Birmingham Stechford (UK Parliament constituency)

UK former constituency infobox
Name = Birmingham Stechford
Type = Borough
Year = 1950
Abolition = 1983
members = one

Birmingham Stechford was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Stechford district of the city of Birmingham. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

The constituency was created for the 1950 general election, and abolished for the 1983 general election.

Boundaries

Members of Parliament

Election results

Election results in the 1970s

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Terry Davis
votes = 21,166
percentage = 48.4
change = -9.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Andrew MacKay
votes = 19,517
percentage = 44.6
change = +16.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Graham Gopsill
votes = 2,349
percentage = 5.4
change = -9.2Election box candidate with party link
party = National Front (UK)
candidate = F. Russell
votes = 698
percentage = 1.6
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 1,649
percentage = 3.8
change = -25.9Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 71.6
change = +7.5Election box gain with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

NB: Changes are from previous general election

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Andrew MacKay
votes = 15,731 | percentage = 43.4 | change = +15.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Terry Davis
votes = 13,782 | percentage = 38.0 | change = -19.6Election 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 = -6.4Election 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 =Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

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

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Roy Jenkins
votes = 23,704
percentage = 53.1
change = -3.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = D. Wedgwood
votes = 13,472
percentage = 30.1
change = -9.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Graham Gopsill
votes = 7,221
percentage = 16.2
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Workers Revolutionary Party (UK)
candidate = Royston Bull
votes = 280
percentage = 0.6
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 10,232
percentage = 22.9
change = +6.2Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 72.1
change = +8.3Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Roy Jenkins
votes = 22,559
percentage = 56.2
change = -8.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = J. Stevens
votes = 15,848
percentage = 39.5
change = +6.3Election box candidate with party link
party = National Democratic Party (UK, 1966)
candidate = D. Hardy
votes = 1,483
percentage = 3.6
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Communist Party of Great Britain
candidate = S. Pegg
votes = 298
percentage = 0.8
change = -1.8Election box majority
votes = 6,711
percentage = 16.7
change = -14.3Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 63.8
change = -6.4Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election results in the 1960s

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Roy Jenkins
votes = 24,597
percentage = 64.2
change = +7.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = D Knox
votes = 12,727
percentage = 33.2
change = -10.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Communist Party of Great Britain
candidate = W Dunn
votes = 998
percentage = 2.6
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 11,871
percentage = 31.0
change = +17.3Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 70.2
change = -0.8Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Roy Jenkins
votes = 22,421
percentage = 56.8
change = +3.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = D Knox
votes = 17,033
percentage = 43.2
change = -3.2Election box majority
votes = 5,388
percentage = 13.7
change = +6.6Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 71.0
change = -2.5Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election results in the 1950s

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Roy Jenkins
votes = 21,919
percentage = 53.6
change = -4.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = JM Bailey
votes = 18,996
percentage = 46.4
change = +4.8Election box majority
votes = 2,923
percentage = 7.1
change = -9.8Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 73.5
change = +0.8Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Roy Jenkins
votes = 23,358
percentage = 58.4
change = -1.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = JM Bailey
votes = 16,618
percentage = 41.6
change = +1.1Election box majority
votes = 6,740
percentage = 16.9
change = -2.1Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 72.7
change = -8.7Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Roy Jenkins
votes = 34,355
percentage = 59.5
change = +1Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = E Pitt
votes = 23,384
percentage = 40.5
change = +3.9Election box majority
votes = 10,971
percentage = 19.0
change = -2.9Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 81.4
change = -2.0Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Roy Jenkins
votes = 33,077
percentage = 58.5
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = E Pitt
votes = 20,699
percentage = 36.6
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = SW Haslam
votes = 2,789
percentage = 5.0
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 12,378
percentage = 21.9
change = "N/A"Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 83.4
change = "N/A"

References

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