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BGCOLOR="#000033"> <TR> <TD WIDTH=305 VALIGN="top"><IMG SRC="/furniture/vote2001/in_depth/election_battles/splash_pic_300.jpg" WIDTH=300 HEIGHT=303 BORDER=0 ALT="Election Battles 1945-1997" HSPACE="2"></TD> <TD WIDTH=295 VALIGN="top"><DIV CLASS="maintext">BBC News Online brings to life the last 50 years of British general elections with video and audio clips from the BBC archives. Witness key moments from elections past, including Winston Churchill addressing the nation, Margaret Thatcher抯 triumphant first entrance into Downing Street and John Major taking doggedly to his soapbox. The results from every election since 1945 are also included, as are facts, images and campaign material featuring the key players in Britain抯 post-war electoral battles. </DIV></TD> </TR> </TABLE>  </BODY> </HTML>