006	48.6	+7.0
	Labour	Patrick Duffy	19,507	43.1	+1.1
	Conservative	R. David Hall	3,786	8.4	-7.9
Majority			2,499	5.5	N/A
Turnout			45,299	86.2	+1.4
	Liberal gain from Labour		Swing

General election 1964: Colne Valley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Patrick Duffy	18,537	42.0	-2.5
	Liberal	Richard Wainwright	18,350	41.6	+2.1
	Conservative	Andrew Alexander	7,207	16.3	+0.9
Majority			187	0.4	-4.6
Turnout			44,094	84.8
	Labour hold		Swing

1963 Colne Valley by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Patrick Duffy	18,033	44.49
	Liberal	Richard Wainwright	15,994	39.46
	Conservative	Andrew Alexander	6,238	15.39
	Independent	A. Fox	266	0.66	New
Majority			2,039	5.03
Turnout			40,531
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Colne Valley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Glenvil Hall	19,284	44.3	-9.9
	Conservative	Christopher J. Barr	13,030	29.9	-15.9
	Liberal	Richard Wainwright	11,254	25.8	New
Majority			6,254	14.4	+6.0
Turnout			43,568	84.2	+3.1
	Labour hold		Swing

General election 1955: Colne Valley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Glenvil Hall	23,108	54.2	+2.0
	Conservative	Stanley Cheetham	19,512	45.8	New
Majority			3,956	8.4	+4.0
Turnout			42,620	81.1	-6.0
	Labour hold		Swing

General election 1951: Colne Valley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Glenvil Hall	26,455	52.2	+2.8
	Liberal	Violet Bonham-Carter	24,266	47.8	+29.6
Majority			2,189	4.4	-13.6
Turnout			50,721	87.1	+0.6
	Labour hold		Swing

General election 1950: Colne Valley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Glenvil Hall	24,910	49.4	-5.1
	Conservative	E. E. Smith	15,826	31.4	+4.4
	Liberal	Roy Francis Leslie	9,654	19.2	+0.8
Majority			9,084	18.0	-9.7
Turnout			50,390	86.5	+7.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Colne Valley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Glenvil Hall	23,488	54.66
	Conservative	S. Smith	11,593	26.98
	Liberal	Guy Kepton Lawrence	7,890	18.36
Majority			11,895	27.68
Turnout			42,971	79.21
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in the 1930s

Colne Valley by-election, 1939

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Glenvil Hall	17,277	48.6	+6.3
	Liberal	Lance Mallalieu	9,228	26.0	-4.6
	Conservative	Cecil Pike	9,012	25.4	-0.4
Majority			8,049	22.6	+13.7
Turnout			35,517
	Labour hold		Swing

General election 1935: Colne Valley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ernest Marklew	16,725	39.50
	Liberal	Lance Mallalieu	12,946	30.57
	Conservative	Sir Morgan George Crofton, 6th Baronet	10,917	25.78
	Ind. Conservative	Walter George Bagnall	1,754	4.14	New
Majority			3,779	8.93	N/A
Turnout			42,342	75.96
	Labour gain from Liberal		Swing

General election 1931: Colne Valley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Lance Mallalieu	17,119	39.23
	Labour	Ernest Marklew	13,734	31.47
	Conservative	Edward ffrancis Ward Lascelles	12,581	28.88
	National Labour	Michael A E Franklin	202	0.46	New
Majority			3,385	7.76
Turnout			43,636
	Liberal gain from Labour		Swing

Elections in the 1920s

General election 1929: Colne Valley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Philip Snowden	21,667	48.3	+5.0
	Unionist	Robert B. Carrow	12,532	28.0	−5.4
	Liberal	Fred Brook	10,630	23.7	+0.4
Majority			9,135	20.3	+10.4
Turnout			44,829	82.5	+3.9
Registered electors			53,351
	Labour hold		Swing	+5.2

General election 1924: Colne Valley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Philip Snowden	14,215	43.3	+2.9
	Unionist	Fred Thorpe	10,972	33.4	−1.0
	Liberal	Ronald Walker	7,651	23.3	−1.9
Majority			3,243	9.9	+3.9
Turnout			32,838	78.6	−0.4
Registered electors			41,794
	Labour hold		Swing	+2.0

General election 1923: Colne Valley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Philip Snowden	13,136	40.4	+0.9
	Unionist	Thomas Brooke	11,215	34.4	−1.0
	Liberal	Percy Holt Heffer	8,223	25.2	+0.1
Majority			1,921	6.0	+1.9
Turnout			32,574	79.0	+0.5
Registered electors			41,212
	Labour hold		Swing	+1.0

General election 1922: Colne Valley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Philip Snowden	12,614	39.5	−1.7
	Unionist	Thomas Brooke	11,332	35.4	New
	Liberal	Frederick Mallalieu	8,042	25.1	−33.7
Majority			1,282	4.1	N/A
Turnout			31,988	78.5	+19.6
Registered electors			40,724
	Labour gain from Liberal		Swing	+16.0

Elections in the 1910s

General election 1918: Colne Valley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
C	Liberal	Frederick Mallalieu	13,541	58.8	+7.3
	Labour	Wilfrid Whiteley	9,473	41.2	New
Majority			4,068	17.6	+14.6
Turnout			23,014	58.9	−21.1
Registered electors			39,085
	Liberal hold		Swing	N/A
Cindicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

Election results 1885–1918

Elections in the 1880s

General election 1885: Colne Valley ^{[18] [19] [20]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Henry Frederick Beaumont	5,398	54.3
	Conservative	Thomas Brooke	4,541	45.7
Majority			857	8.6
Turnout			9,939	91.3
Registered electors			10,881
	Liberal win (new seat)

General election 1886: Colne Valley ^{[18] [19]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Unionist	Henry Frederick Beaumont	Unopposed
	Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal

Elections in the 1890s

Kitson

General election 1892: Colne Valley ^{[18] [19]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	James Kitson	4,987	53.8	New
	Liberal Unionist	John Sugden	4,281	46.2	N/A
Majority			706	7.6	N/A
Turnout			9,268	79.1	N/A
Registered electors			11,710
	Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist		Swing	N/A

Mann

General election 1895: Colne Valley ^{[18] [19] [21]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	James Kitson	4,276	46.2	−7.6
	Conservative	Harold Thomas	3,737	40.4	−5.8
	Ind. Labour Party	Tom Mann	1,245	13.4	New
Majority			539	5.8	−1.8
Turnout			9,258	86.4	+7.3
Registered electors			10,712
	Liberal hold		Swing	−0.9

Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: Colne Valley ^{[18] [19] [21]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	James Kitson	4,699	52.9	+6.7
	Conservative	W G Bagnall	4,176	47.1	+6.7
Majority			523	5.8	+0.0
Turnout			8,875	80.1	−6.3
Registered electors			11,081
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.0

General election 1906: Colne Valley ^{[18] [19]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	James Kitson	Unopposed
	Liberal hold

Grayson

1907 Colne Valley by-election ^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Colne Valley Labour	Victor Grayson [n 3]	3,648	35.2	New
	Liberal	Philip Bright	3,495	33.7	N/A
	Conservative	Granville Wheler	3,227	31.1	New
Majority			153	1.5	N/A
Turnout			10,370	88.1	N/A
Registered electors			11,771
	Ind. Labour Party gain from Liberal		Swing	N/A

Elections in the 1910s

Leach

General election January 1910: Colne Valley ^{[18] [22]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Charles Leach	4,741	40.7	+7.0
	Conservative	Archibald Boyd-Carpenter	3,750	32.2	+1.1
	Colne Valley Labour	Victor Grayson [n 3]	3,149	27.1	-8.1
Majority			991	8.5	N/A
Turnout			11,640	93.2	+5.1
Registered electors			12,489
	Liberal gain from Ind. Labour Party		Swing	+7.6

General election December 1910: Colne Valley ^{[18] [22]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Charles Leach	5,147	51.5	+10.8
	Conservative	Archibald Boyd-Carpenter	4,847	48.5	+16.3
Majority			300	3.0	−5.5
Turnout			9,994	80.0	−13.2
Registered electors			12,489
	Liberal hold		Swing	−2.8

General Election 1914–15:

Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;

• Liberal: Charles Leach
• Unionist: Archibald Boyd-Carpenter
• Labour:

1916 Colne Valley by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Frederick Mallalieu	Unopposed
	Liberal hold

See also

• List of parliamentary constituencies in West Yorkshire

Notes

1. A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
2. As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
3. Grayson was a member of the ILP, but did not receive official endorsement from the national party. He was accepted as one of their MPs after his election in 1907 and receive a parliamentary allowance however.

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