Liberal Democrats win Tower Hamlets, to Labour’s chagrin

Title

Liberal Democrats win Tower Hamlets, to Labour’s chagrin

Genre

News report; Interview; Election coverage

TX Date

4 May 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:03:28

Description

Labour have their first Bangladeshi woman councillor, Pola Uddin, elected in Tower Hamlets, but overall it is bad news for Labour as the Liberal Democrats swept to control of the council by 30 seats to Labour’s 20. Labour leader Phil Maxwell has claimed that a bogus election leaflet misrepresenting Labour policies affected the results. Brenda Collins, Liberal Democrat leader, claims this is sour grapes on Labour’s part.

Contributors

Phil Maxwell; Simon Bowden; Pola Uddin; Brenda Collins

Keywords

Elections; London; Local government; Labour Party; Tower Hamlets; Liberal Democrats

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