Labour wins Dudley West by-election - Record 29 percent swing

Title

Labour wins Dudley West by-election - Record 29 percent swing

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech

TX Date

16 Dec 1994

Year of production

1994

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Duration

00:02:01

Description

Paul Chapman reports on a victory for the Labour Party after ousting the Conservatives in the Dudley West by-election. The result, with a record post-war swing of over twenty-nine percent, is the party’s best by-election victory since 1935. Includes reaction from winning Labour candidate, Ian Pearson; Conservative candidate, Graham Postles; Brian Gosschalk, Mori.

Contributors

Paul Chapman; Ian Pearson; Graham Postles; Brian Gosschalk

Keywords

Elections; Politics; Labour Party; Conservative Party; Political parties; Public opinion polls; Parliamentary candidates; Dudley West; Ian Pearson; Graham Postles; Mori

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