Birmingham Northfield (UK Parliament Constituency) - Election in The 1980s

Election in The 1980s

General Election 1987: Birmingham, Northfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Roger King	24,024	45.1	+2.4
	Labour	John Spellar	20,889	39.2	+1.7
	Social Democrat	J.C. Gordon	8,319	15.6	−3.6
Majority			3,135	5.9
Turnout			53,232	72.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	+2.0

General Election 1983: Birmingham, Northfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Roger King	22,596	42.7	−2.7
	Labour	John Spellar	19,836	37.5	−7.6
	Liberal	D. Webb	10,045	19.0	+10.8
	Communist	Peter R. Sheppard	420	0.8	N/A
Majority			2,760	5.2
Turnout			52,897	71.2
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+5.1

Birmingham, Northfield by-election, 1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Spellar	15,904	36.3	−8.8
	Conservative	Roger Gale	15,615	35.6	−9.8
	Liberal	Stephen Ridley	11,453	26.1	+18.0
	National Front	Ian Anderson	411	0.9	−0.2
	Communist	Peter Sheppard	349	0.8	N/A
	People's Progressive Party	Ronald Taylor	63	0.2	N/A
	Democratic Monarchist, Public Safety, White Resident	Bill Boaks	60	0.1	N/A
Majority			289	0.7
Turnout			43,855	55.0
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	-0.51

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