| Repository | Archives |
| Reference Number | P/SHR/1/5 |
| Alternative Reference Number | SHORE/18/4 |
| Level | File |
| Title | Stepney: General Elections 1970 and 1974 |
| Date(s) | 1970-1977 |
| Description | General Election canvassing materials for Peter Shore, The Communist Party, Conservative Party, and Tony Benn regarding 1970 Election. Includes: 'TUC [Trades Union Congress]-Labour Party Liaison Committee; The Next Three Years and Into the Eighties', 27 July 1977. Letter from 'Labour Friends of Israel' and leaflet titled 'Labour Speaks Out On The Middle East'. Correspondence with Thames Television regarding Shore's appearance, individuals' voting intentions and personal information. Pamphlets outlying Labour's policies in the run up to the election as well as Conservative party shortcomings following 1970. Contains a foreward by Harold Wilson for the 'Labour Party's Election Manifesto'. 1974 General Election timetable. Periodical titled 'together' from the League of Overseas Pakistanis with reference to General Election, racism and skinheads as well as demonstrations. Second draft of Peter Shore's campaign letter to voters. |
| Extent | 1 file |
| ClosedUntil | 01/01/2062 |
| Access Status | Closed |
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