| 1 | A | B | C | D | E | F |
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| 2 | St Ives (UK Parliament constituency) - Elections in the 2010s |  |  |  |  |  |
| 3 | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± |
| 4 | - | Conservative | Derek Thomas | 22,120 | 43.2 | +4.9 |
| 5 | - | Liberal Democrat | Andrew George | 21,808 | 42.6 | +9.4 |
| 6 | - | Labour | Christopher Drew | 7,298 | 14.3 | +4.9 |
| 7 | Majority | Majority | Majority | 312 | 0.6 | 4.5 |
| 8 | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,226 | 75.9 | +2.2 |
| 9 | - | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 2.3 | - |

Question: What was the margin of votes between the first- and second-place finishers in the St Ives election?
Answer: St Ives's election was won by a margin of, 312 votes.