Political Developments: 1964 Smethwick Election and it's impact

Question 1

Where did the most racist election take place?

Answer 1

Smethwick

Question 2

What form of upbringing had the Conservative Smethwick candidate had?

Answer 2

Had a poor upbringing

Question 3

What social class was the Labour candidate for Smethwick from?

Answer 3

Upper middle class area

Question 4

What was the class demographic of Smethwick?

Answer 4

Working class

Question 5

What fears did the Smethwick Conservative candidate create amongst the working class voters?

Answer 5

Immigration

Question 6

Which party won the 1964 Smethwicke election?

Answer 6

Conservatives

Question 7

By what percentage did Labour lose by in Smethwick?

Answer 7

7%

Question 8

How did Wilson say the Conservative MP for Smethwick should be dealt with?

Answer 8

They should be fired

Question 9

Why did the Conservatives not disown the racist Smethwick MP?

Answer 9

He had found a way to win working class votes.

Question 10

What did Conservative MP Enoch Powell focus on in 1968?What was the name of the speech?

Answer 10

Focussed on immigration, in 1968 Rivers of Blood speech

Question 11

Which prominent African American civil rights activist opposed the Smethwick election result?

Answer 11

Malcolm X

Question 12

What housing policy did the Smethwick Conservative MP pursue?

Answer 12

They would sell houses to white residents only

Question 13

How did Labour respond the Smethwick Conservative MP housing proposal?

Answer 13

They prevented the council from being able to buy houses in the region