Birmingham Northfield (UK Parliament Constituency) - Election in The 1970s

Election in The 1970s

General Election 1979: Birmingham, Northfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jocelyn Cadbury 25,304 45.4 +13.4
Labour Ray Carter 25,100 45.1 −7.0
Liberal R. Lewthwaite 4,538 8.2 −6.7
National Front R. Newman 614 1.1 N/A
Workers Revolutionary J. Beale 144 0.3 N/A
Majority 204 0.4
Turnout 55,700 70.6 +2.7
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +10.2
General Election October 1974: Birmingham, Northfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ray Carter 27,435 52.1 −4.0
Conservative Jocelyn Cadbury 16,838 32.0 −9.0
Liberal D. Haines 7,851 14.9 N/A
People Party E.A. Davenport 359 0.7 N/A
Communist Derek Robinson 180 0.3 -0.4
Majority 10,597 20.1
Turnout 52,663 67.9 -5.6
Labour hold Swing +2.5
General Election February 1974: Birmingham, Northfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ray Carter 31,704 56.1 +5.6
Conservative J.P. Butcher 23,175 41.0 −7.6
Independent M. Newman 1,237 2.2 N/A
Communist Derek Robinson 368 0.7 −0.2
Majority 8,529 15.1
Turnout 56,484 73.5
Labour hold Swing +1.0
General Election 1970: Birmingham, Northfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ray Carter 33,364 50.5 −8.2
Conservative D.W. Bell 32,148 48.6 +8.9
Communist Derek Robinson 605 0.9 −0.7
Majority 1,216 1.8
Turnout 66,117 68.3
Labour hold Swing −8.6

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