UK Polling History: Election of 3 May 1979 – Birmingham Stechford
Result summary
| Parties | ||||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal | Other | |
| Votes | 21,166 | 19,517 | 2,349 | 698 |
| Votes gained | +7,384 | +3,786 | -552 | +418 |
| Share of votes | 48.4% | 44.6% | 5.4% | 1.6% |
| Share of eligible voters | 34.6% | 31.9% | 3.8% | 1.1% |
| Gain in share of votes | +10.4% | +1.2% | -2.6% | +1.0% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +12.6% | +6.8% | -0.8% | +0.7% |
| Total votes: | 43,730 | |
| Electorate: | 61,115 | |
| Turnout: | 71.5% | |
| Outcome: | Labour gain from Conservative | |
| Swing: | 6.5% | Labour from Liberal |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from Birmingham Erdington, Birmingham Yardley 23 February 1950 |
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Constituency succeeded by Birmingham Hodge Hill, Birmingham Yardley 9 June 1983 |
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| Date | Type | Parties | |||||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal | Other | National Front |
Others | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | |||||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal | Other | National Front |
Others | ||
| 3 May 1979 | General Election | 21,166 | 19,517 | 2,349 | 698 | 0 | |
| 31 March 1977 | By Election | 13,782 | 15,731 | 2,901 | 2,955 | 871 | |
| 10 October 1974 | General Election | 23,075 | 11,152 | 5,860 | 0 | ||
| 28 February 1974 | General Election | 23,704 | 13,472 | 7,221 | 280 | 0 | |
| 18 June 1970 | General Election | 22,559 | 15,848 | 1,736 | 0 | ||
| 31 March 1966 | General Election | 24,598 | 12,727 | 998 | 0 | ||
| 15 October 1964 | General Election | 22,421 | 17,033 | 0 | |||
| 8 October 1959 | General Election | 21,919 | 18,996 | 0 | |||
| 26 May 1955 | General Election | 23,358 | 16,618 | 0 | |||
| 25 October 1951 | General Election | 34,355 | 23,384 | 0 | |||
| 23 February 1950 | General Election | 33,077 | 20,699 | 2,789 | 0 | ||