Birmingham Stechford (UK Parliament constituency)

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Birmingham Stechford
Former borough constituency
for the House of Commons
County West Midlands
1950–1983
SeatsOne
Created from Birmingham Erdington and Birmingham Yardley
Replaced by Birmingham Hodge Hill and Birmingham Yardley [1]

Birmingham Stechford was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Stechford district of the city of Birmingham. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first-past-the-post voting system.

Contents

The constituency was created for the 1950 general election, and abolished for the 1983 general election. Stechford itself is now part of the Birmingham Yardley seat.

Boundaries

1950–1955: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of Sheldon, Stechford, and Washwood Heath. [2]

1955–1974: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of Stechford and Washwood Heath. [3]

1974–1983: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of Shard End, Stechford, and Washwood Heath.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1950 Roy Jenkins Labour
1977 by-election Andrew MacKay Conservative
1979 Terry Davis Labour
1983 constituency abolished

Election results

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Birmingham Stechford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Roy Jenkins 33,077 58.5
Conservative Edith Pitt 20,69936.6
Liberal Sydney Walter Haslam2,7895.0
Majority12,37821.9
Turnout 56,56583.4
Labour win (new seat)
General election 1951: Birmingham Stechford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Roy Jenkins 34,355 59.5 +1.0
Conservative Edith Pitt 23,38440.5+3.9
Majority10,97119.0−2.9
Turnout 57,73981.4−2.0
Labour hold Swing
General election 1955: Birmingham Stechford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Roy Jenkins 23,358 58.4 −1.1
Conservative Joseph Morris Bailey16,61841.6+1.1
Majority6,74016.8−2.2
Turnout 39,97672.7−8.7
Labour hold Swing
General election 1959: Birmingham Stechford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Roy Jenkins 21,919 53.6 −4.8
Conservative Joseph Morris Bailey18,99646.4+4.8
Majority2,9237.2−9.6
Turnout 40,91573.5+0.8
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Birmingham Stechford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Roy Jenkins 22,421 56.8 +3.2
Conservative David Knox 17,03343.2−3.2
Majority5,38813.6+6.4
Turnout 39,45471.0−2.5
Labour hold Swing
General election 1966: Birmingham Stechford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Roy Jenkins 24,597 64.2 +7.4
Conservative David Knox 12,72733.2−10.0
Communist William Dunn9982.6New
Majority11,87131.0+17.4
Turnout 38,32270.2−0.8
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Birmingham Stechford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Roy Jenkins 22,559 56.2 −8.0
Conservative John B Stevens15,84839.5+6.3
National Democratic Douglas Hardy1,4833.6New
Communist Sidney Pegg2980.8−1.8
Majority6,71116.7−14.3
Turnout 40,18863.8−6.4
Labour hold Swing
General election February 1974: Birmingham Stechford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Roy Jenkins 23,704 53.1 −3.1
Conservative David John Wedgwood13,47230.1−9.6
Liberal Graham Gopsill7,22116.2New
Workers Revolutionary Royston Bull2800.6New
Majority10,23223.0+6.3
Turnout 44,67772.1+8.3
Labour hold Swing
Roy Jenkins Roy Jenkins 1977b.jpg
Roy Jenkins
General election October 1974: Birmingham Stechford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Roy Jenkins 23,075 57.6 +4.5
Conservative David John Wedgwood11,15227.8−2.3
Liberal Graham Gopsill5,86014.6−1.6
Majority11,92329.8+6.8
Turnout 40,08764.1−8.0
Labour hold Swing
1977 Birmingham Stechford by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew MacKay 15,731 43.4 +15.6
Labour Terence Davis 13,78238.0−19.6
National Front Andrew Brons 2,9558.2New
Liberal Graham Gopsill2,9018.0−6.6
International Marxist Brian Heron4941.4New
Socialist Workers Paul Foot 3771.0New
Majority1,9495.4N/A
Turnout 36,240
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
General election 1979: Birmingham Stechford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Terry Davis 21,166 48.4 −9.2
Conservative Andrew MacKay 19,51744.6+16.8
Liberal Graham Gopsill2,3495.4−9.2
National Front F. Russell6981.6New
Majority1,6493.8−26.0
Turnout 43,73071.6+7.5
Labour hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "'Birmingham Stechford', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Archived from the original on 23 March 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  2. ↑ Craig, F.W.S., ed. (1972). Boundaries of parliamentary constituencies 1985-1972. Chichester, Sussex: Political Reference Publications. ISBN   0-900178-09-4.
  3. ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (Birmingham and North Warwickshire) Order 1955. SI 1955/177". Statutory Instruments 1955. Part II. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office. 1956. pp. 2099–2102.
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