1977 Birmingham Ladywood by-election

The Birmingham Ladywood by-election of 18 August 1977 was held after Labour Member of Parliament (MP) Brian Walden resigned in order to concentrate on his career as a journalist and broadcaster. A safe Labour seat, it was retained by the party.

At the count, the Socialist Unity candidate, Raghib Ahsan, punched the National Front candidate, Anthony Reed Herbert. ^[1]

Results

Birmingham Ladywood, 1977 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Sever	8,227	53.13	−11.34
	Conservative	Quentin Davies	4,402	28.43	+6.33
	National Front	Anthony Reed Herbert	888	5.73	New
	Liberal	Kenneth Hardeman	765	4.94	−8.49
	Socialist Unity	Raghib Ahsan	534	3.49	New
	Independent	James Hunte	336	2.17	New
	Socialist Workers	Kim Gordon	152	0.98	New
	Independent Conservative	George Matthews	71	0.46	New
	Reform Party	Peter Courtney	63	0.41	New
	Air Road Public Safety	Bill Boaks	46	0.30	New
Majority			3,825	24.70	−17.7
Turnout			15,484
	Labour hold		Swing	-8.84

References

1. David Pallister, "So what if the vote is low? They mean to bust the system", The Guardian , 20 August 1977
2. "1977 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2015.