1982 Birmingham Northfield by-election

1982 Birmingham Northfield by-election

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Constituency of Birmingham Northfield
Turnout	55.0%
First party Second party Third party   Lib Candidate John Spellar Roger Gale Stephen Ridley Party Labour Conservative Liberal Popular vote 15,904 15,615 11,453 Percentage 36.3% 35.6% 26.1% Swing 8.8% 9.8% 18.0%
MP before election Jocelyn Cadbury Conservative Elected MP John Spellar Labour

The Birmingham, Northfield by-election of 28 October 1982 was held after the death of Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) Jocelyn Cadbury on 31 July 1982. The seat was gained by the Labour Party in a defeat for Margaret Thatcher's government, ironically just after opinion polls showed an upswing in Conservative support following the victorious Falklands War campaign months earlier. The Conservatives regained the seat at the 1983 general election.