ATV Today: 01.11.1967: Leicester By-election

Summary

Reg Harcourt interviews the candidates in the Leicester South West by-election which takes place tomorrow.

Year:

1967

Duration:

0:05:54

Film type:

Black & White / Sound

Company:

ATV

Master format:

16mm

Description

Street scenes in Leicester city centre including traffic and pedestrians at the Clock Tower. Views of a housing estate including tracking shots from a car. We then see the three election candidates canvassing: Neville Sandelson (Labour) is seen in a shopping precinct. Tom Boardman (Conservative) meets a voter on her doorstep and Colin Beech (Liberal) hands out leaflets to workers outside Bentley Engineering Ltd. Each candidate is then interviewed about their campaign.


Credits

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Notes

Tom Boardman won the election for the Conservatives taking the seat from Labour.