Croydon by-election

Title

Croydon by-election

Genre

News report; Interview; Vox pop; Election coverage

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1981

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Duration

00:03:30

Description

Report on the by-election campaign for Croydon North West. Conservative Party candidate John Butterfill and former Prime Minister, Edward Heath speak to voters, over loudhailer encouraging Labour Party votes. Staff nurse Wendy Fox(?) complains about health service wages. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Edward Heath; John Butterfill; Wendy Fox(?)

Keywords

Elections; Politics; Labour Party; Wages; Conservative Party; Nurses; Political parties; Voting behaviour; Health policy; SDP; SDP-Liberal Alliance; Election campaigns; Voting intention; Croydon; Canvassing

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