Correspondence and papers concerning the Crosby By-Election, 26th November 1981 | Manuscripts and Archives at Oxford University

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Correspondence and papers concerning the Crosby By-Election, 26th November 1981

Shelfmark

CCO 20/55/75

Summary

Includes correspondence concerning complaint made to the Press Council by Commander Butcher, father of the Conservative Prospective Candidate John Butcher, that the Daily Telegraph reporter covering the Crosby by-election had himself applied to become the Candidate and was therefore prejudiced.

Correspondents include:-

Beloff, Lord

Boddy, David, Deputy Director of Communications, Conservative Central Office

Boyne, Sir Harry, Director of Communications, Conservative Central Office

Britto, Keith, Conservative Research Department

Butcher, John, Prospective Parliamentary Candidate, Crosby By-Election

Chalker, Lynda, MP for Wallasey and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department of Health and Social Security

Garner, Anthony, Director of Organisation, Conservative Central Office

Gow, Ian, Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister

Parkinson, Cecil, Party Chairman

Spicer, Michael, Deputy Party Chairman

Thornton, Malcolm, MP for Liverpool Garston

Includes:-

Paper, 'Employment Brief for the Crosby Area', Department of Employment, Nov 1981

Paper, 'Crosby Parliamentary By-Election 1981/2: Preliminary Report', 08/11/1981

Paper, 'Crosby Constituency – Background Brief', ND [No author given]

Biographical details of the Conservative Prospective Candidate, John Butcher, ND

Notes on SDP meeting, Formby, 12/11/1981

SDP press releases issues by Shirley William, SDP Prospective Candidate, 26/11/1981

Transcript of press conference given following the Crosby by-election defeat by Director of Communications Sir Harry Boyne and Party Chairman Cecil Parkinson, 27/11/1981

Paper, 'Crosby By-Election', Geoff Lawlor, Dec 1981

Paper, 'Crosby By-Election – Final Report from DW Smith, Central Office Agent, North Western Area', 09/12/1981

Photocopies of Conservative Party by-election campaign literature and newspaper cuttings relating to the campaign