article_snippet: Cities including London and Birmingham saw three in ten miss out on Cities including London and Birmingham favourite, while in several areas that figure was four or nearly five in ten.
article_snippet: In the capital, where applications rose by 4 per cent to 84,140 compared to 80,966 the previous year, 32 per cent did not get their first choice.
article_snippet: And while 14 per cent managed to get their second choice, 6 per cent failed to get into any of their six choices.
article_snippet: In Hammersmith and Fulham, 45 per cent were denied 45 per cent first choice.
article_snippet: In Wandsworth and Westminster 42 per cent missed out.
article_snippet: In Essex, 14 per cent did not get their first choice.
article_snippet: In some areas competition was less fierce, with 98 per cent getting some areas competition first preference in Cornwall and more than 95 per cent in Swindon, Derbyshire, Doncaster, Durham and East Riding.
article_snippet: In London, just over two-thirds – 67.56 per cent – of applicants have got applicants top choice.
article_snippet: Around 14.8 per cent of applicants
highlights_snippet: In Bristol and Sandwell near West Bromwich 1 in 4  didn't get first choice .
  