The 1982 Glasgow Hillhead by-election was held on 25 March 1982. The by-election was caused by the death of the Conservative Party Member of Parliament for Glasgow Hillhead Tam Galbraith on 2 January
Roy Jenkins 1977b
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The Social Democratic Party was a centre to centre-left political party in the United Kingdom. The party supported a mixed economy, electoral reform, European integration and a decentralised state whi
1982 Glasgow Hillhead by-election
…the 1979 election which the Conservatives won, the Labour Party had continued to gain ground. The Labour Party had suffered a split in 1981, with the Social Democratic Party (SDP) formed by the "Gang of Four" prominent figures: David Owen, Bill Rodgers, Shirley Williams and Roy Jenkins. The SDP had several Parliamentary…
Shirley Williams, 1984
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Official portrait of Lord Rodgers of Quarry Bank crop 2