[First lines. The episode opens at night with people on a balcony, including Minister James George "Jim" Hacker and the Mayor, who is announcing the results]
MMayor
David Lloyd Evans, 4,106...
NNarrator
And here at Birmingham East, the Returning Officer is just declaring the result.
MMayor
...James George Hacker: 21,793! Arthur William Gaunt: 19,321!
NNarrator
So Jim Hacker's back with an increased majority, and after many years as a Shadow Minister, seems almost certain to get a post in the new Government.
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