Title

General Election - Reaction to results

Genre

News report; Vox pop

TX Date

10 Jun 1983

Year of production

1983

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Duration

00:02:51

Description

Peter Spencer reports on public reaction to the results of the 1983 General Election, with victory for Margaret Thatcher and the Conservatives and defeat for Labour and the SDP-Liberal Alliance. Includes vox pop with members of the public outside Downing Street; Conservative campaign song – Maggie for Me – sung by Vince Hill and Lisa Westcott.

Contributors

Peter Spencer

Keywords

Elections; Labour Party; Margaret Thatcher; Public opinion; Conservative Party; Liberal Party; Political parties; Prime ministers; SDP; SDP-Liberal Alliance; General elections; Political coalitions; Election campaigns

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