D709 3/13/2/6 - File: `1987 Election (General + City)' - Dec 1986-Jul 1987

File containing papers relating to Plymouth SDP campaign in the May 1987 Plymouth City Council elections, and David Owen's 1987 General Election campaign as SDP candidate for Plymouth Devonport, including:

Summary:

File containing papers relating to Plymouth SDP campaign in the May 1987 Plymouth City Council elections, and David Owen's 1987 General Election campaign as SDP candidate for Plymouth Devonport, including:

  • Campaign leaflets and newsletters to promote SDP Plymouth City Council election campaign, May 1987
  • Further memoranda and papers re the City Council SDP campaign including press release on publication of policy documents; set of canvassing statistics on voting intentions; breakdown of result
  • Campaign literature to promote David Owen's Plymouth Devonport candidature in the Jun 1987 General Election, including illustrated leaflets, posters, cards and stickers. Includes prints of photographs used in one campaign leaflet showing David Owen with the ten SDP and Liberal Councillors elected to the Plymouth City Council in the May 1987 elections. Also includes drafts for campaign leaflet for Plymouth Drake SDP candidate David Astor
  • Notes of meetings of the Plymouth SDP Campaign Team and other memoranda concerning election strategy and preparations, Dec 1986-Jan 1987
  • Copies of pages from desk diary of David Owen recording election programme, May-Jun 1987, and some notes and correspondence re the organisation of the election programme
  • Copies of letters of thanks from David Owen for visits to local businesses, Jun 1987
  • Inner file labelled `Debbie's letters': copies of letters of thanks from Debbie Owen for visits to local institutions, clubs and meetings, May-Jun 1987
  • Inner file: `The Party' containing papers relating to the organisation of a dance to celebrate David Owen's election victory, Jul 1987, including letter of invitation; letters in reply to invitation; lists of names of local campaign workers

Several duplicated records within this file have been extracted Originally part of reference filing system

 

 


Date:Dec 1986-Jul 1987
Reference Number:D709 3/13/2/6