Shirley Williams reacts to 1979 election defeat

Title

Shirley Williams reacts to 1979 election defeat

Genre

Interview; Speech; Election coverage

TX Date

May 1979

Year of production

1981

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Duration

00:00:44

Description

Speech and interview at the 1979 General Election by former Education Secretary, Shirley Williams, after losing her seat in Hertford and Stevenage to Conservative candidate Bowen Wells. (Re-broadcast in 1981 following a split in the Labour Party and the formation of the Council for Social Democracy (later the Social Democratic Party)). Interviewer not heard.

Contributors

Shirley Williams

Keywords

Elections; Politics; Labour Party; Political parties; Shirley Williams; Members of Parliament; Party politics; Council for Social Democracy; SDP; Politicians; General elections; Parliamentary candidates; Stevenage; Hertfordshire; Constituencies

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