Billy Boyd on Leaving Politics

Billy Boyd on Leaving Politics

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Location

Belfast, Havelock House

Year

1966

Date

Production 24/03/1966

Length

01min 55sec

Audio

sound

Format

16mm

black and white

Source

Funded by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland under the Archiving Scheme 2

Courtesy

Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, Department for Communities, ITV, UTV Archive

Rights Holder

ITV

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Description

An interview with Billy Boyd, Trade Unionist. He has decided not to stand for election and to retire from politics. Boyd had been an MP in the Northern Ireland parliament and he was to run for parliament again in the future but without success. He remained a councillor until 1977.

Notes

Billy Boyd was a shipyard worker who became involved in the Nothern Ireland Labour Party. He was elected Belfast City Council in 1964 and remained a Councillor until 1977. 

Credits

An Ulster Television Production.

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