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Migration on the Ballot?: Smethwick and the 1964 General Election

By Marc Collinson
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By Marc Collinson
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Migration on the Ballot? re-examines the 1964 election contest at Smethwick. It considers the impact of deindustrialisation, urban redevelopment, and migration on the town, alongside the candidates and parties who stood, and how commentators have shaped our understanding of the result.

The 1964 election was supposed to be a success for Labour Leader Harold Wilson. Yet, while his party returned to power after thirteen years in opposition, the defeat of Shadow Cabinet Minister Patrick Gordon W...