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Ex-Mayor of Blackpool, Edmund Wynne, talks about how he and his wife Nancy joined the local Liberal party when they arrived in Blackpool just after the Second World War - and how surprised the local party were to have new members! 

He also talks about the first time he stood for local elections, as a Liberal Party candidate for Alexandra ward (the old name for Bloomfield ward) - and how the Conservatives got a shock when he won!

Tags: Alexandra Ward, campaign, canvass, Conservative, council, election, Liberal

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