British political trivia

[Harry Hayfield]

1. Six children of 20th Century Prime Ministers have been enobled in their own right. Name them.
Pass

2. Two sitting MPs have represented constituencies of four different names through out their careers. Name them, and their constituencies.
Pass

3. Who is the aunt of the House of Commons (the woman with the second longest continuous service)?
Gwyneth Dunwoody MP

4. Three MPs are also hereditary peers who if not for the House of Lords Act would had to have disclaimed their peerages to retain their Commons seat (or to be elected in the first instance). Name them.
John Thurso MP (Lib Dem, Caithness)
Nicolas Soames MP (Con, Sussex Mid)

[Harry Hayfield]

I'm glad we got those questions answered, as I've thought of an interesting one.

Since the 1979 General Election, what common factor has occured at UK general elections?

[Harry Hayfield]

I am being specfic. There is one thing that has happened at every UK general election since 1979. It's been captured by the BBC at every election at the following locations:

1979: London
1983: London
1987: London
1992: Manchester
1997: Pontefract
2001: London
2005: London

[Harry Hayfield]

Nope, next clue

A different person hosted each segment

[Harry Hayfield]

Some sort of BBC election night coverage segment?

That's right

[Harry Hayfield]

You seem hopelessly stumped, so I'll tell you the answer.

Comedy Inserts

In 1979, Richard Stilgoe (in the studio) did a comic song about the election. In 1983 Faith Brown was interviewed (as the Prime Minister) outside the Commons. In 1987, two of the Spitting Image team were asked for their views on the election (and broke into Thatcher and Kinnock). In 1992, Rory Bremner was in Manchester (and did impressions of all the party leaders as well as Paxman and Cole), 1997 Frank Skinner went round the North of England in a helicopter, 2001 saw a cartoonist draw a picture of the election studio (complete with Dalek) and in 2005 Jon Culshaw did his Blair and Bush impressions.

[Harry Hayfield]

Which British MPs sole contribution to the House of Commons was "Change the bloody record" directed at the Prime Minister?

Sir Edward Alexander Henry Legge-Bourke (Con, Isle of Ely)