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    Birmingham Handsworth, UK Parliamentary general election

    At the most recent election (3 May 1979), Sheila Wright (The Labour Party) won Birmingham Handsworth, with a majority of 3,209 votes.

    Area type
    constituency
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    UK Parliamentary general election
    Elections recorded
    18
    Recorded results
    57
    Birmingham Handsworth: UK General Election 03 May 1979
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Sheila WrightThe Labour Party16,99855.2%Yes
    Robert John TylerConservative Party13,78944.8%No
    Birmingham Handsworth: UK General Election 10 Oct 1974Turnout 66.5%, electorate 45,668
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    John LeeThe Labour Party15,01149.4%Yes
    Robert John TylerConservative Party11,11536.6%No
    Derek Ian Grant-SmithLiberal Democrats3,20510.6%No
    John FinneganNational Front8382.8%No
    Tom KeenCampaign for a More Prosperous Britain1050.3%No
    John Lindsay HutchinsonCommunist Party of England (Marxist-Leninist)1030.3%No
    Birmingham Handsworth: UK General Election 28 Feb 1974
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    John LeeThe Labour Party14,29029.6%Yes
    Sydney ChapmanConservative Party12,66726.3%No
    Robert John TylerConservative Party11,11523%No
    Paul Calvin TilsleyLiberal Democrats5,56611.5%No
    Derek Ian Grant-SmithLiberal Democrats3,2056.6%No
    John FinneganNational Front8381.7%No
    Suzanne ThompsonCommunist Party of England (Marxist-Leninist)3340.7%No
    Tom KeenCampaign for a More Prosperous Britain1050.2%No
    John Lindsay HutchinsonCommunist Party of England (Marxist-Leninist)1030.2%No
    Birmingham Handsworth: UK General Election 18 Jun 1970
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Sydney ChapmanConservative Party16,12253%Yes
    Sheila WrightThe Labour Party14,31047%No
    Birmingham Handsworth: UK General Election 31 Mar 1966
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Sir Edward Charles Gurney BoyleConservative Party16,22549.9%Yes
    Sheila WrightThe Labour Party14,93146%No
    Wright Edward Jeffrey HammUnion Movement1,3374.1%No
    Birmingham Handsworth: UK General Election 15 Oct 1964
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Sir Edward Charles Gurney BoyleConservative Party16,84147.5%Yes
    Sheila WrightThe Labour Party11,90933.6%No
    Wallace Leslie LawlerLiberal Democrats6,24917.6%No
    Stafford Whitby KeatleyIndependent4591.3%No
    Birmingham Handsworth: UK General Election 08 Oct 1959
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Sir Edward Charles Gurney BoyleConservative Party23,24360.8%Yes
    Alexander MurieThe Labour Party13,11634.3%No
    Stafford Whitby KeatleyIndependent1,8674.9%No
    Birmingham Handsworth: UK General Election 26 May 1955
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Sir Edward Charles Gurney BoyleConservative Party24,34960%Yes
    Alexander MurieThe Labour Party14,06434.7%No
    Stafford Whitby KeatleyIndependent Peace2,1485.3%No
    Birmingham Handsworth: UK General Election 25 Oct 1951
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Baron Boyle of Handsworth Edward BoyleConservative Party27,20159.5%Yes
    Richard William EvelyThe Labour Party18,49440.5%No
    Birmingham Handsworth: UK General Election 23 Feb 1950
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Harold RobertsConservative Party24,24650.6%Yes
    Cyril Raymond BenceThe Labour Party18,77439.2%No
    Ronald William EadesLiberal Democrats4,92610.3%No
    Birmingham Handsworth: UK General Election 05 Jul 1945
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Harold RobertsConservative Party15,60738.8%Yes
    Cyril Raymond BenceThe Labour Party13,14232.7%No
    Norman TiptaftNational Independent5,11212.7%No
    Barbara Estelle LewisLiberal Democrats4,94512.3%No
    Jessie EdenCommunist1,3903.5%No
    Birmingham Handsworth: UK General Election 14 Nov 1935
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Oliver Stillingfleet Locker-LampsonConservative Party24,13573%Yes
    Arthur George ChattawayThe Labour Party8,91027%No

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