UK Polling History: Election of 26 May 1955 – Birmingham Stechford
Result summary
| Parties | ||
| Labour | Conservative | |
| Votes | 23,358 | 16,618 |
| Votes gained | -10,997 | -6,766 |
| Share of votes | 58.4% | 41.6% |
| Share of eligible voters | 42.5% | 30.2% |
| Gain in share of votes | -1.1% | +1.1% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | -6.0% | -2.7% |
| Total votes: | 39,976 | |
| Electorate: | 55,004 | |
| Turnout: | 72.7% | |
| Outcome: | Labour hold | |
| Swing: | 1.1% | Conservative from Labour |
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 | ||