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A riddle...

This is a riddle I made up, loosely based on a Chinese exam question about sailing. In the British General Election on 12 December, these were the results in the fictional constituency of Haverford: Dennis Taylor (Con)                      42,601 votes Mark Ellsworth (Lab)                    18,461 votes Margaret Stone (Lib Dem)            16,064 votes Michael Winter (Brexit Party)       4,082 votes Barbara Morris (Green)                 803 votes And here's the riddle: HOW OLD IS BARBARA MORRIS? Clues: All the same candidates (including Barbara) ran in the previous election on 8 June 2017 Michael Winter ran in the previous election but was at the time a member of UKIP You will need a basic knowledge of how British General Elections work The total number of voters was 82,011 out of 85,000 constituents. They must have read my blogpost on the matter . There is some irrelevant information above which is included specifically to confuse There is a correct answer, a