Party colours Sir: Your reference in the Spectator 'Notebook' of
26 June to Lord Brockway as Liberal sub-agent at Rusthall, in the Tonbridge constituency, in the 1906 general election recalls the only four years (19061910) when the old West Kent, Tonbridge and now Royal Tunbridge Wells constituency has not been held by the Tories.
On such occasions the parties fought under colours particular to the local constituency—not under the standard blue, orange or red we know today. I have recently been carrying out some of my own research into traditional local constituency party colours. May I take the liberty through your columns, of asking whether readers have any information regarding traditional party colours in their constituencies; which they would be prepared to pass on to me? For which I should be most grateful.
Desmond Hillary 7 Wilman Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent
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