General Election Collection (page 8)

Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher waves to the crowds of her supports as she arrives at Conservative Party headquarters to celebrate winning the General Election. 10th June 1983

Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher celebrates at Conservative party headquarters after winning the General Election. Mr. Thatcher holds large button that reads, " Conservative Victory, 9th June

Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher addressing the General Election count at Hendon Town Hall after winning her Finchley constituency. 10th June 1983

Labour Party Leader Michael Foot walks his dog Dizzie in Tredegar, Gwent, Wales on the morning of the 1983 General Election. 9th June 1983

Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, with husband Denis and Conservative Party Chairman Cecil Parkinson celebrate at party headquarters after winning the General Election. 10th June 1983

A pensive British Conservative Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, at the Castle Street polling station, London SW1. 11th June 1987

British Conservative Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, and husband Denis wave to the crowd at the Castle Street polling station, London SW1. 11th June 1987

Denis Thatcher husband of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher celebrate winning a third term in government for the Conservative Party outside 10 Downing Street. 12 June 1987

Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher celebrate winning a third term in government for the Conservative Party outside 10 Downing Street. 12 June 1987

Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and Conservative Party chairman, Norman Tebbit, celebrate winning a third term in government for the Conservative Party

Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, her husband, Denis Thatcher and Conservative Party chairman, Norman Tebbit, arrive at Conservative Central Office in Smith Square

Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, celebrate winning a third term in government for the Conservative Party at Conservative Central Office in Smith Square, Westminster. 12 June 1987

Shirley Williams and Liberal leader David Steel on the campaign trail in Rochdale during the 1987 general election. 31st May 1987

New York Scenes, Thursday 15th October 1964

Theresa May seen here at general election count shortly after being elected as MP for Maidenhead. 3rd May 1997

Theresa May seen here making her victory speech after being elected as the MP for Maidenhead. 3rd May 1997

Courtroom into polling station - Mr V. N. Bowen (left) and Mr H. Dutton helping to convert Bridlingtons courthouse into a polling station for the 1959 general election. 8th October 1959

The first of the ballot boxes is emptied out at the Guildhall, Hull for counting in the 1987 General Election. 15th June 1987

Children at R. O. Wilberforce (Conservative) campaign headquarters in Hull during the build up to the 1950 General Election. 2nd February 1950

Vote-getting - by pony and trap - Mr John MacCallum campaigning in Holderness-road, Hull. Circa October 1959

A typical day in an election candidates routine, accompanied Liberal nominee for Beverley, Major. H. Stewart Freemantle, on a tour of part of his constituency during the run up to the 1950 General

Tony Benn, M. P. seen here out on the campaign trail during the 1979 General Election
Tony Benn, M.P. seen here out on the campaign trail during the 1979 General Election. 15th April 1979

Sir Frederic Mackarness Bennett MP for Torquay seen here electioneering. 1st July 1955

Margaret Thatcher meets her adoring public during a visit to Newton Abbot in 27th May 1987

Margaret Thatcher at Bovey Tracey in May 1987

Conservative MP for Torbay Rupert Allason at the General Election count in June 1987 with defeated SDP Liberal Alliance candidate Nick Bye

Baroness Margaret Thatcher and her late husband Denis during a visit to the L F Harris motorcycle factory. Newton Abbot. 27th May 1987

Labour councillor Glenda Jackson during the general election campaign. 12th April 1997

Shadow Home Secretary Jack Straw, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown and Labour councillor Glenda Jackson. 12th April 1997

Sheila Hancock speaks to Margaret Tufnell, a housewife, while canvassing in Aspen Garden, Hammersmith. She is pictured with Alison Richard, the wife of Labour candidate Ivor Richard

Donald Dewar, Scottish Secretary of State, pictured with his new team, Sam Galbraith, Brian Wilson, Henry McLeish and Malcolm Chisholm, Edinburgh, Scotland, 5th May 1997

Michael Heseltine, Secretary of State for Defence, Teesside, 14th March 1983

Labour MP Margaret McKay has bought an ice cream van from which to canvass her constituency. She is seen here in the Clapham Park area of London in her converted van with some of her supporters

Happy candidate at Smethwick, Conservative MP Peter Griffiths who took the seat away from Labours Patrick Gordon Walker. Peter Griffiths pictured with his wife Jeannette. 15th October 1964

Cheering the winning candidate at Smethwick, Peter Griffiths, the Conservative who took away the seat from Labours Patrick Gordon Walker. 15th October 1964

George Rodgers, celebrates after winning, new Labour Member of Parliament for Chorley, pictured with supporters outside Chorley Town Hall, Lancashire, in North West England. 1st March 1974

Paul Rose MP, celebrates after winning, continues to represent Labour as Member of Parliament for Manchester Blackley, pictured with supporters, Manchester, 28th February 1974

Election night, 1981 Local Council Elections, 6th May 1981

Anthony Barber, Chancellor of the Exchequer and Conservative Member of Parliament for Altrincham and Sale, pictured campaigning in Altrincham and Sale, Greater Manchester

Mr Winston Churchill seen here at the Dingle Lane School addressing a meeting in support of his sons candidature for the 1935 General Election 12th November 1935

Tony Benn, Member of Parliament for Bristol South East, General Election Campaign 1955, pictured at Barrow Hill Primary School, Marylebone, 19th May 1955

Tony Benn MP seen here enjoying a joke during his visit to Smiths Ship Repair Yard in North Shields. 10th April 1979

A Coventry voter casts his vote in the 1959 General Election at Cheylesmore polling station. 8th October 1959

Flight engineers working on the engines of the Air France L Intrepide Wibault 280.T12 at Croydon Airport being canvassed by T Crawford the Labour candidate for Croydon South in the upcoming General

Making a polling day tour of her Fulham constituency. Dr Edith Summerskill, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Food 23rd February 1950

Sir Alec Douglas Home seen here on a whistle stop tour in London to speak at Wembley South during the General Election campaign. 30th September 1964

Leader of the Labour Party Hugh Gaitskell addresses a large crowd in St martins Market Hall, Birmingham during the election campaign. September 1959

Votes in the 1951 General Election for one of the Coventry constituencies are seen here being counted 25th October 1951

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"The General Election: A Tapestry of Democracy Through Time" From the vibrant canvases capturing historic polling moments to the indelible ink-stained fingers of Cambodian voters, the general election has always been a powerful symbol of democracy in action. In "The Election III The Polling, 1754-55, " an oil on canvas masterpiece, we are transported back to a time when voting was reserved for only a privileged few. Yet, as "Female Influence, or, the Devonshire Canvas" shows us in 1784, women were already making their mark on political discourse. Fast forward to 1997 and witness Labour councillor Glenda Jackson proudly standing alongside her son Dan Hodges - a testament to how politics can become a family affair. Meanwhile, Cambodian voters celebrate their participation by taking pictures of their ink stained fingers - proof that they have exercised their democratic right. Diana Edwards-Jones becomes part of history during the coming general election by contributing her own unique perspective. Just as Joseph Swain's painting "The Start" captures the excitement and anticipation surrounding elections in 1886. Posters like "General Election Sheffield poster" from 1874 remind us that campaigns have long relied on visual communication to rally support. And who could forget Prime Minister John Major's unexpected visit to B&Q or his stop at McLaren motor racing team headquarters during his campaign? Finally, we see Neil Kinnock tirelessly traversing Mitcham in London during the intense campaign trail leading up to the pivotal 1992 general election. Through these snapshots spanning centuries and continents, one thing remains clear: The general election is not just about choosing leaders; it is about celebrating our collective voice and shaping our shared future.