Comments on: Birmingham Northfield

By: Tory

Tory — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 17:15:54 +0000

According to Anthony, Labour’s majority here would be just under 2000 should the Boundary Commission’s proposals go through. If the Conservatives win the next election outright, one would reasonably expect them to take this. It looks like another bellweather seat to me.

By: Joe James B

Joe James B — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 23:44:32 +0000

There was somebody (couldn’t really tell whether male or female) wearing a huge red rosette, and standing well away from John Spellar.
Perhaps this was the Communist candidate.

Spellar is a good right wing Labour MP with I think an industrial background, so I was pleased to see him find another seat, and a chance to serve in office.

By: Andy JS

Andy JS — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 20:41:00 +0000

Joe – I usually add an extra “t” in the http part of the address to beat the spam blocker.

By: Joe James B

Joe James B — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 18:13:58 +0000

I had no idea it was an incorrect term.

By: Joe James B

Joe James B — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 18:12:31 +0000

I think you’re right Pete – she was at the Bermondsey declaration aswell later on so couldn’t have been a candidate.
Quite likely the NF candidate didn’t turn up to the count.

By: richard

richard — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 13:06:40 +0000

Joe, I fear you might be expelled from Cameron’s Conservative party from using such a political incorrect term.

I believe the official description is now ‘mixed race’.

Though perhaps as your comment referred to 1983 using a then widely used term might be excused as a post-modernism.

By: Pete Whitehead

Pete Whitehead — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 10:36:50 +0000

Wasn’t that the Mayor’s wife?

By: Joe James B

Joe James B — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 02:03:49 +0000

Found it – it’s about 45 mins of the election night,
very interesting,
I think it’s the one I watched at the time as I didn’t recognise the BBC one Andy put on U tube.

Birmingham Northfield is about half way through.

Later on is Peckham – strange that the NF candidate looked half cast.

h ttp://www.itnsource.com/shotlist//ITN/1983/06/09/AS090683032/?s=uk+Election+1983+&st=0&pn=16

By: Joe James B

Joe James B — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 00:46:34 +0000

Thanks Andy
What do I have to do to these links –
think you’ve sensibly disguised them slightly so they post straight up?

By: Andy JS

Andy JS — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 00:40:08 +0000

1983 ITN coverage including the Birmingham Northfield declaration at about 46 minutes:

htttp://bit.ly/oY5jxI