Birmingham Stechford by-election, 1977

Birmingham Stechford by-election, 1977

The Birmingham Stechford by-election, in Birmingham, on March 31,1977 was held after Labour Member of Parliament (MP) Roy Jenkins resigned his seat following his appointment as President of the European Commission. A seat that had been solidly Labour since its formation in 1950, it was won by Andrew MacKay of the Conservative Party, before being regained by Labour in 1979. The by-election was noted for the strong performance of the National Front candidate and the presence of two far left candidates.

Results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Andrew MacKay
votes = 15,731 | percentage = 43.4 | change = +15.6
Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Terry Davis
votes = 13,782 | percentage = 38.0 | change = -19.6
Election box candidate with party link
party = National Front (UK)
candidate = Andrew Brons
votes = 2,955 | percentage = 8.2 | change = "N/A"
Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Graham Gopsill
votes = 2,901 | percentage = 8.0 | change = -6.4
Election box candidate with party link
party = International Marxist Group
candidate = Brian Heron
votes = 494 | percentage = 1.4 | change = "N/A"
Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Workers Party (Britain)
candidate = Paul Foot
votes = 377 | percentage = 1.0 | change = "N/A"
Election box turnout
votes = 36,240
percentage =
change =
Template:Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Template:Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Roy Jenkins
votes = 23,075
percentage = 57.6
change = +4.5
Template:Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = D. Wedgwood
votes = 11,152
percentage = 27.8
change = -2.4
Template:Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Graham Gopsill
votes = 5,860
percentage = 14.6
change = -1.4
Template:Election box majority
votes = 11,923
percentage = 29.7
change = +6.9
Template:Election box turnout
votes = 40,087
percentage = 64.1
change = -1.7
Template:Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =


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