LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

General election - London results

Genre

News report; Interview; Vox pop; Speech; Election coverage

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1983

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Duration

00:07:40

Description

Report on the 1983 General Election results in the 84 Greater London constituencies with comment from winners and losers. Speaking are candidates: Jeremy Hanley, Conservative, Richmond and Barnes; Hilary Benn, Labour, Ealing North; George Cunningham, SDP-Liberal Alliance , Islington South; Bill Pitt, Alliance, Croydon North West; Christopher Price, Labour, Lewisham; Ernie Roberts, Labour, Hackney North and Stoke Newington; Terry Dicks, Conservative, Hayes and Harlington; also Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister. Also includes Rodney Bennett interviewing Londoners about the result. Male and female reporters not identified. Ends abruptly.

Contributors

Margaret Thatcher; George Cunningham; Rodney Bennett; Bill Pitt; Jeremy Hanley; Christopher Price; Terry Dicks; Ernie Roberts; Hilary Benn

Keywords

Elections; Politics; London; Labour Party; Conservative Party; Liberal Party; Political parties; SDP; SDP-Liberal Alliance; General elections; Political coalitions

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