Smethwick in the 1964 general election information
Racial controversy in the Smethwick constituency
The constituency of Smethwick in the West Midlands of England gained national media coverage at the 1964 general election, when Peter Griffiths of the Conservative Party gained the seat against the national trend, amidst controversy concerning racism.
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Smethwick, prompting theelection of Conservative Party Member of Parliament (MP) Peter Griffiths at the1964generalelection. Intheelection, the Labour...
Parliament elected to the Parliament of the United Kingdom at the1964generalelection, held on 15 October 1964. Notable newcomers to the House of Commons...
call a snap election since his government, elected a mere 17 months previously, in1964, had an unworkably small majority of only four MPs. The Labour government...
for the slogan "Keep England White" with regard to immigration from the West Indies. Inthe constituency of Smethwick during the1964generalelection, supporters...
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his Smethwick parliamentary seat at the1964generalelectionin a bitterly-racial campaign conducted inthe wake of local factory closures. Born in Worthing...
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elected to the House of Commons at the 1931 generalelection as Member of Parliament (MP) for Smethwick, holding the seat until his defeat inthe Labour landslide...
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notorious theme of the campaign inthe neighbouring constituency Smethwickinthe1964generalelection On the eve of poll, the Birmingham Post carried a lengthy...
Labour MP for Smethwick at a by-electionin 1926 and served as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster inthe Labour Government of 1929–31. In 1928, he succeeded...
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the existing county borough of Smethwick with the municipal boroughs of Oldbury and Rowley Regis, by recommendation of the Local Government Commission for...
Increasing the Labour vote intheSmethwick constituency for the first time since 1950, Faulds defeated Griffiths inthe 1966 generalelection and became...
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Patrick Gordon Walker. He had previously been defeated inthe1964generalelectionintheSmethwick constituency after racist campaigning tactics were employed...
establishments inSmethwick, West Midlands drew the attention of Malcolm X who visited the town, on 12 February 1965, and was taken to a segregated pub, the Blue...