Sutton Coldfield (UK Parliament Constituency) - Elections in The 1970s

Elections in The 1970s

General Election 1979: Sutton Coldfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Norman Fowler 34,096 68.9
Liberal CEA Hooper 7,989 16.1
Labour J Partridge 6,511 13.2
National Front R Wallace 466 0.9
Independent Conservative GC Hammond 459 0.9
Majority 26,107 52.7
Turnout 77.3
Conservative hold Swing
General Election October 1974: Sutton Coldfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Norman Fowler 25,729 57.1
Liberal A Watson 12,373 27.5
Labour G W Wells 6,955 15.4
Majority 13,356 29.7
Turnout 74.5
Conservative hold Swing
General Election February 1974: Sutton Coldfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Norman Fowler 28,355 57.5
Liberal A Watson 14,929 30.3
Labour R Little 6,028 12.2
Majority 13,426 29.7
Turnout 82.3
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1970: Sutton Coldfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Geoffrey Lloyd 36,774 57.4
Labour P Tebbutt 18,134 28.3
Liberal L King 9,163 14.3
Majority 18,640 29.1
Turnout 69.1
Conservative hold Swing

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