Ribble Valley by-election

Title

Ribble Valley by-election

Genre

News report; Speech; Election coverage

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:02:15

Description

Report on the result of the Ribble Valley by-election won by Liberal Democrat candidate Michael Carr after Tory voters protested against the poll tax (community charge) by voting against them. The Tories may now look at replacing the poll tax. Includes excerpts from Carr’s victory speech and comment from unsuccessful Conservative Party candidate, Nigel Evans. Male reporter not identified. Ends abruptly.

Contributors

Nigel Evans; Michael Carr

Keywords

Elections; Politics; Labour Party; Conservative Party; Political parties; Fiscal policy; Michael Heseltine; Liberal Democrats; Community charge; Local taxation; Ribble Valley; Electoral issues

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