Birmingham Stechford — UK General Election Results
Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Birmingham Stechford was won by Labour at the 1979 general election, with a majority of 1,649 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Birmingham Stechford from 1950 to 1979.
Full Election History, 1950–1979
Election
Elected
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Majority
Turnout
1950
Roy Harris Jenkins (Labour)
33,077
58.5%
Edith Maud Pitt (Conservative)
12,378 (21.9 pts)
83.4%
1951
Roy Harris Jenkins (Labour)
34,355
59.5%
Edith Maud Pitt (Conservative)
10,971 (19.0 pts)
81.4%
1955
Roy Harris Jenkins (Labour)
23,358
58.4%
Joseph Morris Bailey (Conservative)
6,740 (16.9 pts)
72.7%
1959
Roy Harris Jenkins (Labour)
21,919
53.6%
Joseph Morris Bailey (Conservative)
2,923 (7.1 pts)
73.5%
1964
Roy Harris Jenkins (Labour)
22,421
56.8%
David Laidlaw Knox (Conservative)
5,388 (13.7 pts)
71.0%
1966
Roy Jenkins (Labour)
24,597
64.2%
David Knox (Conservative)
11,870 (31.0 pts)
70.3%
1970
Roy Jenkins (Labour)
22,559
56.1%
John Stevens (Conservative)
6,711 (16.7 pts)
63.9%
Feb 1974
Roy Jenkins (Labour)
23,704
53.1%
David Wedgwood (Conservative)
10,232 (22.9 pts)
72.0%
Oct 1974
Roy Jenkins (Labour)
23,075
57.6%
David Wedgwood (Conservative)
11,923 (29.7 pts)
64.1%
1979
Terence Davis (Labour)
21,166
48.4%
Andrew MacKay (Conservative)
1,649 (3.8 pts)
71.6%
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1950
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Roy Harris Jenkins
Labour
33,077
58.5%
Yes
Edith Maud Pitt
Conservative
20,699
36.6%
No
Sydney Walter Haslam
Liberal
2,789
4.9%
No
1951
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Roy Harris Jenkins
Labour
34,355
59.5%
Yes
Edith Maud Pitt
Conservative
23,384
40.5%
No
1955
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Roy Harris Jenkins
Labour
23,358
58.4%
Yes
Joseph Morris Bailey
Conservative
16,618
41.6%
No
1959
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Roy Harris Jenkins
Labour
21,919
53.6%
Yes
Joseph Morris Bailey
Conservative
18,996
46.4%
No
1964
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Roy Harris Jenkins
Labour
22,421
56.8%
Yes
David Laidlaw Knox
Conservative
17,033
43.2%
No
1966
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Roy Jenkins
Labour
24,597
64.2%
Yes
David Knox
Conservative
12,727
33.2%
No
William Dunn
Communist
998
2.6%
No
1970
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Roy Jenkins
Labour
22,559
56.1%
Yes
John Stevens
Conservative
15,848
39.4%
No
Douglas Hardy
National Democratic
1,483
3.7%
No
Sidney Pegg
Communist
298
0.7%
No
Feb 1974
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Roy Jenkins
Labour
23,704
53.1%
Yes
David Wedgwood
Conservative
13,472
30.2%
No
Graham Gopsill
Liberal
7,221
16.2%
No
Royston Bull
Workers Revolutionary
280
0.6%
No
Oct 1974
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Roy Jenkins
Labour
23,075
57.6%
Yes
David Wedgwood
Conservative
11,152
27.8%
No
Graham Gopsill
Liberal
5,860
14.6%
No
1979
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Terence Davis
Labour
21,166
48.4%
Yes
Andrew MacKay
Conservative
19,517
44.6%
No
Graham Gopsill
Liberal
2,349
5.4%
No
Frederick Russell
National Front
698
1.6%
No
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.
Trend
Birmingham Stechford has been contested at 10 general elections on record since 1950. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Labour.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Birmingham Stechford in the 1979 general election?
Labour won Birmingham Stechford in 1979 with 21,166 votes (48.4%), a majority of 1,649 votes over Conservative in second place.
Which parties have won Birmingham Stechford since 1950?
Since 1950, Birmingham Stechford has been won by: Labour.
What was the closest result in Birmingham Stechford?
The closest result on record for Birmingham Stechford was 1979, when Labour beat Conservative by just 1,649 votes (3.8 percentage points).