Croydon by-election results

Title

Croydon by-election results

Genre

Speech; Election coverage; Technical

TX Date

22 Oct 1981

Year of production

1981

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Duration

00:05:10

Description

Speeches by Conservative Party candidate John Butterfill and Labour Party candidate Stanley Boden after losing the Croydon North West by-election to the SDP-Liberal Alliance candidate William Pitt. Some jeers and shouts from audience including members of National Front. Male commentator not identified. Sound is in mono and speech coverage lost towards end of clip.

Contributors

John Butterfill; Stanley Boden

Keywords

Elections; Politics; Labour Party; Margaret Thatcher; Conservative Party; Liberal Party; Political parties; SDP-Liberal Alliance; Parliamentary candidates; Election campaigns; Croydon; William Pitt

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