'A stroll down Memory Lane with Ted Heath'

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  • Reference
    • GB 97 COLL MISC 1038
  • Dates of Creation
    • circa 1974
  • Language of Material
    • English.
  • Physical Description
    • One file

Scope and Content

Propaganda leaflet produced by the Labour Party

Administrative / Biographical History

1974 General Election

There were two elections in 1974. The first was held on 28th February. The Conservation party had 11,872,180 votes (37.9) and 297 MPs, while the Labour party had 11, 645,616 votes (37.2) and 301 MPs, which created a minority government for the Labour party. The second election was held in October. The Labour party had 11,457,079 votes (39.2) while the Conservative party had 10,462,565 votes (35.8). It was Labour leader Harold Wilson's (1916 - 1995) fourth success in a general election. The leader of the Conservative party, Edward Heath (b. 1916) was challenged and replaced as party leader by Margaret Thatcher (b. 1925) in 1975.

Arrangement

One file

Access Information

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Acquisition Information

John Pateman, Borough Librarian, Merton Libraries via Loraine Budge, Assistant Supervisor, Bromley Central Library

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