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Grabbing Votes (Original title)
Date: 14 February 1995 (Television)

Country: United Kingdom



Synopsis: An investigation into the parliamentary boundary changes undertaken by the Boundary Commission in London, where a total of 10 seats, 8 Conservative and 2 Labour will be lost. Looks especially at the public in-fighting of the Conservative blocks in Chelsea, Westminster and North Kensington where 4 Conservative seats will become three Conservative seats. Includes comments from Robert Walker, a political pollster with the Wirthlin Group; Bob McLeod Secretary of the Boundary Commission; Katharine Young of the Kensington Conservative Association; Pati Fordyce of the Chelsea Conservative Association; Nicholas Scott MP; Dave Gardner of the Labour Party; Dame Angela Rumbold Vice-Chair of the Conservative Party; Cynthia Baker of the Flitwick Conservative Association; John Carlisle MP; Russell Lucas of the Luton North Labour Party; Professor Iain McLean of Nuffield College; Louise Gibb, Chair of the Ealing and Acton Conservative Association; Jenny Jennings of Creffield Road Area Residents' Association; Rev. David Chauner of the Hayes Green Baptist Church; and Simon Huges MP.

Subject:
Parliamentary constituencies

Series title:
Big Story
TV Transmissions
Date: 14 February 1995Broadcast channel: ITVCountry: United KingdomTransmission time: 19:30-20:00Runtime: 25 mins Network - Language: English - Colour - Sound

Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(2)
Digital materials(1)
Description: MKVDuration: 00:25:14 minutesFFV1 v3 - BFI identifier: N-9437994
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file



Video materials(1)
Description: 1-inch C-FormatDuration: 25.14 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALTX date: 1995-02-14BFI identifier: C-805675
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape