1977 Birmingham Ladywood by-election

UK parliamentary by-election April 2022 The 1977 Birmingham Ladywood by-election of 18 August 1977 was held after Labour Member of Parliament (MP) Brian Walden resigned in order to concentrate on his career as a journalist and broadcaster. A safe Labour seat, it was retained by the party. At the count, the Socialist Unity candidate, Raghib Ahsan, punched the National Front candidate, Anthony Reed Herbert.David Pallister, "So what if the vote is low? They mean to bust the system", The Guardian, 20 August 1977 Result Birmingham Ladywood by-election, 1977http://by-elections.co.uk/77.html https://web.archive.org/web/20131012020902/http://by-elections.co.uk/77.html 1977 By Election Results 12 October 2013 dead 17 September 2015 Labour Party (UK) John Sever 8,227 53.13 -11.34 Conservative Party (UK) Quentin Davies 4,402 28.43 +6.33 National Front (UK) Anthony Reed Herbert 888 5.73 New Liberal Party (UK) Kenneth Hardeman 765 4.94 -8.49 Socialist Unity (UK) Raghib Ahsan 534 3.49 New Independent (politician) James Hunte 336 2.17 New Socialist Workers Party (UK) Kim Gordon 152 0.98 New Independent Conservative George Matthews 71 0.46 New Reform Party Peter Courtney 63 0.41 New Air Road Public Safety Bill Boaks 46 0.30 New 3,825 24.70 -17.7 15,484 Labour Party (UK) -8.84 References Birmingham Ladywood by-election Birmingham Ladywood by-election Birmingham Ladywood by-election Ladywood, 1977 Ladywood by-election, 1977