Elections in The 1960s
| General Election 1966: Birmingham, Northfield | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Donald Chapman | 36,801 | 58.7 | +11.5 | |
| Conservative | C.C. Chalker | 24,899 | 39.7 | −0.7 | |
| Communist | Derek Robinson | 1,029 | 1.6 | N/A | |
| Majority | 11,902 | 19.0 | |||
| Turnout | 62,729 | 75.1 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | +6.1 | |||
| General Election 1964: Birmingham, Northfield | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Donald Chapman | 29,301 | 47.2 | −3.6 | |
| Conservative | H.B. Adkins | 25,063 | 40.4 | −8.8 | |
| Liberal | R. Lewthwaite | 7,682 | 12.4 | N/A | |
| Majority | 4,238 | 6.8 | |||
| Turnout | 62,046 | 77.2 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | +2.6 | |||
Read more about this topic: Birmingham Northfield (UK Parliament Constituency)
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