Migration on the Ballot?: Smethwick and the 1964 General Election
Author:   Marc Collinson (Bangor University, United Kingdom)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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Pages:   208
Publication Date:   06 March 2026
Format:   Hardback
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Migration on the Ballot?: Smethwick and the 1964 General Election


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Author:   Marc Collinson (Bangor University, United Kingdom)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.570kg
ISBN:  

9780367766610


ISBN 10:   0367766612
Pages:   208
Publication Date:   06 March 2026
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction 1. ‘Smethwick…will forever be changing’: Place, continuity, and change in a Black Country town 2. Smethwick’s changing electorate: Municipal policies, demographic movement, and changing boundaries 3. Cultivating local xenophobia: Migration, activism, and Smethwick politics before 1964 4. The Lie of the Land: Smethwick and the political dynamics of the West Midlands 5. Cyphers or Agents?: Smethwick Candidates in the ‘three-way fight’ of 1964 6. Political momentum?: Reconsidering 1964, Smethwick’s year of elections 7. A Smethwick ‘effect’? Impacts and aftermath, 1964-1974 8. Interpreting Smethwick: An intellectual history. Conclusion: Smethwick as political history

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Marc Collinson is Lecturer in Political History at Bangor University. His research focuses on elections, place, and governance in post-war British politics. Recent publications have explored Eton and Slough during the 1964 election and the 1965 Leyton by-election (both 2024).

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