Scottish Political Archive
Conservative Party General Election leaflet, Stirling and Clackmannan Western, 1945
Accession Number: spa.2871.2.1
Election leaflet for the Stirling and Clackmannan (Western) constituency. The 1945 United Kingdom general election was held on 5th July. The result was an unexpected landslide victory for Clement Attlee's Labour Party, over Winston Churchill's Conservatives. Labour won its first majority government, and a mandate to implement its postwar reforms. In Stirling Labour's Alfred Balfour held the seat for Labour with 54% of the vote against the Conservative candidate J C L Anderson.
The Scottish Political Archive is housed at the University of Stirling. The archive is home to the oral interviews, personal papers and associated material from prominent Scottish politicians. For further information about the work of the archive please visit our website www.scottishpoliticalarchive.org.uk</a
Conservative Party General Election leaflet, Stirling and Clackmannan Western, 1945
Accession Number: spa.2871.2.1
Election leaflet for the Stirling and Clackmannan (Western) constituency. The 1945 United Kingdom general election was held on 5th July. The result was an unexpected landslide victory for Clement Attlee's Labour Party, over Winston Churchill's Conservatives. Labour won its first majority government, and a mandate to implement its postwar reforms. In Stirling Labour's Alfred Balfour held the seat for Labour with 54% of the vote against the Conservative candidate J C L Anderson.
The Scottish Political Archive is housed at the University of Stirling. The archive is home to the oral interviews, personal papers and associated material from prominent Scottish politicians. For further information about the work of the archive please visit our website www.scottishpoliticalarchive.org.uk</a