Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Liberals retain Montgomery

The Shropshire Star has a photograph of Emlyn Hooson being carried through the streets of Welshpool after retaining the seat at the October 1974 general election.

2 comments:

  1. How much truth is there in the old anecdote that the local party was so keen to have held the seat for 100 years that they fluffed the 1979 election?

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  2. The last great Mp for Montgomery was Carlisle

    a truely Great MP for the area

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