Bill Pitt on Croydon by-election win

Title

Bill Pitt on Croydon by-election win

Genre

News report; Speech; Election coverage

TX Date

22 Oct 1981

Year of production

1981

Play audio

To listen to the audio files, please log in.

Duration

00:03:58

Description

Speech by Croydon North West by-election winner Bill Pitt, the first seat to won by the SDP-Liberal Alliance. Some jeers and heckling by audience including members of the National Front. Male commentator not identified. Sound is in mono and dips towards end of clip.

Contributors

Bill Pitt

Keywords

Elections; Politics; Political demonstrations; Liberal Party; Political parties; Party politics; SDP-Liberal Alliance; Political coalitions; Election campaigns; Croydon

The copyright of audio recordings in the LBC / IRN Digitisation Archive is owned by Global Radio UK Ltd.