Harold Wilson is defeated and Ted Heath becomes Prime Minister
Fifty years on, a look back at the ‘heatwave election’ as Wilson takes his campaign to 'the people', tensions rise over race and immigration and England look to defend their World Cup in Mexico...
In 1969 the Tories held a poll lead of 19% and many within Labour were disgruntled – with issues such as price rises, pound devaluation, Vietnam and prescription charges
Harold Wilson was hit with fourteen eggs during the campaign.
In a succession of speeches, Powell claimed a conspiracy within the civil service at under reported immigration figures. He compared them to the Cambridge Spy Ring
But there was hope that Britain was about to elect its first black MP after Dr David Pitt was selected to fight Clapham for Labour (read more on this via @TheCriticMag later)